Spring Daffodils

A couple of the daffodils that made the cut. We are getting ready to go to the Daffodil Festival in Camden, Arkansas in March. It is a 2 day festival,with many activities, including a historic home tour, daffodil tour, steak cook-off, art show and sale; we always have a great time. These are 2 of the smaller paintings for the sale;  working on a 1 or 2  larger ones also.

Pages from my Journal

 I was trying out a new pen. Shading was supposed to be pink and purple!!

 What I write or draw in my  journal is usually a reflection of something I have read that morning.

I have been using the art journal "Brave Intuitive Painting" by Flora Bowley, The pages are so bright and happy. I love to write with my dip pen and India ink, but it went right through the page. Had to use my
Foray Stylemark colored pens.

Illustrated Journal

These are a few pages from the illustrated journal I started in December, to see if it was something that I would enjoy doing long term. Every other day I made a page early in the day; something pertinent to the day.
I loved doing this, but life got in the way, as they say. I have a pretty regular routine in the morning, and I found the day was over, before I was.

HAPPY NEW YEAR

I am  a little behind this new year;  the flu bug got ahold of this household.
I read a lot, and watched the Hallmark Christmas movies.
In December, I  played with drawing an illustration each day.
Although I enjoyed this, I did not stick with it every day. One of my journal pages is of the
"Green Tara", the goddess of compassion. She is practical and down to earth; that is  me.
She also has her foot stretched out in front, on the ground, so she can jump and run, when she is needed.

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to all! 

Buttons, buttons, I've got the buttons!

Vintage, and found buttons are great to use for jewelry.
With the help of epoxy clay, I fashioned a bracelet and a ring.