tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41214333257052392932024-03-05T22:00:47.565-05:00...to be determinedEVAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00325054853569129751noreply@blogger.comBlogger300125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121433325705239293.post-20670715796748839122022-03-18T00:02:00.001-04:002022-03-18T00:02:00.187-04:00A Fond Farewell to Paint Party Friday!<p style="text-align: justify;">11 Years ago <a href="https://kristindudish.com/" target="_blank">Kristin</a> and I started Paint Party Friday (PPF) as a weekly venue to encourage ourselves to paint more and share what we have done during the week with others doing the same. And while we haven't participated much due to increasing frantic lifestyles, we have kept working behind the scenes to have PPF available to those who wanted to paint, create art and party with art friends. But this is the last week of PPF. Our 11th Anniversary. So I went through my blog and was amazed at all the paints, doodles and drawings I created - both before and for PPF.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">So here is the collage of some of my Favourites. Please feel free to wonder through as there may be others you prefer. Now I am again inspired to create more! When I do, I will most likely post to <a href="https://www.instagram.com/eva.tbd/" target="_blank">my Instagram</a> instead of here.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjR_xVFtyM8F6MF_bI8oKYZHGCbCc-B1KTwmFLICQCT1_nNiLtGidossmcoLzlJzjUSczrtGfkVCxa_nG8kXrsMoI9K_cmJCo-5QSW_ZqyqqAhx5TaqMlYUN3C-ttvletpwYVvaWqqbrMwBH4vPMSVLsZIyQHBnBqrN4pX38ZsNx7WUdvKypt9u1AS08Q=s1200" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="852" data-original-width="1200" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjR_xVFtyM8F6MF_bI8oKYZHGCbCc-B1KTwmFLICQCT1_nNiLtGidossmcoLzlJzjUSczrtGfkVCxa_nG8kXrsMoI9K_cmJCo-5QSW_ZqyqqAhx5TaqMlYUN3C-ttvletpwYVvaWqqbrMwBH4vPMSVLsZIyQHBnBqrN4pX38ZsNx7WUdvKypt9u1AS08Q=w400-h284" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a few of my Favourite... creations!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Thanks to all of you who have visited over the years. I have seen amazing work from you and others and have thoroughly enjoyed our interactions!</div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p>EVAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13331167626725832542noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121433325705239293.post-80362813030632168882021-12-17T12:19:00.003-05:002021-12-17T12:19:51.583-05:00Painting again!<p>It's been a while since I have posted here... 5 years! Eek! And while I have painted, I haven't shown anything except on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/eva.tbd/" target="_blank">instagram</a>... With Paint Party Friday ending at the end of Year 11, I wanted to post at least once more.</p><p>One of my friends collects Santas and I really wanted to paint one for her, and I always love adding to my nutcracker collection...</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibBdGcKwzYNqBWAMyfxDPvO8KDDS31Gj6boS8MQ3NEkzEm4o33vVsFs7sqHNMbLPpxk_DuiSSPoMNFg1V5NwkEH0aoqxqjheB6uL8ANEBYXLEGPDhtr-FKGxn6f0sh63Oh3eQp0SrJwivw/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="228" data-original-width="228" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibBdGcKwzYNqBWAMyfxDPvO8KDDS31Gj6boS8MQ3NEkzEm4o33vVsFs7sqHNMbLPpxk_DuiSSPoMNFg1V5NwkEH0aoqxqjheB6uL8ANEBYXLEGPDhtr-FKGxn6f0sh63Oh3eQp0SrJwivw/" width="240" /></a></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;">Santa for Yolanda</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: underline;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2a2fOiHOoPmlNNoZipgJOKKESMMuPdZsdw-XkNTCRh_K9uwLGC8R4bNy9iGOqAEBQuBzoOrkpPygg2aFaNw6_K7sehmOMuY4RfsMU0S8-A78y0zIVaCqFFrUQ5s2Qkffm8nNprzgFOt_g/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="228" data-original-width="228" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2a2fOiHOoPmlNNoZipgJOKKESMMuPdZsdw-XkNTCRh_K9uwLGC8R4bNy9iGOqAEBQuBzoOrkpPygg2aFaNw6_K7sehmOMuY4RfsMU0S8-A78y0zIVaCqFFrUQ5s2Qkffm8nNprzgFOt_g/" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nutcracker 1</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: underline;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: underline;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOkfZ7IbW-2cK3JQTRDhfaJ36WPiuIrz5_xasSeW6xCpxUjj5Ifh4E6MlluIKBt6gqVB7fd35ZrxxA_0zZgFKUBN0VBSutccqVAoICYFHJC_sSb6xbuYivlhY126ymjUcHxAqI9rqXxSke/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="157" data-original-width="157" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOkfZ7IbW-2cK3JQTRDhfaJ36WPiuIrz5_xasSeW6xCpxUjj5Ifh4E6MlluIKBt6gqVB7fd35ZrxxA_0zZgFKUBN0VBSutccqVAoICYFHJC_sSb6xbuYivlhY126ymjUcHxAqI9rqXxSke/" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Santa Nutcracker</div></div></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoA8IVthvh2VdpMk4GgZGWu2WISz0nUqAf9-KkpDrt_lWlH4qNCIX443544_IYRrcZhmxba3Mieq0lWKhMjWe1Nc7-AXwpvGsaDeEp9eatCwGfOQXu2dvydknpugjUFn00fkRnG-p2M5TI/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoA8IVthvh2VdpMk4GgZGWu2WISz0nUqAf9-KkpDrt_lWlH4qNCIX443544_IYRrcZhmxba3Mieq0lWKhMjWe1Nc7-AXwpvGsaDeEp9eatCwGfOQXu2dvydknpugjUFn00fkRnG-p2M5TI/" width="180" /></a></div><br />Three Kings Nutcrackers and their portrait</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I have a few other works in progress which hopefully I will finish before I need my dining room table but...<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Thanks to all of you who continue to participate in Paint Party Friday! 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It's been awhile... I have quietly been creating this year, posting a bit to <a href="https://www.instagram.com/eva.tbd/" target="_blank">instagram</a>, working with Kristin at <a href="http://paintpartyfriday.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">PPF</a>, though rarely do I seem to get to my little blog here...</div>
