Mama Cormier

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

New Flower (April 29, 2019) – Mauve Flower

Posted on April 29, 2019 by Mama Cormier

….if anyone knows the name of this beauty I’d love to know

What a Difference a Week Makes

Posted on April 29, 2019 by Mama Cormier

….from isolation to a crowd

Last week I posted a story about people who live in a ‘bubble’ in their boats all winter long here in Toronto. This week when I walked by the bubbles were gone and the docks were overflowing with activity.

Last Week

Yesterday

Silent Sunday – April 28, 2019

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Loose Intuitive Painting

Posted on April 28, 2019 by Mama Cormier

….day 4 of Sketchbook Revival

This lesson was brought to us by Angela Fehr. Her approach to painting is to let the paint take you to the next step. It’s a very zen like experience after you lay down the first color and then let your intuition guide your next step. I used watercolour on watercolour paper. The only thing I would do differently next time is do it on a larger piece of paper.

New Flower (April 28, 2019) – Dark Pink Kalanchoe

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Child’s Play

Posted on April 28, 2019 by Mama Cormier

…Charlie O’Shields from Doodlewash calls colouring with paint child’s play

This is day three from Sketchbook Revival. Charlie O’Shield is trying to get us to tap into our inner child. First I sketched the flowers with my fountain pen and then I added watercolour. The goal was to use only three colours and vary the intensity with water to create a range of shades.

Sunday Trees – 389

Posted on April 28, 2019 by Mama Cormier

….hopefully in a week I can share trees with green tops

Thanks to Becca Givens for hosting Sunday Trees

Whimsical Buildings

Posted on April 27, 2019 by Mama Cormier

….day 2 of Sketchbook Revival

Tamara Laporte was the guest artist for this assignment. I’d like to try it again but next time I would use watercolours and group the buildings closer together. All my markers were permanent and I couldn’t dilute them with water.

Finding Art in Sidewalk Cracks

Posted on April 26, 2019 by Mama Cormier

….part of the Sketchbook Revival

On day one of Sketchbook Revival one of the two visiting artists was Carla Sonheim. You’ve heard me mention her many times on my blog because I’m constantly taking on-line classes with her. For this particular session, Carla had us look for animals or objects in a photo of sidewalk cracks that she provided. I’ve done this exercise many times with my students when I was teaching. It’s a lot of fun and it’s amazing how many different things people can find. Here are 3 animals and one person that I found in the same photo.