Art time

Well, it's been a busy time around here. Full time work, battling the flu and colds on all fronts (I recently learned what it means to have a toddler with projectile vomit), and two little dogs (one who suffered a recent severe allergic reaction which involved an emergency vet visit)--all this means that I haven't had time to draw or paint.

However, we got crafty today. We made egg carton tulips and did some fingerpainting.

The final product--egg carton tulips

Finger printing art with stamps too

The playroom!

I finished the playroom in October just prior to my return to work after my maternity leave. It was fun and took me approximately 3 weeks to paint.

East Wall

Art corner-She's 14 months here

The North Wall- at 11 months after it was painted. If was her first time in the completed room.

Art Corner with my favourite flowers- tulips!

Willington Beach

My family is having a great winter adventure in our RV. This means there's time to paint. I just completed a chalk pastel of Willington Beach, Powell River, B.C. This is a gorgeous location and it overlooks Harwood Island, and if it wasn't so foggy Courtenay, my old hometown.

Acrylics and Roses

Acrylics watered down can look like watercolours. I tried this in class and it turned out better than expected. I didn't use any retarder for the paints. Just water. It was a bit challenging but worked out.

Practice piece

This is an acrylic with texture building up the rocks and trunk to make it more 3d. Pointillism technique was used for the sky. This is a copy of John Le Flock's teaching painting. I thought it'd be easy but with all the detail it was much harder and time consuming, but with John's help, I learned tonnes. I also made the painting brighter and more colourful than his. I just can't help myself! I love colour!!!

Betula Lake Before the Storm

My family just got back from our vacation to Manitoba. It was a wonderful trip to witness my cousin Michael's wedding to his lovely wife Eryn. We drove in our RV and it took us almost 3 weeks. What an adventure. This painting was done while we were on the road when our daughter was sleeping. It's roughly 12x8 inches--just a little chalk pastel.

Another Charcoal

This one is a copy of John Le Flock's charcoal. Painting the charcoal onto the hair wrap was amazing. The look is so soft like real fabric flowing around her face.