Sun Moon Stars Perfume

Using Prussian Blue and gesso again.  I added a flower pattern in the background using an eraser stamp I made last year. 

My husband bought this scent for me as a Christmas present way back in the mid ‘90’s.  I do like it although it is a bit heavier than the perfume that I wear now.  

Blue lollipop

Prussian Blue lollipop and white gesso!

I’m taking a free class with Connie Solera called Mono-palette.  For the month of January we are learning to work with the paint colour Prussian Blue. 

I thought the napkin was blue and white but found that it is a kissing cousin leaning towards green. 

Not a realistic sucker but close enough for a quick page in my Moleskine journal. 

Red Trillium and some stitching

This will go out in the mail to Germany sometime this coming week;?it all depends on the weather (blizzard conditions right now!).  I made so many mistakes with the embroidery and had to a pull it out and start again.  It is really delicate work when stitching on paper!!!

Originally I drew this in my journal last spring since it grows wild in the wooded area behind the house.         Decided I would paint it again today.  I ended up creating two, the other one is going to Japan. 

Headache

I’ve just woken up from a late afternoon nap.  It has been a wierd day after waking up with a searing headache in the middle of the night.  I was hospitalized several years ago with a bleeding stomach ulcer so I have to be very careful when I take any medications.   Feeling “off” even though my headache has been greatly reduced to almost “but not quite” gone.  

I wasn’t really energized to draw but wanted to record this event, so I just used what was at hand, a cheap mechanical Papermate pencil and a paper stomp.  After brunch I thought I would add a tiny bit of colour.  

Fabric Yo-Yo’s

I surprised myself by going down this rabbit hole of the fabric yo-yo!  I watched a video on U-tube and then I remembered that I have made some of these in the past but I can’t recall why or when.  I’ve added my fabric yo-yo to the photo so you can see “the real deal”! 

Have any of you made these too?! I can’t be the only one, I hope not anyway.  What did you do with them???!!!  Inquiring minds need to know!

Not so Jolly

Well, Wednesday is the start of new restrictions: no indoor dining at bars and restaurants, reduced capacity at essential and non-essential stores.  Sadly non emergent surgeries will be put on hold etc etc etc  School to close for two weeks and return to on-line learning.  And to top it off today gas was $141.9 CDN a litre!!  

On a positive note, Mother Nature smiled at us and we had sunshine.  

What I liked about this packet is the hot colour and of course the cute name! 

Self Portrait Sunday

Hello everyone, Happy New Year to all!! Here is hoping that 2022 will be better than the last two.  It’s been been a long while since I’ve drawn a selfie.  

This isn’t my favourite self portrait by any stretch but since I haven’t been practicing portraiture I’m okay with it!  In order to reduce fiddling endlessly, I decided to not use an eraser.  Then I realised I had made a rookie mistake, I had forgotten to leave a highlight in my eyes so I had to break my own rule. 

I used a cheap Papermate mechanical pencil .5mm (not a fan of it as an art making tool), paper stomp #1 and #4, and Tombow Mono Zero eraser. 

Done.  While drinking my first cup of coffee this morning, I was lamenting the fact that I didn’t really “feel” like drawing a selfie! Yay, I did it!!! I’m glad I got over myself!