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For 2017, I decided to fill a daily (office type) agenda with art - sometimes little paintings, or drawings, or doodles - either doing daily creations or a two day spread. My goal is that this book will be fat and full by the end of the year.</div>
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An experiment with bunnies...</div>
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This is some of what I have been working on. Have you had a creative year so far in 2017?</div>
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It's been a while since I posted anything and life has been incredibly busy and chaotic especially lately with renovations. I did find a little time to create though (and of course work behind the scenes with Kristin at PPF - creation of a different sort). I am hoping I will have enough time to visit you this weekend, so here are some of my paintings since my last post...</div>
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Paintings finished on my deck (I so enjoy painting outside... that is over for this year...)</div>
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Until I went away on vacation, I also participated in Tammy Garcia/Daisy Yellow's ICAD challenge. The first two are a Mondrian look at the colours of my garden... (Others are posted on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/eva.tbd/" target="_blank">my instagram account</a> along with a few photo challenges.)</div>
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False coloured....(I forget what...)</div>
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And those are some of the highlights of my creativity this summer. Hopefully it won' be as long until next post! ;)</div>
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Happy PPF! Happy Thanksgiving to my fellow Canadians and I look forward to visiting you!</div>
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If I am going away on a relaxing vacation, I often bring a sketchbook and a small selection of water colour paints. Sometimes I get a few pages done, other times none and once (<a href="http://ejl-tbd.blogspot.ca/search/label/Mexican%20Sketchbook" target="_blank">Mexico</a>) I finished the whole sketchbook!</div>
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Earlier this month I was in Costa Rica for a week and managed to paint two pages. There were these gorgeous bluebirds, almost like a blue jay but much fancier... they would hang around the pool and as soon as you left your pina colada unattended they would steal the pineapple garnish!</div>
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I've been silently hovering in the background at PPF though life has been so busy lately I have rarely had time to paint, or post...</div>
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During the summer I started a painting for a friend. It was supposed to be the <a href="http://ejl-tbd.blogspot.ca/2014/02/paint-party-friday-and-more-art-journal.html" target="_blank">"smear and circle"</a> style I have been playing around with. She likes giraffes so that was the subject. It looked terrible. I hated it (didn't even take photos of it before...) I put it away but kept thinking how could I fix it and make it fun? Then I had the idea that maybe the giraffe could be a Christmas giraffe and I could paint his spots red and green... and it all started to come together.</div>
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His expression is kind of funny. One friend thinks he is planning to take over the world. I think he is eyeing the mistletoe and planning to eat it thus stealing all the Christmas kisses. Mischievous giraffe!</div>
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If I am not back posting again before Christmas (very likely), I hope all my <a href="http://paintpartyfriday.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">PPF</a> friends have a fabulous holiday season and all the best for a happy, healthy and creative 2016!</div>
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<br />EVAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00325054853569129751noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121433325705239293.post-13108429738835125582015-03-13T08:58:00.002-04:002015-03-13T09:01:59.394-04:00Happy 4th Birthday PPF!<div style="text-align: justify;">
So hard to believe that is now 4 years since Kristin and I leapt with our idea of creating a weekly painting check-in, <a href="http://paintpartyfriday.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Paint Party Friday</a>. It has been such a pleasure to see such astounding art and meet such wonderful artists as you. Thanks so much for partying with us! </div>
