Snowmen

 some of my snowmen cards for this year......

a bit of detail...... 

another line up of some of  the watercolor guys.....

no snow here .....yet....

how about you?

Xmas Again

yes, I have been making lots of Xmas cards this year.

Invited a friend over and there was a lot of painting of papers.  We cut,glued

and went crazy at the work table.

For over two weeks I have been adding 

ribbons,fibers and glitter.....seems like it took forever to finish all of them.

Seems I am very into pink and orange this year.

 Also copper and blue...............

and then started quite a few in silver and grey.......

Now I have to address all of these.  I wonder if I will get it all finished in time for

old Saint Nick.

I have not blogged for such a long time.  Life gets in the way sometimes....months went by

and it eventually turned into a year and then more months and here it is ......Christmas time,,,

again.

I hope you are well and thriving.

Enjoy the holiday season.

Out My Patio Door 10

 Happy last day of February to you!

 Winter is still hanging on here.  

Somedays the fog is so thick you cannot see beyond the trees.  

No butterflies on this butterfly bush,,,,that is for sure but then

somedays are beautifully sunny.

Winter always lets me know who was prowling around in my garden.

Somedays I even get lucky and see one of them off in the distance.

Hope February was good to you...let's see how March begins.  What do you
think ,,,,a lion or a lamb?

I am sharing this post with Saturday Critters and Sweet Shot Tuesdays

Merry Christmas-Frohe Weihnachten 2014

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and all the best for 2015!!

Out My Patio Door 9

 As I sit here and work on my projects I get a wonderful show from nature.

What a nice view out my patio door....

 compared to this....

What a messy time of  year around here.  

It does me good to look up and see the beauty of an amazing sunset.

We have not had any snow yet.  It has been so mild and I know when the snow

starts falling it will probably be a lot deeper than on this watercolor of mine.

I hope you are all enjoying your early November weather.

I am sharing this with Skywatch Friday ,  Paint Party Friday and Sweet Shot Tuesday.

Think in Color

Think left and think right and think low and think high....

OH the thinks you can think up if only

you TRY!

I think this is a fun quote from Dr. Seuss....don't you?

I like to think in color too....on some watercolor papers.

I think I am going to have a super sunny day....I think you will too.

I think I will share this colorful project with Mikrokosmos Photo.

Framed

A little gift for my godchild. 

 I painted the frame to look like a Birch tree.

A closer view of the texture on the frame.

Hope all is well in your neck of the woods.

I am sharing this with Paint Party Friday and
Virginia's View 

Merry Christmas-Frohe Weihnachten

From my house to yours....hope Santa was good to you this year.

Season´s Greetings!

Go Ahead and Smile

 You know you are somebody´s reason to smile don´t you.....

 It is always a good thing to bring a smile to somebody´s face.

 It makes life that much more enjoyable.

These are some of the birthday cards I made for October.  I know a lot of  people who had

their birthday´s in October.....

Are you an October baby?

I am a January girl myself.....what month were you born in?

I am sharing this with Mandarin Orange Monday.

Blueberry Delight

 I have been having so much fun in my classes....painting and photography.  Lots of action around

here.  I know I have been quiet on the blogging front but I have been making lots of art.

I am presently working on two blueberry watercolors.  They are both in the first washes.

 Here is the second one.  

Yes, I know they look VERY pink but that will all even itself out

as I apply more washes. 

 I am painting these two in pure watercolor.  You will understand

why as you  keep on reading this post.

 This is a watercolor and gouache with ink that I did this past summer.  I kept applying thin layers of

white gouache around the edges until I liked the blurrrrrrr....mainly because I did not like the fact that

I painted it to death with the gouache.  Gouache does that to me once in awhile so I just faded it out 

and left a focal point and of course, added a digital frame. 

 Another one.....watercolors and wax pastel.  Again using  white gouache in the periphery

This one is gouache and wax pastel and yes, you guessed it......white gouache in the periphery here too.

I had fun experimenting with mixing my mediums.

I am sharing this with Paint Party Friday and Nature Footstep.

Hope you are doing well and having a good start to your week.

Blueberries

My favorite summer fruit. 

 Nothing tastes better than chilled blueberries.

I have been eating so many of them lately that I thought

I better snap a few before they are all gone today. 

 I have started a few watercolor paintings of these beauties.

The best thing is.....as you are working on them and the 

blood sugar starts feeling a little low....just pop a few

in your mouth and you have the energy to paint all day long.

What are you working on this week?

I am sharing my berries with Tuesday Muse, Tuesday Around the World and 

Sweet Shot Tuesday.

Paper Fun 10

Eat Fresh 

Catch of the Day 

 I painted some watercolor shapes in various colors.

Then I cut them up and added the cat with his lunch for today....fresh fish. 

 Of course I had to use up some of my washi tape and twine.

Last but not least....the litter,,,,the whole Kat and Kaboooodle.

I am sharing this with the Art Journey Design Team and Paint Party Friday.

Out My Patio Door VIII

We have been having lots of rain showers lately.  It is the coldest May on record so far. 

The storms seem to come from out of nowhere.  Looking out of my Patio Door has been

quite spectacular in the last few days.

I am sharing this with Sweet Shot Tuesday, Outdoor Wednesday, Himmelsk and a Piece of Heaven.

Happy Hippo

A happy Hippo going for a refreshing dip on a sunny day. 

I don't usually paint animals but I could not resist this cute face and had to give it a go in watercolor.

I am sharing this with Daily Paintworks and Paint Party Friday.

Foto reference from Paint My Photo.

Exploring Line 2

 My second exploration of Line.

Watercolor background. 

 Black ink.

Blue and white gouache.

These will be used as bookcovers for some handbound books.

Out My Patio Door VII

I have a bad case of spring fever.  Who wouldn´t after so much snow.

 The snow is finally almost all melted.
I cannot wait until the view out my patio door is spring-like.

The sun decided to shine today and I was admiring all the shadows from the trees.

I was thinking that I will eventually start painting these shadow patterns

 in my sketchbook.

Then all of  a sudden I looked up......

 It´s a bird, it´s a plane...no just another helicopter.
You never know what might fly by.....

I really thought that by now I´d be sharing fotos of my tulips or something,,,,anything that
might resemble spring.  No such luck. Winter just does not want to go away this year.

I am sharing this with Sweet Shot Tuesday, A Piece of Heaven and Outdoor Wednesday.