Abstract Girl

This abstract girl is for the Tangents & Tactics series I'm doing with Tammy at Daisy Yellow.  I practised drawing some quick faces last week - and then added a face to a background that I already had in one of my books.

I didn't have the high flow acrylics that Tammy suggested - so I used my Stampin'Up! reindeers.  They worked differently because they are ink instead of paint - but the effect is similar.  It took them FOREVER to dry, and when I spritzed them they bled together nicely.  I added some white strands to the hair to help with the definition.

My only regret is the chunk of washi tape on her chin! But it was on  the page already.

Hope your day is fab!

Create something abstract today.

Joan

Staples, Circles and a Ransom Note

Daily Paper Prompt - Day 46 - Staple Collage

I like doing these staple collages - everything isn't completely tacked down - so you can peak underneath the layers.  I tore apart one of my old cards and used pieces in this.  

Daily Paper Prompt - Day 47 - Stamping Circles

I scraped paint onto my page for the background and then used plastic lids, a couple thread spools and a couple Stampin'Up! stamps to create the circles.  

Daily Paper Prompt - Day 48 - Ransom Note

I had a hard time coming up with a note for this prompt.  I had words spread all over my desk and then this quietly evolved.  I had the first word as "We" but changed it at the last minute.

It's been a good arting day so far - lots of catching up!

Hope your having a good day - 

Create something everyday.

Joan

Brainstorming & Leaves

Daily Paper Prompt #43 - Brainstorming

I decided to brainstorm about things I thought I could spend forever doing.  I don't think about what I like to do that much - I know what I feel like doing from time to time, but over the years, the activities that have made me happy change as my ability to do them changes.  Like horseback riding.  I love galloping through a field, but I'm not sure that I will ever get on a horse again in my life.

There's not much doodling on this page - but I tried to change up my fonts and the direction I was writing.

Daily Paper Prompt #44 - Acrylic Leaf Prints.

I love fall - mostly because I love shuffling my feet through dry fallen leaves….so this was nice to pick leaves that were still supple and to print with them using acrylic paint.  I've done leaf rubbings with classes, but not paint prints - lots of fun!

I'm working on catching up with my Paper Prompts - so there may be more than one post in a day.

Have a good one -

Do some brainstorming today.

Joan

Hand Lettering outside the Box

Daily Paper Prompt #42 - Hand Lettering

I did this page the day after the prompt - but I used the events of the day for the prompt.  It's kinda hard coming up with different ways for lettering - but I managed.

The words were inspired by the different ways I lived outside of my box that day.  I don't usually talk to strangers - I don't usually talk when I'm in a big group of people I know…

1) - I had a mochachino with a muffin for breakfast (downtown Banff) and that is NOT the sort of thing I have for breakfast!

2) I answered a couple of strangers when they asked what kind of bird was hopping at our feet while we were all waiting to cross the street - it was a magpie and I went on to talk a bit about it.

3) When passing a restaurant I saw a wife whose husband was reading the menu on the outside of the building.  I stopped and told her that if they hadn't eaten there before, the food was good.  She seemed to appreciate the information.

4) A group of tourists were standing in a line outside a store with a friend taking their picture on an iPad.  I asked if he would like to be in the picture too - they were all happy about that.

5)  And this is the biggest step outside the box.  I was invited to the Spa at the Banff Springs Hotel with a couple of women from the conference.  I did not have a bathing suit, and would have been happy to lounge and doodle in an art book…..but since we had to drive downtown, I was given the opportunity to go to the Bay to buy a swimsuit - in 5 MINUTES.  And I did it….ran in, found one, looked at the size and bought it -WITHOUT TRYING IT ON.  

And - since it was just such a perfect day from the beginning…..the bathing suit fit and it's one I think I'll be keeping in my suitcase for just such an opportunity in the future.

It's scary to live outside the box sometimes - but sometimes it works too!

Hope your day is great - 

Create some outside of the box art today.

Joan.

Quickly Drawn Faces

I've got a couple of things on the go right now….things I started working on in Banff this past weekend, but want to clean up - or finish up before I post them.

On top of that, I had to do this little piece before working on my next Tangents & Tactics piece.  I was suppose to divide a card into little squares (I used a half sheet of card stock) and then fill each square quickly with little faces.  It was fun to do - but a bit hard to figure out how to not let them all look the same.  Practise, practise, practise!

I realize I'm behind on my Daily Paper Prompts too - trying to find a day just to spend arting.  It will come….eventually.

Hope your day is going well.

Create some faces today.

Joan

Evening Mandala

I'm just sharing a quick mandala I did last night.  I sure do need continued practise on getting shapes equal in size!  Oh well - it's just a bit wonky - like me!

The paint is layered on a piece of scrapbook paper that is in this little (and my first) found paper book.  I scraped the paint on with a plastic card - it was probably paint that was left over while doing another project.  I'm always using up leftover paint by scraping, brushing dragging it onto pages in my books to create interesting backgrounds.

I've been packing up my arting stuff, ready to go to Banff for the weekend.  It's so hard to know what to pack because I don't know what I'll need - the Girl Guide in me wants to be prepared, but I can't take EVERYTHING!  

I'll be catching up on my Daily Paper Prompts, and working on other things - so I'm looking forward to the trip very much.  

Create something wonky today.

Have a good one!

Joan

Scraping Paint

Prompt #41 - Scraping Paint

This is the page I did last year and it is probably the page I least like out of all the ones I did.  I think it's the colours I chose, because scraping paint is lots of fun!  

Here's a mandala I did on a watercolour background while sitting next to the river in downtown Banff. What a beautiful August day that was!

Have a wonderful day!

Create something but scraping something away!

Joan