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I did get some painting done this week in my journal, including a self portrait to show you "me"! Not sure it was needed as Kristin did such a fun one of both of us with our party hats on! (I was intending to do one of her for this week but as too often happens lately, my week got out of control...) Sorry Kristin. Thank you so much for being such an awesome partner as we get PPF ready to go live each week!</div>
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I am so looking forward to seeing what self-portraits and other art everyone did for the party - especially to see what you look like if you did choose to do a selfie! I'd created a <a href="http://ejl-tbd.blogspot.ca/search/label/self%20portrait%20attempt" target="_blank">few others</a> over the year and was excited to try again. This time I wanted to try this <a href="http://ejl-tbd.blogspot.ca/search/label/smear%20and%20circle%20style" target="_blank">"smear and circle style"</a> I've been experimenting with lately - mostly with birds. (I guess I've only shown one before but I've done more.) This is the first time I've tried it for a person. Almost looks like I have a neck brace on instead of being the shadows ... oh well!</div>
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Hope everyone is doing well! I've been behind the scenes at <a href="http://paintpartyfriday.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">PPF</a> but never seemed to be able to get my own posts up or much visiting or commenting in. I have been creating, though on a small scale. I (mostly) completed my RAJ (Red Art Journal) last year and have started a new one for 2015. No canvases though :( My goal is to get about a dozen canvases done later in the year and to finish my art journal. This is some of what I have created so far.</div>
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For 2015, I chose <a href="http://chrisbrogan.com/3-words-2015/" target="_blank">3 words</a> vs the one word of the year as <a href="http://chrisbrogan.com/3-words-2015/" target="_blank">Chris Brogan</a> and others suggest. This is my image to illustrate the words for myself. They are big rocks (based on the theory that you need to think of the big things first then the smaller things) The words are ECOSYSTEM (to focus more on my surroundings, systems, connections and the interrelationships in my life), BODY (both from a health and fitness perspective and also a "body of work" focus) and COMPASS (to help me check that I am going in the right direction). What is/are your word(s)?</div>
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<a href="http://paintpartyfriday.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Paint Party Friday</a> is celebrating its 3rd Birthday/Anniversary/Blogoversary!! Wow - where has the time gone?? When <a href="http://kristindudish.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Kristin</a> and I started it, we had no idea so many people would be interested in joining us in painting and showing what they had painted at the Party. Thank you to everyone who has participated in PPF, and who has dropped by here because of PPF. It has been delightful getting to know you and incredible seeing all the work you have created!</div>
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I wanted to paint a few party "treats" for all of you - wish it were an in-person party and these were real... let's just imagine they are. All parties need cupcakes!! <b>☺</b></div>
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It's been a while since I have been to the <a href="http://paintpartyfriday.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Party</a>... (except for working in the background with Kristin, that is.) I have 4 canvases, gessoed and sitting on my table - ready to paint but have I? Oh no... Well at least I have been playing and painting in my art journal though, so I finally have something to join in with!</div>
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For some unknown reason, birds are inspiring to me a lot these days. First a little blue jay - usually I see a few during the winter but this year it has been so brutal that very few feathered friends have been around. There has been the occasional <a href="http://ejl-tbd.blogspot.ca/2014/01/paint-party-friday-2014-art-journal.html" target="_blank">chickadee</a> and yesterday morning a gorgeous cardinal, singing his little heart out ☺ - no blue jays yet though...</div>
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After pasting a few thing into the journal, I was left with an odd space, so I decided to fill it by painting this quirky guy...<br />
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For 2014, I started a new art journal (a red one this year!). And I am pleased to say, I have even started playing in it! I suspect most pages will have a combination of writing and images. The snowperson does already and I suspect the chickadee page will have writing added to it soon, Meanwhile I wanted to show my <a href="http://paintpartyfriday.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">PPF</a> friends what I have been painting.</div>
