….thanks to Judy for hosting the All Lined Up Photo Challenge
A special shout out to our son-in-law for the last photo of our granddaughter with the line of dipping sauces in front of her.
All Lined Up
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Tag Archives: art
Vegetable Alphabet
….another Random Word Doodle
What to do With Old Paint Brushes
….I’ve been meaning to write about this for awhile now
Back in February or March I received a request to donate old unwanted paint brushes, spools of thread and old frames to the Women’s Art Association of Canada. A couple of very creative women had come up with an idea of how to use them as decorations for a major fundraiser that ran over 5 days in April.
I managed to attend the first evening and was delighted to see how Janet and Deniz had used the old brushes. Here are a few of their creations.
Corn Island
Cee’s Black and White Photo Challenge – Chutes and Ladders
chute1
/SHo͞ot/
noun
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a sloping channel or slide for conveying things to a lower level.
synonyms: channel, slide, trough, shaft, funnel, conduit; More -
a narrow metal enclosure for holding or restraining livestock, in which an animal may be vaccinated, branded, etc.“cattle tend to be calmer in a chute with solid sides”
Of course I knew what a ladder was but I needed to refresh my memory as to the meaning of ‘chute’.
Thanks to Cee for hosting the Black and White Photo Challenge
Random Word Doodle #1
….a lesson from Sketchbook Revival
Discovered a fun app from this lesson called Random Word Doodle. It is described as a creative exercise for the lazy brain. You select one word or a combination of two words, grab a pen and for 10 minutes draw or doodle what comes to mind. You’re encouraged to make mistakes and learn new words. Here is my drawing from Sketchbook Revival lesson. The words were ‘impossible jar’. Here is what I came up with.
Whimsical Buildings
….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
….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.
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge – Signs
…thanks to Cee for hosting the Fun Foto Challenge
‘Sign, sign, everywhere a sign
Blockin’ out the scenery, breakin’ my mind
Do this, don’t do that, can’t you read the sign?’
Do you remember this song? It was recorded by the Five Man Electrical Band in 1971.
Crazy Hats, Wacky Welcome Mats and Fun Birdhouses
….all this and more at Canada Blooms
It was fun walking around the flower show. There were lots of unexpected displays like these unusual hats.
I think my favourite display apart from the flowers themselves were these cute birdhouses.
When I hear the term welcome mat I always picture something at your front door that you actually step on as you cross the threshold. These beauties clearly were not designed to be stepped on.
Mama Cormier 