Paint Party Friday & 29 Faces in February 2017

Is it really the end of the week already ? 

Where did all of the days go ? 

Just one of those weeks that slipped by with out me realizing it had left already. Happens when ever I start reading a good book . 

So not as much art as I wanted to get done. 

On Monday I finished the piece I was working on for the Mindy Lacefield class.

My favorite so far :) 

Then Tuesday started the 

29 Faces in February 

challenge. 

Face # 1 was a lot of fun and you can see the influence from Mindy's class again. 

 Then I started on the next class  and it was supposed to be face # 2. But I've hit a wall and have to step away from it for a bit. 

Here is the WIP  

Hoping to get it done today and then on to Face #3. 
Last nights moon was another beauty... 
in the Waxing Crescent Phase  and the details of the surface show well.

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Paint Party Friday and 29 Faces in September 2016

Week 26 of Year 6 already, many thanks to Eva & Kristin for keeping us going strong ♥ 

 It's also September so it's time for 29 Faces in September 2016 :-) So today I have my first 2 faces for the month to share. 

The first one is in my Faces journal ....

... and then for Face 2 I decided to add a face to one of the home made tea boxes I am painting.

I make a lot of my own herbal tea blends and often give them as gifts so I've started painting boxes I make out of water color paper. This one isn't done yet but will end up looking sort of like this when finished. 

That's the art for today. For the 29 Faces Challenge I will probably only post a couple of days a week with multiple faces per post.  I just can't seem to find the time to write a blog post every day any longer :( 
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"T" Stands for Tuesday & 29 Faces in February

Hello my Tuesday friends!!! 

It's the last day of February and a special day at that. :0) 

It's the odd extra day of the month that happens every two years and it's the end of 29 Faces in February . 

I've been super busy this past week getting all of my faces done for the month and enjoying the unseasonably warm weather. I've cleaned a couple of flower beds and have started getting my winter sown pots ready to put out. I am worried that they may do as well this year because it has been so warm. Only time will tell. 

Starting next week I have a friends 15 year old son coming over to help with the heavy stuff that needs to be done outside. I'm really excited to have his help and to be able to give him a little bit of extra spending money. 

Now to the art.... 

Day 23

I used a challenge word from another group I belong to as inspiration for this one . The word was fear and she looked scared in the pencil sketch but not as much in the painting but I like her anyhow. 

Day 24 

He was inspired by  a fantasy book I'm reading that has lots of wizards, elves, goblins and all of the others that usually inhabit a fantasy book. I haven't read one for years and I'm really enjoying this one. 

Day 25 

I decided I needed to do a Buddha as we had received some unpleasant health news about my  husband and needed a calming experience. 

Day 26 

An Elf Wizard bet ya know where this one came from :0) 

Day 27 

Another Elf... a older elf of 3000 years who's starting to show her age a bit. She also has magical healing powers. 

Day 28 

A Butterfly Princess....because I have summer and butterflies of the brain this month ♥

Day 29 

A self portrait. Which was also a challenge from another group. My husband likes it so maybe I'll try to paint it too. I used this photo as a reference.

Taken at my daughters back in January. 

So now the 29 Faces is over...but I will be painting some of the sketches over the summer. I've already started on the Butterfly Princess.

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T Stands for Tuesday & 29 Faces in February

Hello again Tuesday friends!

Things here are still all about faces  :)

Here are face #19 and #20 I know I've shown #19 already but I reworked it a bit :) The cuo is my drink for today and of course it's COFFEE!

Here's a better look at #20 since it's new. Hoping to be able to paint it someday soon as it is such a fun piece.

Face #22 is a "Warrior Princess" 

This one I had lots of fun doing :) 

She's made with collage papers, acrylics and gel pens. 

Showing 2 different photos with different lighting. 

Day #22 is another pencil sketch that I want to start painting but know I'll be up too late if I start now :) 

So I have finally gotten caught up but will be sure to fall behind before the week is over :) 

 We enjoyed wonderful summer weather on Friday and Saturday and then colder on Sunday and tomorrow they are talking snow again. GRRRRR...! 

I will survive this crazy winter . 

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29 Faces in February and Paint Party Friday

It's Friday!!! 

This has been one long week for me. I'm working more hours than I'm used to and the weather changes has not set well with my body. So my brain is lost somewhere out there in Fybro Fog land. 

I had to rely on another of Tam's  at Willowing Arts video's to get me going. 

So here's the spread inspired by one of YouTube video's 

#15 of 29 Faces 

Then I tried another sketch..It's supposed to be General George Custer. My husband is a big fan and has been bugging me to do a portrait. I'm hoping it looks better when I start painting it.  

Face #16 

Then there was the total bomb when I tried to do two on one page. I obviously need to work on open mouths and hands :) So here are 

#17 and #18 

 At this point I gave up on faces and decided to work on a journal page for Colour Me Positive....which I am behind in too :) 

This is the page for week #3 and I should be working on # 7 oops 

  I have become totally addicted to this coffee which I first got as a Christmas gift. I went to their website and after reading the story behind the coffee farm I was even more in love with it. They have other flavors too but I haven't tried them YET. I just keep buying this flavor. :) 

So that's it for me this week :) I have one more day of work and then 2 days off and I think I will sleep a lot those days. 

It's been super warm here this week... 70° today but super strong winds. 

The GoldFinch are starting to get their brighter yellow so maybe Spring is going to be early this year. 

I know the first photo is fuzzy but he's the brightest one so far so I wanted to show him. 

Just last week they were all still looking like this...

A little bit of warm sunshine makes a big difference :) 

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T Stands for Tuesday- Art Journal Journey & 29 Faces in February

Happy Tuesday!

It's hard to believe that another week has skipped by us  :( 

I fell behind  again on the 29 Faces Challenge.. just don't feeling up to it for a couple of days but I'm back at it again. 

So here's my face # 13 which is also a journal spread for AJJ.

When ever I am having trouble staying motivated with my art I go to one of my favorite on line artist and and watch one of their instructional videos.  

This one is inspired by Tam @ Willowing Arts 

It's a part of a free series she offers  here.

Since so many people are doing scribble art faces this time around I thought I would try on too. 

 Face # 13

Here is the start of face # 14 along with my drink of choice today... when ever I'm not feeling up to snuff I always drink Ginger Ale. 

She may stay as she is for now because I'm really wanting to do another journal spread ...so we'll see :) 

It was really cold and windy here the past few days with more snow and then ice and more snow. Even the animals were staying close together...

I was all wrapped up in a warm fuzzy blankie on the couch :)  It's warming up this week and already most of the snow has melted. 

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