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Belated best wishes to everyone for a healthy, happy, prosperous and CREATIVE 2014!</div>
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To celebrate the Holiday Season, <a href="http://paintpartyfriday.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Paint Party Friday</a> is hosting a Tea for our friend <a href="http://traceyfletcherking.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">Tracey</a> who has been recovering from breast cancer surgery and chemo therapy. It is great to read her posts - seeing that despite her challenges, she seems to have retained her wonderful sense of humour.</div>
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Since Tracey has been painting pictures many of her friends' tea cups, I thought I would try to paint two of my favourite Christmas mugs (full of soothing Moroccan Mint tea).</div>
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To Tracey, and all my PPF friends, I send you my warmest holiday wishes for a wonderful time with family and to a very HEALTHY 2014! </div>
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P.S. To any other of our PPF friends who have been suffering health problems, my deepest wishes for a return to good health!</div>
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P.P.S. Sorry for the lengthy absence, I don't know where this year has gone... and while I have dabbled a bit in my art journal and worked with Kristin behind the scenes at PPF, I never seemed to get a post written to participate. Hopefully this is the re-start of painting regularly!<br />
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P.P.P.S. A cleaning fairy, Tracey? Thank you , thank you - that is exactly the help I need!!! ...maybe if I can find my desk and paints beneath the clutter, I can party more at PPF!</div>
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This week it was a photo from the birdwatching column in the newspaper a few weeks ago. Once I started working in my art journal, I couldn't stop!</div>
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Inspiring Photo (by <a href="http://www.dilabiobirding.ca/" target="_blank">Bruce di Labio</a>)</div>
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The abstracts I started earlier this year are finally finished! And they are even hanging on my living room wall (and the nutcracker suite of paintings put away until next December...)... Yay! It really feels good to finally finish something. Here are the last two - oblongs vs <a href="http://ejl-tbd.blogspot.ca/2013/02/paint-party-friday-24-finished.html" target="_blank">bubbles</a>...</div>
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Colourful Oblongs #1</div>
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right two paintings - closer up</div>
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I also started doodling flowers from watercolour crayon smears. It feels happy. (I think winter has been far too long for me this year!) I did these before reading <a href="http://kristindudish.blogspot.ca/2013/03/tutorial-try-out-abstracted-flowers.html" target="_blank">Kristin's post about the doodling/abstracted flowers tutorial</a>. Interesting timing...</div>
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This weekend ended up being productive, at least as far as painting was concerned. I picked up <a href="http://ejl-tbd.blogspot.ca/2013/02/paint-party-friday-week-48-and-4-to-7.html" target="_blank">the paintings I started a while ago</a> and first added some more colour to the abstracts. Not really happy with how they were looking I decided to start doodling. And this is how they ended up:</div>
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Test #1 - more of the same?</div>
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Test #2 - similar but different?</div>
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<a href="http://chica1665.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Ileana of XO</a> had a little challenge to do Elizabeth Taylor. This is my third version - zen doodly. <a href="http://ejl-tbd.blogspot.ca/2013/02/sunday-sketches-and-faces-15-and-16.html" target="_blank">The other Lizs are on my last post.</a></div>
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#21 - Trying a calligraphy marker and a profile... neither worked very well :(</div>
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<br />EVAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00325054853569129751noreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121433325705239293.post-72227680736625900872013-02-17T18:25:00.000-05:002013-02-17T18:25:09.054-05:00Sunday Sketches and Faces #15 and #16Since I have been sketching faces, I finally have something with which to join in <a href="http://www.bluechairdiaryillustrations.com/2013/02/sunday-sketches_16.html" target="_blank">Sunday Sketches with Blue Chair Diary</a><br />
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These two faces are from a mini-challenge that <a href="http://chica1665.blogspot.ca/2013/02/day-67-and-face-14.html" target="_blank">Ileana</a> gave on her blog - to try to capture Elizabeth Taylor. Here are my two tries (and the photo inspiration).<br />
