Mama Cormier

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

Dig Deep and Get Your Hands Dirty

Posted on April 28, 2025 by Mama Cormier

…day 72 of my art journey

I’m taking another online art class with Julie Liger-Belair. She specializes in collage. Here is my first assignment.

*Kevin and I met in 1973…I came across this photo of the two of us the year we met*

Playing with Watercolour Crayons

Posted on April 11, 2025 by Mama Cormier

…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.

Day 58 – Using Scraps

Posted on March 23, 2025 by Mama Cormier

…the theme for Lesson 3 for BB Bash

Over the years I have learned to save my scraps from my collage projects. I’ve put down many layers for these two ‘scrap’ pieces’. I had no plan or theme in mind. It was completely intuitive.

Repetition – Lesson 2 of the BB Bash

Posted on March 21, 2025 by Mama Cormier

…day 57 of my daily art challenge

In this class we were suppose to choose a shape, mark or symbol and repeat it using any medium that we wanted. In the first piece I chose circles and paint markers.

In the next two pieces I used lines and symbols.

Day 55 – Getting Messy

Posted on March 20, 2025 by Mama Cormier

…day 1 of a new course

BB Bash is a free 14 day course for mixed media artists intended to break the rules, trust your instincts and create confidence.

The first exercise was to get messy. Don’t try to control what goes on the paper. Don’t think about it. Just lay down colour, marks and experiment with different tools.

Day 46 – One More Page for Lesson 3

Posted on March 5, 2025 by Mama Cormier

…I’m loving working on these fantasy creatures

Big, Bold Fantasy Creatures

Posted on March 3, 2025 by Mama Cormier

…on day 44 I wanted to create larger creatures

Day 43 – Second Piece for Christina Romeo’s Lesson Three

Posted on March 2, 2025 by Mama Cormier

…my assignment for Fantasy Character Illustrations

Day 42 – Lesson Three

Posted on March 1, 2025 by Mama Cormier

…from Christina Romeo’s class

Today we were to take our watercolour papers from Day 1 and find shapes that can be turned into fantasy creatures. I found an old man, a lamb, a fish, a gorilla and a couple birds.