Category Archives: Drawing

Sep 2018 30n30: Mermaid Paisley

I limited myself to a certain number of colors for this paisley page. I played with color and shapes in each image.  I also played with using Sakura moonlight pens over other colors with line and an attempt at blending … Continue reading

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Sep 2018 30n30: Paisley Fever Christmas

Well you might as well know- I am off in Colorado with my hubby and friends.  Yea!  Our first vacation in quite a while.  Hopefully, I am getting lots of wonderful reference photos.  Looking for some color and some Aspens … Continue reading

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Sep 2018 30n30: Paisley Fever Metallics

Oh – I’m in love with metallic inks even though you really should use them sparingly. I don’t use metallic acrylic paints in my paintings because the paints are quite opaque unless you add them to another paint for a … Continue reading

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Sep 2018 30n30: Paisley Fever Analogous Colors 2

More Analogous Colors, the metallic inks don’t show up as well in the scans and the pen marks aren’t as lovely as on the paper.  Oh well, they’re studies. I have found that it does matter how the inks come … Continue reading

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Sep 2018 30n30: Paisley Fever Analogous Colors 1

Playing with analogous color schemes is a lot of fun.  I realized I need a greater variety of most of the colors.  I have plenty of greens and blues but regardless of the brand (or name), many of the inks … Continue reading

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Sep 2018 30n30: Paisley Fever Mardi Gras

Again from a coloring book.  I was very bored with this particular page.  I wondered what could I do with it.  I decided to add texture and play with carrying the colors throughout the page. For example, if you follow … Continue reading

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Sep 2018 30n30: Paisley Fever 1 & 2

Rediscovered a coloring book I was using as a demonstration tool in a pen and ink workshop.  Since I am still recovering in a myriad of ways, I have been using this book and my pens to explore color and … Continue reading

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Sep 2018 30n30: Pink N Purple Paisley Final

Pen and ink paisley pattern is finished!  This took several hours through several days.  I am learning a lot about “painting” with pens.  Just as I have to love a brushstroke in painting, I am learning to love a pen … Continue reading

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Sep 2018 30n30: Pink N Purple Paisley Study

Paisley patterns have always intrigued me.  So, working in my sketchbook with pen and ink often brings me to these patterns.  I have been experimenting with color while coloring in a paisley pattern book.  Some of the patterns are interesting … Continue reading

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September 30 N 30 2017 Collage

September 2017 was very interesting to me creatively.  I have painted and I am grateful to Leslie Saeta for her willingness to support artists like me all over the world.  I was able to refocus my creative energy in the … Continue reading

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Sing A New Song: Still A WIP

Today I worked more on this little sampler.  I didn’t like the purple shape.  I also figured out I had the red shape in the wrong place.  To tone the stripes down so as to highlight the lettering, I applied … Continue reading

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Tiny Abstract Painting

Actually have been working on this for ages.  A little here and a little there. Started out with a wild crazy composition on a large sheet of paper with markers and watercolor.  Then cut up into little pieces of rectangles … Continue reading

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Gift Tags 5

Mom is doing great in physical therapy and I am working out at the same time.  We have been having lots of rain. Life has been wonderfully complex so here are a few more gift tags. Check out all the … Continue reading

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Sing A New Song: WIP

Working over a period of days, I have applied clear gesso, stamps and today it was time to pull out the inktense blocks.  I have been inspired by a lesson from Rebekah Jones in her Original Bible Journaling Series.  I … Continue reading

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Gift Tags 4

Friday was a pedi day for Mom and Me with a mani for Mom.  Saturday she got to have her hair colored and styled.  Yea!  nothing lifts a woman’s spirits like some pampering.  We color code her days with pink … Continue reading

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Gift Tags 3

We went and had pedicures to celebrate Mom’s new found freedom.  More gift tags to share with you.  Looks like I may be ready for Christmas this year. Check out all the artists and their work on Leslie Saeta’s Website: … Continue reading

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Gift Tags 2

Woo Hoo!  Mom was released from Home Health today!  We cannot thank everyone at Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital for the excellent care we have received delivered with compassion and understanding.  Next week she is off to outpatient therapy. More gift … Continue reading

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Gift Tags 1

Off to the doctor in Abilene for Mom yesterday.  I have been doing these in the evening while the family watches a movie.  I am learning a lot about outlining and using the ink pens. Check out all the artists … Continue reading

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Trumpet Improv: Psalm 98:4-6

At a Gathering of the Artists in North Carolina several years ago, I met a wonderful artist, musician, and teacher.  During worship, he would play original divinely inspired music.  It was actually heavenly. This sketch began as an ink drawing … Continue reading

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Shout Praise: Psalm 98:4-6

I recently purchased a NKJV Journal the Word Bible published by Thomas Nelson.  Having heard so much about Bible journaling, I thought I would give it a try.  I have nothing but admiration for other artists in this medium because … Continue reading

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