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This week I decided to try doing faces in oil pastels. They are an interesting medium to work in. You can blend like paint so that is fun. Not sure that I quite have the hang of it, but there is a lot about them that I like - except the messiness of course!</div>
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I am still trying for the <a href="http://29faces.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">29 Faces in February</a> challenge to explore not only a diversity of media (though all in my "Faces" journal) but also of faces - men, women, children and different ages and races.</div>
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#8 - I think my favourite this week though this boy looked even younger in the photo</div>
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#14 - For Valentine's Day - a heart shaped face</div>
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There is definitely a resemblance of my faces to all of the photos I used as inspiration, though I have yet to feel I captured a face perfectly. Sometimes though I think it is the imperfections that give these character... ;)</div>
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I have continued working away at <a href="http://ilove2paint.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Martha's/Ayala Art's</a> challennge <a href="http://29faces.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">29 Faces in February</a>. So far so good! I decided to switch from using <a href="http://ejl-tbd.blogspot.ca/2013/02/29-faces-for-february-2013-1-and-2.html" target="_blank">last week's watercolour crayons</a> to my paint pens (using the newspaper for facial inspiration...) I always find male faces especially challenging so I am trying to do a variety of sexes and ages. (Of course the older ones look younger and the younger older... unsure how to rectify that...)</div>
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#5 - He definitely looks younger than the photo...</div>
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#6 - She is/was a child so somehow I have aged her...</div>
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I have also started painting again in 2013 but am only making slow progress. These are my 4 abstracts/works-in-progress...</div>
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Abstract WIPs at the UGLY stage...</div>
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For Christmas I hung up the Nutcracker paintings I did last year. After undecorating all of the house but these, I decided I wanted to try to create some abstracts to hang in their place the rest of the year.</div>
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I hung the painting using these:</div>
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I haven't done much creatively lately, so when <a href="http://ilove2paint.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Martha at Ayala Art</a> restarted her <a href="http://29faces.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">29 faces in February</a>, it inspired me to (get off my butt and) start sketching again!</div>
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She reminds me of a undersea siren...</div>
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Oh well - on to a better effort in 2013! I decided late last month to create a journal for December, combining some art with some reflection on the year that is almost complete - painting on one page and journaling on the back sides about the questions asked in <a href="http://isawyoudancing.blogspot.com.au/p/reverb12.html" target="_blank">Reverb 2012</a>.</div>
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Ornaments (I need a better watercolour red...)</div>
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5 "Calling" Birds - they called to me to be painted...</div>
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Tree (using ink paint brush)</div>
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I want to wish all of you a very Happy and Healthy Holiday Season! Merry Christmas! (And of course a happy <a href="http://paintpartyfriday.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">PPF</a>!)</div>
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HAPPY HALLOWE'EN to all my friends at PPF!</div>
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My friend Ann often holds an all-girls party near Hallowe'en... with the dress code: Basic Black, Witches Attire optional. She signs the invitation "Mistress of Your Charms". These witches parties are always a fun time, with a yummy pot luck and wonderful conversation. A great get-together. And tonight is the night! </div>
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I started looking at photos from the last party and felt inspired to paint a portrait of Ann for her party. My first painted portrait - yikes! We shall see tonight if she likes it...</div>
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"Mistress of Our Charms"</div>
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Loraine, me and Ann</div>
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I hope you have a wonderful and fun Hallowe'en next week! I look forward to seeing everyone's paintings and will visit as time permits over the weekend. But tonight I must fly! (Where is that dang broomstick when you need it?)</div>
