She is.....

my sister.....

Homemade Cards

With the gifts I made for my sisters......

I wanted to make some cards...

Part of a Gang!!!

So excited for this opportunity! 

What an amazing group!

 Great products to play with!

Thank You To Donna Downey 

For such a great start to the New Year!

Check Everyone Out!!

Click on the gang to to see this talented group!

Mixed Media Canvas

Shhhh!  Its a present!

This is for my sister........

A little something for my big sis!!!

Here's how it went

30 day painting Challenge

Ok so I think my expectations were a bit high for myself!!!!

30 Day Challenge!!! A painting a day!!!! What was I thinking!!!!!

Picasso inspired for AJJM

Picasso inspired....

I have really come to appreciate the work of Pablo Picasso...

AJJM Inspired Art

Inspired by the Masters for AJJM

This ones inspired by Jim Dine

Mondrian Inspired

This month on AJJM, the challenge is to be inspired.......

"Curves are so emotional."

                 -Mondrian

This one is inspired by Piet Mondrian....

Something Wicked This Way Comes!

Happy Halloween!

Just For Halloween....

Haunted House's ...... Finished!!!!

Yeah.....Finally done!

Here's how it went.....

Inktober....#2

Ok so I'am not doing this as fast as I thought!!! 

Life has a way of messing up your plans!

So at least I got one done this week!!

Fall Pumpkin

This ones for my mom.....

She's always asking me to make her something....so.....

Inktober

I found this at Balzer Designs Blog

Who, Who Goes There...

Another deep in the forest scene....

Another AJJM for this months theme..

Although not as dark as the others!

Haunted House in progress

I thought I didn't get a lot done this week.......

Fall Canvas

Pinterest is way to addicting! In a good way!
I pinned great fall canvases then decided to do one!

Heres how it went......

Into The Woods again..

I am so loving this months AJJM's theme!

I wanted this one to look story book like......

Into The Woods

What a great time of the year!!

Cool, Crisp, Spooky!!!!

This months theme for Art Journal Journey is Deep in The Forest.......

Fall House

The third in this "series"

It started with the small journal page, then the tag, 

next the wood block and I still have to do that small ATC card....

Fall Series pt2

Fall Series .... the Tag

Fall Series

Fall Series.........

Fall has such great color to work with...........

Love Picasso!

One of my favorite artists is Picasso.....

First of The Fall

The First of The Fall.........

A Label & A Canvas!!!

I have this collection of label pages, and I wanted to do more with it so I decided......

Create, Breathe, Live

For AJJM................

Summer Dreams House

Recycled house made from the top of a fence post!

Moo Mania Challenge

Journaling By The Sea

Stop, look around and see what is interesting!

Khalo Quote..for AJJM

" Feet what do I need you for 

when I have wings to fly"

- Frida Khalo

Again I decided to reuse my own artwork.

Schulman Summer Art Challenge

Two For The Road........One for now!

Working in a series...part2

The series is complete!

Working in a series...small!

I've got a lot in the mix this week, so I've been jumping in and out of, my area,
wouldn't call it a studio but its perfect!

Working back and forth on these, creating a mini-series.....not sure of what yet!
Not use to working so small!
Defifnitly a challenge, lets see where it goes! No Clue yet!



Have a great Wednesday!
Be back at the end of the week hopefully with some finished work!

So sad the last 2 weeks of summer!

Frida Khalo Inspired Quote

" I paint flowers so they will not die"

-Frida Khalo

I had created this piece a while ago and 

thought it would go great with a Frida Khalo quote,

but it needed more!

I wanted it to be a journal page....

Wine....Bottles.....Labels

I made a series of pages using wine labels.  I felt the need to make the bottles for the labels!
Heres one of the pages and the canvas of bottles for the pages!

Summer Challenge.......Elements of a perfect vacation

Another List Challenge, thanks to Miriam Schulman!

They look like those magnetic stickers!!

Frida Khalo inspired......for Art Journal Journey monthly

"My Painting Carries With it The Message Of Pain"

- Frida Khalo

 This months journey is inspired by the famous artist Frida Khalo, and my amazing sister.  Frida Khalo suffered lifelong health problems and often used these feelings in her self portraits.
My Image-

Shculman Art Challenge.......Hoarding vs Harmony

 Sorry a little late getting this done, its been hectic!
But this is a topic thats always on my mind!  I hate clutter!
I can't function, I find myself often cleaning before I do something so everything is in order!

Herring Gulls Painting & Left Over Paint

I took a lot of pictures on our family vacation that has helped inspire some paintings.
Since I keep squeezing out way too much paint I am making more work for myself!

Art Journal Journey.....The last of the Flowers

Some time ago I created a page stamping veggies.  Yup good old vegetables! Romaine lettuce and celery work the best. Its something I used to do when I taught elementary school.  I am sure the middle kids would love to do it too, but I am not sure how I can creatively make that a lesson!

I think I Have Art A.D.D!!!!!

I feel like I've been all over the place with making things. 

 Not really staying focused on one thing for to long.  But I actually think that helped me be distracted enough to decide on some painting that I would like to do.

From last weeks mess that I made......

Summer Art Challenge.......Alliteration Name Game

This weeks challenge from Shulman Art Blog is alliterations.  The goal was to use only the first letter of your first name and find the words to describe you using that letter.
Sounds easy......not so much!

Flower Power......Window boxes

More flower power...its everywhere.

Inspiration Photo... taken in Bar Harbor Maine...

©D.Alloca

Ok so my painting only has three windows! I like things in three's......or maybe just poor planning! Either way I enjoyed making this, and thats what its about! Anyway there's a lot of differences but once you start sometimes you can't hold back!

Enjoy!!!

Detail

Open a New Door....

I love the idea of doors.
I love the idea of the new, change, shake it up!

I just kept making a mess!

From this page came a lot of left over paint, a mess and more projects!

Flower Power.....Art Journal Journey

I finally got to spend some time with my paint!

Here's another Flower Power Page for Art Journal Journey!

Hope you like!

Flower Child

Detail