The back way

A day of photographs, sunshine, and love.

{Taken off the back 118}

I leave you with this quote by author Madeleine L'Engle,

"We can't take any credit for our talents. It's how we use them that counts."

Projects

Here are two of my paintings from this semester in my painting class at Moorpark College...

This was a color wheel project, so we had to use all 12 colors and their tint, tone and shade. I was inspired by the book "Water for Elephants." Sorry the picture quality isn't too great : /

I just finished this painting for my midterm. We had to combine collage and realistic painting (from a still-life of skulls and flowers we had set up in the classroom). I based mine on Ecclesiastes 3- "A Time for Everything."

Almost all of my collage materials are from antique stores : )

For my next project (which I mentioned 2 posts ago), this is my inspiration...

And now, I bid you goodnight.

I like birds. Especially little ones.

Just a little taste of some of my sewing mischief... 

My niece Daphne with Viola the baby bird

Betty                            

Another Betty (they all come out a little different)

"Owl be home for Christmas" owl ornaments

I've been saying this for like 50 years(?), but one of these days I'll get my Etsy account up and running to sell my French Buttons softies. Stay tuned...

Inspiration

For the next project in my painting class, we are using the work of the late American artist Elizabeth Murray for our inspiration. She did very large, bright and bold paintings that are cut out in unique shapes. I'm really starting to like this very bubbly and graphic style of art she used. Instead of the normal rectangle canvas, she had these large boards or maybe wood cut out in whatever shapes she sketched out. I'll talk more about my project once i figure out what I'm going to do!

Arts, crafts, and the like.

This is going to be a blog about art and related topics. 


I'll be posting my own artwork (including paintings, softies, mixed-media etc.) and also the works of those who have inspired me and who just make darn cool stuff. 


So here begins the journey of the blog and my adventures in art!