Mama Cormier

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

Day 27 – More Collage With Inchies

Posted on February 11, 2025 by Mama Cormier

…plus and old photo of our first daughter and a drawing of a bird

Inchies for Hand Painted Papers

Posted on February 9, 2025 by Mama Cormier

…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.

Day 22 – A Crazy Portrait

Posted on February 4, 2025 by Mama Cormier

…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.

Day 21 – Collage and Mark Making

Posted on February 4, 2025 by Mama Cormier

…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.

Day 17 – Adding Marks Over Collage

Posted on January 31, 2025 by Mama Cormier

…on a previously prepped page in my journal

Days 11 & 12 of My Art Journey

Posted on January 25, 2025 by Mama Cormier

…from two of my prepped pages

Two More Days of My Art Journey

Posted on January 21, 2025 by Mama Cormier

…days 8 and 9

Making art has always brought me joy. I can’t believe that I hadn’t played with my art tools in almost a year.

The Good and Not So Good

Posted on January 19, 2025 by Mama Cormier

…days 6 and 7 of my Art Journey

Not everything that I post will be good. I do feel, however, that I should post my artworks, good or bad so that I can see and have a record of my progress. I know that I’m not a particularly good artist when I draw realistic subjects but I’d like to get better so I’m going to try to improve my drawing skills. Instead of flowers I’m going to try my hand at animals.

My first attempt in my Art Journey for 2025 is that of a Frenchie. I also went back to the collage that I had started up at the cottage and added more marks and a couple of old photographs that I came across when I was sorting through my collage papers.