sketchbook challenge

over at the sketchbook challenge

this months theme flowers

with the warmer temperatures , my garden is ahead of schedule

which lead me to look through last years photos, which inspired me

to get some sketching done.......

after scanning the sketches i really wanted to add some color

once i started playing with some brushes in ps i couldn't stop!!!

texture challenge

another great texture challenge

thanks for playing along

kathleen h.

karen arts

joanne

juliet

johanna

glory

marion

kaylene

deb s.

encaustic class

the thought of being inside in such at beautiful day was a bit distracting

but once the wax was warm it got a little easier

i've been trying to change up my colour palette

this week i started with grey and pink

adding some of the blue and yellow from the map i used as my background
and the vw bug from a science book was a bonus


cheesecloth always adds some yummy texture

so does a little umber oil paint
all in all it was a great class

every moment is a fresh beginning

t.s.eliot
(photo of the pond at lisa's new farm)

i will spend lots of time here

catching up

i'm a little behind on my homework for

susan tuttle's on-line photoshop class

toy camera effects

below--- weeks 1 and 2--- before and after

diana

pinhole
polaroid

silver gelatin

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i'm working on week three right now and can't wait for week 4

post no bill! texture challenge

no matter where you go in the city

you can always find a construction wall that says

POST NO BILLS

layers and layers of paper weathered and torn

i usually take hundreds of photos

just one small section can create an interesting texture layer in ps

a little graffiti makes it fun

for this weeks texture challenge i have 8 new textures

created from billboards found on my flickr

if you want to play along please email me your work using my textures
and i will post results next tuesday
enjoy!

my new toy

i love power tools, but sometimes when i'm trying to make

a very small hole it gets a little tricky

on my outing to john bead with carmi

she pointed out the metal complex gadget

it works great!! a couple of turns and

i was ready for assemblage



a little wire wrapping and my necklace was finished!