100 Day Project

Hi Blog friends, 

I have decided to do:

The 100 Day Project

I wanted to challenge myself to get back into doing regular art. 

Even if it is just ten minutes a day.

I know that once I do ten minutes, there is a good chance it will last much longer. 

Ten minutes seems enticing, do-able too.

I won't post every day, or at least I doubt I will. 

This drawing is my start, next is to paint it. 

It is in a small sketch book.

There is also a poem I wrote about fairies that I want to illustrate and have for sale during this 100 days. 

Part of me telling you, is to say it out loud, to help hold myself to this challenge. 

Are you doing this challenge?

If so, what will you be doing?

Photography, cooking, writing, working out, art?

Seems like a good time, while so many of us are home. 

I hope this finds you well and wish you moments in all your days that make you smile. 

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Little Missy

Little missy has a lot to say

If you enjoy people watching she would be entertaining 

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Sometimes doing a small piece is a great way to get my rhythm going. 

This one is in the shop: Beauty Flows

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Blue Spirulina

I found this little sketch and thought wow, was I predicting the future?

Alone

at home

in her boat

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recently I spilled a little blue spirulina powder

such a gorgeous color. 

I wondered if I could paint with it, added water and it is the deep blue color in this painting. 

Pretty color, but not one I consider using often.

fun to play with making paint. 

Here is the spiralina paint in the paint palette. 

Spirulina is a algae that is high in many nutrients.

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alone with nature

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Soothing Waters

sometimes 

sitting down

and painting something simple

inspires a rewarding and peaceful feeling

this painting did that for me

(it is in the shop for a reasonable price)

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Lovely weekend to you!

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Watercolor Chart

I used 3 tubes of paint

one yellow

one red

one blue

all Daniel Smith

I taped down cheap washi tape from the dollar store

(use good tape! It kept peeling off)

the squares are about 3/4" with thin tape between

I labeled my colors along the top 

and

one side

next began mixing colors

then the color mixing began

painting in the squares

Above is the finished piece before I peeled the tape off.

It might have taken a couple of hours.

I find the amount of colors

144 amazingly beautiful 

and 

thrilling to consider they came from three

primary colors!

Now I have a chart to choose colors from

as well

an idea as to how to make them again>

Thank you The Watercolour Academy for showing me how to go 

about this!

(Emma offers these lessons free!)

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Dreaming of Spring

this is what showed up while sketching

I wondered..... what is going on here

a snowshoe hare turn white in winter 

browns the rest of the year

a winter rabbit in a spring/summer setting?

I believe this hare is dreaming of spring

today we are half way through winter

the days are noticeably longer

the birds stay out and busy a bit longer in the day

Life is full of changes

this is how it was before I painted it

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Lovely Imbolc to one and all

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Snowflake Fairy

she cares for the trees

knowing that winter is essential for their well being

her heart is always part of the offering

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Sweet Bird

little birds have become an endearing part of my life

each day I enjoy their presence

there are just a few types that stay with us during the cold of autumn 

and winter

we love their company

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Whimsical World

sitting on his favored rock

present to the breath of all life

happy in his whimsical world

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Feeding Birds

I wanted to draw

picked up a pad

it had her legs, nothing else already sketched on the page

what will those legs become

what are they doing

and 

this is what happened

I don't mean it to be a self portrait

but I am still enjoying feeding the birds!

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(photo credit: Abigail)

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