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I have been MIA for longer than I would ever have guessed would happen, hiding behind the scenes to help get <a href="http://paintpartyfriday.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">PPF</a> ready for everyone to party, and then disappearing back into everyday activities. I miss creating. Starting up again after this interlude has been harder than I expected. But I have!</div>
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Late in August, I received <a href="http://pritistudio.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Lisa</a>'s sketch pages and box for the <a href="http://artsyfartsyus.blogspot.ca/p/sisterhood-of-traveling-sketchbooks.html" target="_blank">Sisterhood of the Travelling Sketchbook</a>, then promptly left to take my daughter back to university out west. Just before leaving, a window replacement turned into the discovery of a dissolving foundation and significant repairs. (Arrgh!) Thus, I have held on to Lisa's "book" longer than any yet. Plus it was very late arriving and for November which is a very challenging month for me to think of anything to talk about. Dull and dreary is November to me...</div>
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* I changed "morn" to "moon" and hid the moon behind the greyness... I love the Moon!)</div>
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Some time ago, Lisa admired my "<a href="http://ejl-tbd.blogspot.ca/search/label/Girls%20with%20Funny%20Hats">Girls with Funny Hats</a>" plus she loves Frida and her birthday is in November so I created this Frida-like girl with a birthday cake hat to accompany my thoughts on November. This is my <a href="http://ejl-tbd.blogspot.ca/search/label/SotTS" target="_blank">second last sketchbook</a>. All I need to receive is my April to finish and then hopefully my own sketchbook will eventually return to me. It has been a fun project even if it didn't get finished within the allotted schedule.</div>
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I have missed everyone. The parties look like they have been awesome! I look forward to catching up with all of you over the weekend. Have a great week!</div>
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Another <a href="http://artsyfartsyus.blogspot.ca/p/sisterhood-of-traveling-sketchbooks.html">travelling sketchbook</a> arrived Monday! (Yay!) It is so very exciting to see these sketchbooks mature as they travel the world. This one is March and <a href="http://ejl-tbd.blogspot.ca/search/label/SotTS">all I have left to do</a> is November (which should arrive soon) and April (which I have no idea where it currently is). Since these are so far behind in their travels I wanted to get it back in the air as quickly as possible.</div>
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This book belongs to <a href="http://katiescowsudderthings.blogspot.ca/">Kathy</a> and it is gorgeous. March is an odd month for me - not quite winter and not yet Spring. Often we have been south for March Break and when we haven't, I dreamed of going... My March images are inspired by that dreaming...</div>
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I dream of the sea. And of the fishies I would see while snorkeling... (well and many, many other things...)</div>
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I am still battling the weeds overtaking my garden so I will be in and out to visit as weather and weariness permit. Now I have some help - a gift of weeding from my family for Mother's Day. (How wonderful!) Plus to make things extra busy, Sunday is Canada Day and that means beach party, bonfire and fireworks!</div>
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The ice cream flavoured <a href="http://twinkletwinklelikeastar.blogspot.ca/2012/06/summer-of-color-2012.html" target="_blank">Summer of Colour</a> has started and inspired me to take out my paints and see what rainbow sherbet creations I could come up with. I had hoped these would be complete in time for <a href="http://paintpartyfriday.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Paint Party Friday</a>... Alas no. Time slipped away from me again! (Where the heck does it go?)</div>
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So here is what I have so far - hopefully by next week I might have finished these and started on Chocolate Mint!</div>
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Hope you have a wonderful weekend and Happy Father's Day to all the Dads in your life. I look forward to dropping by when I can and seeing what you have created.</div>
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Earlier this year <a href="http://ejl-tbd.blogspot.ca/2012/03/paint-party-friday-year-2-week-1-trying.html" target="_blank">I started a painting that I called "Wheat Fields"</a>. I sort of liked it but it needed something more. My wonderful <a href="http://paintpartyfriday.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Paint Party Friday</a> friends gave me lots of suggestions as to how to finish it off. Thank you everyone for all the feedback and suggestions!</div>
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It sat and sat, and I finally came back to it and this is how I finished it (or at least I think it is finished...)</div>
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