I finished December's Travelling Sketchbook this week! Yay! It was a fun one to do as December is a very full and eventful month. This book belongs to Brandy. I started with a nutcracker, as December always starts with nutcrackers for me. They start their exodus out of storage on December 1st and slowly emerge until the tree is up when the rest burst from their confines, onto the Christmas scene.
Brandy has pink hair, so in her honour my nutcracker asked for his hair to be painted pink.
Spread with words about my Decembers
My other spread... wordless at this stage...
Snowman Spread with words/poem
Snowflakes
(to the tune of "twinkle, twinkle little star")
Snowflakes, snowflakes falling down,
On the trees and on the ground.
I will build a man of snow,
Tall black hat and eyes of coal,
If the sun comes out today,
I will watch you melt away!
Brandy also gave us butterflies to paint and use as sign in cards - this is mine - green is the rear view and red, the front view - and in her book it has my contact information written all over it. (They are small, only about 2 inches in size, if that.)
This book is a bit out of order and is now on its way to Carmen in the UK! I'm still awaiting the September, November and January sketchbooks. Until they arrive, I hope to get some painting done on canvases. And gasp - maybe finish one? Maybe my nutcracker painting?
What are you planning to do this week?
Hope everyone has a great Paint Party Friday!!
Eva that is so nice. I like what you did. Your butterflies are awesome. Have a great weekend and take care.
ReplyDeletewow, what a fun thing... a travelling sketchbook, how does one participate? The Arthouse Co-op from Brooklyn does a cool sketchbook project every year: http://www.arthousecoop.com/projects/sketchbookproject?utm_source=Art+House+Master+List&utm_campaign=3206f5803d-Limited+Edition+Inspirations&utm_medium=email
ReplyDeleteLove your travelling sketchbook its such an adventure. Happy PPF, Annette x
ReplyDeleteI am so ready for butterflies! Brandy will be very happy with those pages
ReplyDeleteThis has sounded as though it has been a fun project.... and will be great when you get that finished piece in your hands, even if it is a way off yet.... I would be so impatient... hope you have a great creative week
ReplyDeletewhat an interesting project! must be exciting to get the finished book! happy PPF and thanks for sharing!
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peggy aplSEEDS
It's such fun to collaborate - your nutcracker looks just great with pink hair :)
ReplyDeleteVery cute! I especially like your snowman spread. The travelling sketchbook sounds like a lot of fun
ReplyDeleteI love to nose into peoples sketchbooks and am rarely disappointed. Great pages here Eva :) Happy PPF.
ReplyDeleteYour sketchbook is wonderful-especially the Nutcraker! I get to enjoy snow through it since I don't know if it will ever snow here this winter.
ReplyDeleteLove the nutcracker. Thanks for hosting PPF each week. The word verification thing is really annoying for those of us who have our art on Wordpress. Blogspot is acting up big time. The OpenID had worked fine till last week. Now it won't work with word verification.
ReplyDeleteI think participating in the traveling sketchbook would be such fun. I enjoyed looking at all of your contributions to the book.
ReplyDeleteYou ask, "What do I plan this week?" I hope to use my acrylics more. I enjoyed working with them last week and would like to seee what else I can do with them. A class would probably be a great idea.
These butterflies are very beautiful, with impossible colors you do nice things. Saludos
ReplyDeletewonderful journal pages to celebrate December!
ReplyDeleteThese sketchbooks must be so treasured when they finally get back to their homes. I really love the snowman page, and the song.
ReplyDeleteFun creations ~ love the colors and characters ~ delightful~namaste, carol (Share the Creative Journey) Happy PPF ^_^
ReplyDeleteEeee, I LOVE your Nutcracker- he is AWESOME! And I loved Brandy's butterflies, so clever!
ReplyDeleteSktechbook looks great! Love the nuttcracker. :)
ReplyDeleteEva this is so great. I love your Dec art.
ReplyDeleteGreat butterflies too.
Nicole/Beadwright
Yay..so beautiful and fantastic pieces! Gorgeous snow scene..very magical..beautiful nutcracker..all pieces are wonderful! Both Brandi and you are fabulous..all beautiful!
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EVA: Very cool sketchbook projects! LOVE your snow folks. How'd you get the nifty 'Reply' button under your comments ... I need to figure that out! Thx for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteVery fun pages! Giving the nutcracker pink hair is a great touch!
ReplyDeleteLove your nutcracker...and the butterflies...awesome! :-)
ReplyDeleteYour nutcracker is great! Love him & your journal pages.
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I love, love, LOVE it! Thanks so much for adding such beauty to my book. Its so cool that you gave the nutcracker pink hair too!!!! I love both nutcrackers and snowmen so both your spreads are very special. Can't wait to see it in person someday!
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This looks like such a fun project. I really love your pink haired nutcracker!
ReplyDeleteLove the combination of colorful images and text!
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Happy PPF!!
Mary
Mixed-Media Map Art
Love it! It's looking good! Have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteI especially like the snowmen, they look so happy and cheerful! Happy PPF!!
ReplyDeleteThe Traveling Sketchbook looked fun
ReplyDeleteand I love the Butterflies.
Happy PPF!
Sheri Cook/HappyHorseStudio
Looks fabulous !!!
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Renee
xoxo
A traveling sketchbook sounds like FUN! Happy PPF!
ReplyDeleteWonderful December entry!! Yes, do another Nutcracker! I love them!! :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a neat idea - it is sort of like our altered book round robin - lots of fun! Your nutcracker is awesome! Thanks for stopping by my blog. My daughter does love the water and sailing - she requested that my pieces be nautical. Happy PPF!
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Tricia
I absolutely love the idea of a traveling sketchbook. Fabulous nutcracker and lovely butterflies! The snowmen are darling :) Have an inspired weekend and happy PPF!
ReplyDeletelove the pink hair! what attitude!
ReplyDeleteHappy PPF Love all your art this week, yours are the friendliest nutcrackers I've seen (maybe the hair colour?) they usually scare me!!
ReplyDeleteCuteness love the nutcracker and the poem!
ReplyDeleteOMG I love snowmen and I love those paintings!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteHappy PPF!
xox
Love the nutcracker with the PINK hair!!! And you made a poem too! What an interesting project! The finished book would be a treasure! Patsy from
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How fun! :)
ReplyDeleteLove the nutcracker! With pink hair they are very unusual, even on my side of the pond. Hope your travelling journals arrive. I have one that should be here in October and I think it is lost.....:-(
ReplyDeleteBeautiful colors, delicious sensations I wake up, I like with pink hair.
ReplyDeleteLoooove pink hair. I kind of wish I had pink hair, but I'm not brave enough, lol! Beautiful spreads!
ReplyDeleteThis is the first nutcracker with pink hair that I've seen! What a gorgeous idea. I'm not a big nutcracker fan, but if they have pink hair they really rock!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this Eva. Brandy's was the first book I worked in...so long ago. I haven't had a book since September.
ReplyDeleteI love the pink hair on the nutcracker...what a perfect, personal touch!
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Looks like a very fun project. I enjoyed the pictures and the comments you made. Blessings, Janet PPF
ReplyDeleteWonderful December images! The snowmen look so happy.
ReplyDeleteThis is SO cool! What a great project - I'm loving your pages - especially the pink hair! xoxo
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