Category Archives: Art

Playing with Watercolour Crayons

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…day 67 of my art challenge

I so wanted to draw every day but since I started on January 11, 2025, 90 days have passed and I’ve posted for 67 days.

Rather than beat myself up I’m going to celebrate what I’ve done and not focus on the days I’ve missed.

I have an account with Creative Bug and after a long absence I went back to check out the new demos and classes for inspiration. I’ve started playing with more lettering and for today’s post I went back to my watercolour crayons and experimented combining florals with portraits.

Elbows Up

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…Kevin’s contribution to maintaining our sovereignty

This phrase is being used to encourage Canadians to stand up to Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canadian goods.

It is a hockey term originated by the legendary Gordie Howe, known his toughness and use of elbows on the ice.

Days 64, 65 and 66

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…5 Day Creative Adventure – Art of Flow

I watched day 4 of Gabbi’s Art of Flow earlier this evening. Instead of painting on a canvas I decided to start in my art journal.

On day one I activated the empty pages with writing and then covered it with water colour so that the writing would still show through.

On day two I applied marks with hand made stencils and white and black paint markers.

On day three I added more marks and shading with pencil.

On day three I added another colour with watercolour crayons.

Not sure if I’ll take this much further. Maybe I’ll try this on canvas next.

Two Days of Art and Culture

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…a little opera and lots of paintings

On Thursday I made my way downtown to listen to a wonderful opera singer, Midori Marsh.

Midori was the winner of the Women’s Musical Club of Toronto 2024 Career Development Award.

After the concert I walked over to the Royal Museum of Ontario but didn’t get beyond the gift shop because you can no longer access the museum via the store. I’m hoping this is temporary.

I could have entered from the main entrance but I wanted to check out the show at WAAC which is a block north of the ROM.

When I arrived at Women’s Art I was greeted by this sandwich board.

The show is wonderful with very large and varied pieces. One year I’ll attempt a large piece so that I can participate in this show.

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Today Kevin and I attended the Lambton Kingsway Annual Art Show. Kevin learned that one of the artists that he follows was exhibiting here so he wanted to meet her.

Kevin with Cherie Daly

Pull Up a Seat Challenge at the Quilting Show – March 29, 2025

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…thanks to Xingfu Mama for hosting Pull Up a Seat https://xingfumama.blog/2025/03/28/pull-up-a-seat-photo-challenge-2025-week-13/

It was a little too chilly to be sitting here today but it would have been nice to take a load off after seeing the Quilt Show here. While I’m here I’ll also share a few photos of some of the amazing quilts that were on display.