ICAD 3 LIFE is NOW

Here is ICAD 3.  Today is the day!

 

My friend has a nice garden so every time

I visit she gives me this amazing mint.

I put a leaf in my water every morning, along with a slice of lemon.

It's so delicious and refreshing.

 

We have petunias on the porch. I could not resist painting them in my art journal.

I gave this to my mother-in-law for one of her birthday gifts this weekend.

Happy Birthday Julia!

Have a great day everyone!

FranT

 

Watercolor Journaling

gouache and micron

I just started a new watercolor journal after painting

on these loose bits of paper recently. 

Last winter I found large sheets of w/c paper that I had

and I trimmed them all out and have been working away on them.

The jounral I've just started is a custom made sketch book

 that is wonderful and has some great paper:)

 I am going to  have to learn to start making and

binding my own sketchbooks, haha! I wish.

I joke, but actually I really ought to try that.

I'll get started on a YouTube search soon!

Have a Happy Tuesday:)

 

Sunday Sunday

I've posted more ICADs on Flickr and I've got them below.


Leafy goodness

Was looking for inspiration and I asked my mom to give me a single word so I could illustrate it. This is her contribution.



  

Cherry tomatoes from my dad's garden

Random Flora

After a month and a half, I am really growing to love this small area of art to work in. I'm mostly using my colored Micron pens. I know that I wanted to use my acrylics more but the page is so small and flimsy. I've got all those acrylic paints and some small canvases, but I just don't have the time or the 'oomph!' to want to get set up and do it. Those darn micron pens make it so easy to just grab and doodle/draw/create. It's all good:)

happy Sunday