Mama Cormier

…. my journey to a healthy life, making new memories and so much more

New Flower (September 13, 2019) – Clover

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Pattern and Mark Making

Posted on September 12, 2019 by Mama Cormier

…using 12 unconventional tools

Lesson two in Carla Sonheim’s class, Crazy Flowers 2, we had to come up with 12 tools that you would not normally use in painting and use both ends of the tool to create interesting marks. Here are my 12 tools.

Then we had to create a pattern on a large sheet of watercolour paper using all 12 tools. Since both sides are being used you should end up with 24 different marks on the paper. As you can see the paper became very busy but now I have a reference for future assignments when I want to create an interesting mark for an abstract flower.

New Flower (Sept. 12, 2019) – Yellow Rudbeckia Hortensia

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Crazy Watercolour Flowers

Posted on September 12, 2019 by Mama Cormier

….thanks to Carla Sonheim for sharing the techniques I used to make this

This first lesson involved watercolour scraping and creating experimental flower shapes using a Pilot pen. The idea is to stay loose and experiment with line quality.

Wordless Wednesday – September 11, 2019

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Cee’s Black and White Photo Challenge – Signs

Posted on September 11, 2019 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to Cee for hosting the Black and White Photo Challenge

Fan of…..#32 – Big Sand Bay

Posted on September 11, 2019 by Mama Cormier

….thanks to Jez Braithwaite for hosting Fan of…..

I’m a big fan of the beach down from my cottage on Georgian Bay. Last weekend the beach was quiet. It was a beautiful weekend but most people stayed in the city. I’m not complaining because I loved the solitude and spending time with my dog, Frances.

New Flower (Sept. 11, 2019) – Orange Zinnia

Posted on September 11, 2019 by Mama Cormier

….with a visitor

Collaged Vessels – A New Art Project

Posted on September 11, 2019 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to Anne Marie Grgich for her inspirational collage project

Part three of Carla Sonheim’s Year of the Collage features artist Anne Marie Grgich. Our first assignment involved obtaining three vases, piles of coloured thin paper and a glue stick. The paper was to be sorted by colour and cut into large and small pieces.

When everything was assembled we were to attach similar pieces around the vase using a numbering system. The pieces were attached and burnished with a glue stick and your hands.

I did most of this assignment up at the cottage. It was very mediative. The first layer is complete on two of the three vases and now I have to wait for the next lesson to find out what the next step is.

Here are the three vases that I picked up at Value Village.