…inchies are 2” x 2” squares of watercolour paper
Amy Maricle turned me onto Inchies several years ago. She has several online classes that you can purchase and she frequently offers free workshops. She’s also written a book called Draw Yourself Calm https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/707819/draw-yourself-calm-by-amy-maricle/9780593541012
The Inchies on my new art page were created today (day 26) and are layered over art papers that I created a while ago.
…photographed at the Monochrome Moments show at WAAC
…day 24 & 25
All the buildings and trees in this piece were made with one continuous line. Then the colour and details were added.
What’s your favorite candy?
I don’t know if ‘dislike’ is strong enough to describe how much I don’t like licorice. My mother loved black licorice and I have a friend who adores the strongest and saltiest licorice she can find. When I travelled to Amsterdam she wanted me to bring back licorice for her.
Strangely though I really like licorice Allsorts. How is that possible? Between all the layers of colourful sweetness lies black licorice.
Candy is never at the top of my list of favourite foods. I can take it or leave it but if you put Licorice Allsorts in front of me I will always take it.
…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
…Kevin has started drawing wacky birds again
Here is his first one for 2025.
…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.
Mama Cormier 