Summer Fun

Just doing art journaling with the grandkids under the auspices of Joanne Sharpe. I've been playing with materials and colors, doodling around. Nice to be a kid again...

"Artfully Inspired Life," 10

For July, Joanne Sharpe suggested a firecracker theme: cheerful and fun. I'm rather enjoying July despite the heat. I used cheap fluorescent highlight markers for the fire--just playing and trying to be daring...

Book of Etudes, Orange on Black, 2

My family accuses me of spending hours watching movies and TV series in the evening, holed up in my "workroom" (which has been re-baptized as the "art room" by my granddaughters--they get it). 

Guess I have them all fooled--I am not sinking to the lowest common denominator. What really happens late at night? I allow myself to be vaguely entertained while stitching away.


This experimenting is so pleasing to me...

Be Discerning

Playing around with Tombow markers, fountain pens, and lettering, I am trying to remind myself to pay attention to what I eat...

Book of Etudes, Red & Gray, 5

On the reverse side of the "flower," a design is slowly taking form. More late night stitching.

Eating Out

Occasionally, once in a while, but not very often...I go out to eat--and I always enjoy myself because I take a sketchbook. Once, I painted the fish after I ate it because grilled fish tastes better hot. 









And sometimes, I concentrate on people rather than food.

Thanks to these sketches, I have an instant memory of the moment. Sketchbooks are so useful.

Book of Etudes, Red & Gray, 4

Late night stitching: adding stitching to the appliqué that would appear to be a flower motif.

Create

More play with the Tombow markers and fountain pens. This was fun and fast--unusual for me to go so fast.

"Artfully Inspired Life," 9

I recorded June's events using permanent gel pens and some watercolor. 

A slow, warm, pleasant month at home...

Book of Etudes, Orange on Black, 1

The orange page started out with an appliqué of a batik fabric on black squares.

Then I started adding stitching in white.

But how could I resist adding stitching in black? So dramatic. I had a good time.

"Artfully Inspired Life," 8

June's alphabet and mantra for Joanne Sharpe required some time but was fun. I used gel pens, markers, watercolor, and colored pencils. Getting to know the materials better. 

Guess I better resist the temptation to sit by the A/C, and get my exercising done for today.

Book of Etudes, Red and Gray, 3

Just peacefully inching along. This one does seem to be directional. We shall see... 

This is a temporary finish. Stitching to follow.

"Artfully Inspired Life," 7

The month of May was full of pink and posies for my journaling pages. Not something I would ordinarily do, but fun and cheerful. 

May was a healing month.

Geraniums

At Sketch Club, I felt like sketching the geraniums in the garden of my sketching pal where we met. As temperatures were pushing 100°, I also chose them because I could see them well through the window from the safety of an air-conditioned room. 
When I noted that I had a lot of space on the right, she said "You could always fill it with that writing you do now." My thoughts exactly. It was a pleasant afternoon--despite the heat.

Book of Etudes, Red and Gray, 2

More late night stitching. Inching along.













Linked to Nina-Marie's "Off the Wall Friday."