Inner Realm

 she discovered

with her mind silent

body still

heart open

her inner universe 

opens to her

~

 I used Arches 140 HP paper

It was nice to paint on,

but the paper buckled. I will need to flatten it, which is fine. 

I do prefer paper that does not buckle.

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InkTober

 

 

 

Before the realm of earth, her kin lives as orbs on another realm. 

She visits with them daily.
~

For years I have been joining Inktober

it is a wonderful inspiration for me to do daily art

here I am joining in again.

Round and round and round she goes.
Meditation for her prose.
Walking on the colorful stones.
The labyrinth brings her to her inner star. 

 

~

Slowly I hope to catch up with posting them all here. 

 

Thank you for your visit. 

Lovely autumn to you!

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Honey Bee

last night I took an art night class

there were maybe 15 of us

sip and paint

It was lovely having the guidance of Jenna

each painting looked different

even though she guided us to paint a bee

add honeycomb

then flowers

each painting, all unique

i love that

each personality shines through

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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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New Paper

recently Lynne Hoppe shared a watercolor paper

made in Italy

100% cotton

that is new to me

it is Amalfi Amatruda paper

I like it

soft and feels very cottony

took the paint wonderfully

(but roughs up if one needs to erase pencil lines,

so I will attempt to not need to erase ;-))

~

(I am not sure what I think of this little landscape)

 a glimpse of how I organized my paint samples

in coin sleeves

so handy

~

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She paints Her world beautiful ~

she paints her world beautiful

her paintbrush much like a witch's broom

and 

a fairie's wand

breathes magic into the stones 

mushrooms and home of her life

as she births them

with 

color

~

A while ago I bought a mini palette from Stephanie Law

I found it hard choosing the 37 colors

finally I took all my colors

made swatches

which I could lay out and ponder which one's I use/like most

(a project I wanted to do for choosing colors for paintings)

 I have since placed these color squares in plastic coin sleeves

blues on one page, browns the next and so on

so nice and orderly ;-)

amazing how even doing these squares satisfied my art craving

the palette is shy of 3" across

tiny 

tiny

tiny

I used it on this painting

and 

I was delighted that it worked quite well

it will be wonderful for hikes and traveling

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Foraging

a peaceful quiet life

~

most years I do a little bear painting

often of a bear

wandering the land

eating flowers

 (because they do eat flowers, so do I)

I think also there is something about:

life in balance in these scenes

because nature seems to know "life in balance" naturally

~

wishing you a day that feels 'in balance' 

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Resting Within

sometimes

painting a Buddha resting in peaceful silence

inspires deep peace in me

~

morning visitor:

I was away for a while and could not post on blogger (no matter how I tried to from my iPad). 
I also no longer receive my comments from you in an email, which I had set up to do all these many years. 

Are you also having these complications with blogger?
 

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Fairy Princess for 29 Faces

she was raised to be the fairy princess

her schooling rich with 

all the facets of life

~

for 

29 Faces

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DC: Pink Horse

they stand in their dignity

that is the only stance they know

in their stance they are given strength

and 

power

to be who they are

perhaps it is that simple

at times:

stand tall

breathe true

feel who you are

be

~

Dear Norma

of 

The Fairy Yellow Bug Queen

our host this week

for DC

her theme: pink horse

Visit her creative space/blog to find others sharing their pink horses

Thank you for hosting Norma

~

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last face for 29 Faces

super fun challenge

to do art, a face each day

thank you Ayala Art for hosting us!

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Face 26 for 29 Faces

more

lavender eyes

for 29 Faces

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29 Faces: lavender eyes

lavender eyes

humans have brown, blue, green, gold

i wonder why not 

lavender

maybe in the fairy realm

~

for 29 Faces

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29 Faces

listening

to the light

~

I have been enjoying adding to this chart

i start with one color as rich and pure as i can get it

make the first square

then dipping my brush in a tiny bit of water and if need be, 

more color 

then

make the second square and so on

diluting each square

i was surprised 

to find that many of the colors when quite diluted 

become a color that can be used for skin

these are all Daniel Smith Watercolors

I love their paints

this little face 

does not excite me

but it is fun to see that i used mostly the same color on her

Quinacridone Sienna 

 

i love how diverse one color can be!

~

face 22 and 23 

for 

29 Faces

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29 Faces, # 9

she wore her hair like a halo
and 

a star for her kin in the heavens
she inhaled light 

and became

light itself

~

visit 29 Faces to see others participating

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29 Faces, day 4

I am enjoying 

creating 

a face a day

wip:

thankyou 29 Faces

for the inspiration

~
this mornings ice crystals:

enchanting!

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29 Faces, Day 3

I think this lass has a wee bit of imp in her

what do you think?

face and day 

3

of 29 Faces

~

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Mushroom Gnome

with all his heart

he believed:

I am 

invisible

he took delight 

in being

 part of the hidden realm

~

one never knows what they might spy

under a wee fungi

~

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A Watcher

a watcher with wings

in stillness 
she may appear

~
an in-between stage:

 sharing with Alexandra's:
Sunday Sketches

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SOC: purple purple and yellow

not sure where this drawing came from

had a slightly different piece in mind

fun how art has a life of it's own

inspiring you each step of the way

purple purple and yellow are this weeks Summer of Color prompts

visit SOC to see all the participants

~

here is one of our local summer bunnies:

in winter they turn white

~

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