Wordless Wednesday . . . A Scene From My Kitchen Window

Sunset, 1/8/12

A Sketch, A Journal Page, And Hearts . . . More Digital Fun!

I can't seem to tear myself away from photoshop. I have been playing with digital collage using my sketches and paintings and am becoming seriously addicted! lol

Yesterday I took a recent sketch and collaged it with a journal page you may have seen in this post. I played and played till I liked how she emerged from the background. Obviously I am liking just the faces of these girls without hair.

Whether its photos or collage, photoshop seems to be my go to creative outlet.

What is your go to creative outlet that you find yourself returning to again and again?

Would love to hear about it!

xo

First Self Portrait . . . I Am Here

self portrait, 1/2012

taken with iphone, processed with instagram filters

I am here
waiting,
hoping,
always fearing.

I am here
wondering truly what there is to be afraid of,
hoping to let go of it,
and trying to be more patient with myself.

I am here
still feeling the pain of lost love,
gazing over my shoulder
staring at the photos of days gone by,
fearing the pain will never go away.

I am here
missing, always missing.
missing the love,
missing the moments
missing the present.

I am here
longing to be free,
just wanting to be brave,
and let myself live.

I am here . . .

Bouquet of Love . . .

'bouquet of love . . . from me to you.'

watercolor, pitt pens on 5x8 watercolor paper

I finally found some time to try the tube watercolor set Lou bought me for christmas. I had sketched this image out quickly in my journal knowing I wanted to paint it. I used payne's gray (so excited as that is my fav color! lol) burnt sienna, and burnt umber along with some black pitt pens.

Funny how I am liking adding my own script to these pieces. And I enjoy scribbling with the pens.

There is certainly much to master in working with watercolor. It is hard to get used to the techniques. I don't like that I cannot cover up mistakes like with acrylic but I am so loving the washed effect. That is what keeps me coming back.

I am sharing this today over at Paint Party Friday which I have missed with all the holiday craziness and of course my recent obsession with digital art!

Hop on over HERE and join us!

It is another lovely unseasonably warm day today here in NY and the weekend as well. And I am not complaining at all! Just going to enjoy it!

Wishing you all a lovely day!

xo

Wordless Wednesday

Adding A Burst of Color To My Sketch

'you can see love'

prints available on etsy

Ok so I am pretty addicted to this digital collage thing! This time I took one of my whimsical sketches you may recognize from a previous post and collaged my watercolor painting over it. I played with layers, opacity, and that eraser tool till I was happy with it.

I love the results! Its pretty cool how I was able to add all this color to a black and white sketch! Looks like it was a painting. I thought the drips at the top were perfect with the rain drops in this sketch. Fun!

In other news I just signed up for Misty Mawn's new online workshop "Open Studio"! I missed her workshop last year so this time it was a no brainer for me! I have wanted to take a class with Misty for some time now. I am excited to get started! I just hope I can tear myself away from photoshop! lol ;)

xo

Her Mind Was Filled With Hopes And Dreams . . .

'Flower Girl Dreams'

prints available on etsy

Happy New Year my sweet friends!! It was a quiet NYE in our house. Lou and I just laid low at home and watched the ball drop in Times Square. This has been a tradition of our for a while now. I hope wherever you were it was a wonderful night!

Its quite hard to believe another year has passed. 2011 was a very tough year for me filled with much loss. Rather than dwell on that I want to focus on the new year which always holds such possibility and hope.

I have been thinking of my word for the year. I have seen many of you do this and it has inspired me to choose one for the first time! The past year I was filled with alot of worry and anxiety. Some of it was related to circumstances and the rest of it is just how I am. I long to live more in the moment. Although it seems like with each loss that comes along I loose a bit of myself and sink deeper into anxiety with only my creativity to help me out.

So my word for this year is . . .

FEARLESS !!

I am actually a bit scared sharing this out loud fearing (there's that word again!) that I cannot live up to the challenge. (this is why I never make resolutions! too much pressure!) But all I can do is try. So try I will!

Yesterday I created this new digital collage using the same sketch from my last post along with two of my textured photos. I LOVE this one! I so enjoyed creating this. It feels like painting to me without all the mess!

I look at her and she reminds me of myself. Her mind looks very busy but filled with hopes,dreams, and beauty. I will let her inspire me to fill my mind with only good things.

Wishing you all peace, love, happiness, and hope . . .

xo