♥ Working in Progress ♥
I’m nowhere near done with this painting but I wanted to share the process with you. As I’ve not yet mastered my video program, I’ll share photos of the painting with. Until I learn my video program … I chose the colors according to palettes that my sister likes. I know it’s not something she would hang in her living room but I have to keep trying and experimenting on different colors and techniques. I’m a huge fan of pinks and lime greens and brighter colors but doing something that is done is golden warm colors is very rewarding for me.
This painting is done with warm greens, bricks, and golds. Something I don’t work in often.Yet something I would like to try more of. So far I’ve used sage greens, and brick reds along with gold. I’ve added black rub ons and will continue to include rubber stamped images in brick and gold along with stencils in a darker green. I have a goal in mind but sometimes the painting dictates to me what it wants and what I want gets put on the back burner. I adore rub ons and wish I had more. I think the black ones here look great and will help accent the piece as I progress.
I forgot to look ahead for dinner as my eyes were going tired and I took a break and what did I end up doing but reading! HAH! Not at all easy on the eyes. I guess I’ll be making toasted cheese sammies for dinner tonight.
My Whispers for today are….
- My life is a process much like my paintings… sometimes I mess up so I layer over the top and redo until I’m happy!
- One of my favorite juices and least favorite colors is Orange!
- I had to wear braces on my feet when I was a little kid as my feet turned inward.
- I still love the smell of a child’s school box.. filled with pencils and crayons.. How it takes me back!
- When I graduated Kindergarten the principle called me Tommy instead of Tammy…/scars remain!
Tomorrow is shopping day again so I hope to find some new and unusual ingredients to experiment with as well as a trip down the art section of the store. Oh how I love shopping. (Shhhh! Don’t tell! Most people detest a trip to the grocery.)
♥ Works in Progress ♥
It seems I always have something to work on. I’m up to my neck with ideas and projects this month so I’ll be very busy and hopefully very productive. These two sweeties are what I’m working on right now. The front girl with the green and brick is going to have lots of gold and gold leafing on her… the angel behind her has texture paste on her dress and is ready for layers of tissue. I haven’t decided on a color yet though. I’m open to suggestions though. ☺
I took a bit of time this morning to get these treasures up on Etsy… I think they are super fun! You can bling anything with these fun and charming zipper pulls, charms, key rings, etc…
Now as promised! 2sdays Toys! Check out these awesome cups we got as Christmas gifts. These are super cool! They remind me of both the crooked man and of Dr. Seuss! Don’t they look like something a Who could drink out of?
That’s it for today! I’ve got a very messy desk to try to make sense of! Until tomorrow and Whispering Wednesday! Stay warm!
Yep… My desk looks like it was hit by either an earthquake or Katrina. I’ve super busy today working on cleaning up the living room. We are sardines in our house. We live in a 2 bedroom, 1 bath, tiny kitchen, with the living room and dining room as one ‘long’ room. My goal for January is to get it more ‘livable.’ More a living area and ‘computer/studio area as we don’t use our dining room for eating. We simply don’t have the space for our computers anywhere else.
I’ve decided I wanted to go with a lime green and colbolt blue in the living room as our furniture is beige/brown and it’s too earthy right now with zero color. I’m not starting the new year’s goals until January 10th. I’m giving myself a week to get into some sort of a new routine. If I just dive in I know I’ll fail as I’ve done the exact same thing in the past. I made progress today. I got 2 of my must get done items on my list of 3 done so far… I’ve cleaned the living room up quite a bit and reorganized some of the things… I took my blue glass from the kitchen and put it in front of the fireplace in the living room. Now I’ll have more kitchen counter space and my living room will have more of a woman’s touch.
My desk will have to wait till tomorrow. I will do a basic cleaning and within the month I will show you what I’ll be doing to refresh my space and bring new life to the living quarters we’ve been in about 4 years. Wow… has it really been that long!? How time flies.
I do have 2 paintings on my desk that I’ll share tomorrow along with some really cool “toy” cups I got for Christmas.
Oh…. I actually got my purse cleaned out today too! I got some fantastic PINK purse accessories for Christmas, including a brand new wallet. So now I have a plethora of PINK in my PURSE… I’ll photog it for you later this week. In the meantime… I’m going to kick back, take a quick break before I have to cook dinner… (Mexican Chicken and Rice!) And enjoy a bit of art surfing on the web. GOD BLESS… I’ll share later this week some of the fantastic things I’ll be doing this New Year! P.S. I haven’t forgotten the Give-Away… I’ll be getting to it this week. I’ve been low on sleep this week… again!
