Wordless Wednesday – January 13, 2020
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Water, Water Everywhere – #59
…thanks to Jez for hosting Water, Water Everywhere https://jezbraithwaite.blog/2021/01/11/partially-frozen-water-water-everywhere-59/
As many of you know I live very close to water, all year round. On a recent walk I took these photos from the park at the bottom of our street. The water is Lake Ontario.
January Squares – Fancy a Fancy Cup?
…thanks to Becky B for hosting January Squares https://beckybofwinchester.com/2021/01/12/square-up-12/
For day 12 I came across some very fancy cups that were gifted to my daughter.
My Art Challenge – Days 11 and 12
….finished way too late last night to post my finished piece
Yesterday I was inspired by Lisa Congdon after watching one of her art videos. I really enjoy making line drawings of flowers and Lisa takes it a few steps further by adding lots of mark details and another thing that I love, collage. Adding all the marks is very time consuming but also very meditative and I think that’s why I lost track of time when I made this piece.
The second photo is the piece that I just finished today. After not being very happy with my last ‘family portrait’ for Carla Sonheim’s class I decided I would try another. I’ve discovered that if I take my time and let things dry before moving on I get a much better result. Also this time I really enjoyed the assignment where as with the first attempt I wasn’t having much fun.
Tuesday Textures – January 12, 2021
It’s interesting to me how much texture you can see when you zoom in on objects especially in nature.
Monster Monday – January 11, 2021
…our almost one year old granddaughter gave us a huge smile when she saw this drawing over the phone
Close-up for January Squares – Jan. 11, 2021
…thanks to Becky B for hosting January Squares https://beckybofwinchester.com/2021/01/11/square-up-11/
I could never get this close to any bird in the wild but these two birds were captured inside a snow globe and a Christmas ornament.
Macro Monday – January 11, 2021
…a single raindrop
A Hot Mess
….and back to drawing flowers
I’ve just started another year long course with Carla Sonheim. Lesson one started on Friday.
The first lesson is to draw a series of made up characters that represent a fictional family. We were to use a variety of media and techniques but the most important part was to have fun. I don’t know why but I wasn’t having fun and at one point I really wasn’t happy and I added water to my painting. I made quite the mess but I decided to let it dry and make something out of it with more marks and layers. Like I said it’s a bit of a hot mess but I don’t want to give up so I created a smaller piece with fewer characters. I’ll try a larger family later.
I’ve also gone back to my floral drawings. Today I drew a peony.
Sunday Trees – Paused
….thanks to Becca Givens for hosting Sunday Trees https://beccagivens.wordpress.com/2021/01/03/sunday-trees-477/
Trees in the distance. Becca is taking a pause from posting a photo this week. I hope all is well. I don’t think she’s ever taken a break in over 8 years.
Mama Cormier 