…thanks to Judy Dykstra-Brown for hosting this challenge https://judydykstrabrown.com/2025/02/03/the-numbers-game-59-feb-3-2025-come-play-along/
Here are the photos that popped up when I typed 180 into the search box.
…partially because my studio is at one end of the room
Over the holidays my room has presents and wrapping paper all over the bed and floor and bills are stacked high waiting to be filed. Luckily I pay them as soon as I get them. My art table is cluttered with papers and art materials, waiting to be organized so that I can start painting again. Right now most of my art is done in my journal while I’m sitting at the dining room table or watching TV on the couch.
After the renovations I gave the basement and the main floor a good cleaning to remove the dust. I felt it was affecting our health and prolonged our colds. I did eventually get to vacuuming the bedroom floors and that at least made me feel better, psychologically and emotionally. Today I started to tackle the clutter. I put all my yarns back into bins, sorted through dozens of magazines and put the ones I wanted to keep in a box and recycled the rest. I cleaned off my desk and my art table and sewing table art much better but there’s still more work to do.
Here are the before photos. Someday I may show you the after photos but not today (still too much to do).
…adding water to the markers helped give it a watercolour effect
…over a collaged page
I did not use a photo or a model for this portrait. It’s just a fun face with eyes that are way too big and the lower portion is too narrow and not long enough. I will play with this style again.
…with more storage and counter space
I’m still putting away supplies, dishes and accessories from our old kitchen but much of it was given away, donated to a thrift shop or thrown away. We have a second kitchen in the basement and some of the supplies that we don’t use every day will stay down there until we need them.
On Sunday I had an itch to cook and bake. As many of you know, my husband does most of the cooking in this house. He gets so much pleasure working in the kitchen and now in his new space his pleasure has doubled.
I love making soup and made a large pot of chicken vegetable soup. While the soup simmered I made a batch of lemon cranberry muffins. When I was gathering up supplies for the kitchen I came across a recipe that my sister, Chris, typed up for me awhile ago.
Both recipes were delicious and we enjoyed them for the next three days and there is still enough soup left over for another meal.
…coloured circles and black and white ink
I stayed up late last night working on this piece and finished it when I got back from baking at the Inn and taking my three woven pieces to the art gallery.
….for Macro Monday
…day 20 of my daily art challenge
One of my goals in art this year is to get better at sketching. This is my fourth drawing of dogs.
…some pieces just take longer to complete
I love this type of art. I find the process very relaxing and it can’t be rushed. It’s a cross between Zentangle and slow drawing patterns that Amy Maricle promotes.
…on a previously prepped page in my journal
