having fun 22

Hi there! Last night I had fun painting! Finally took the time to paint the assignment from week 5 of the 6 week online painting workshop that I'm currently taking with one of my favorite artists Dreama Tolle Perry. Our focus was a small jar of pretty blossoms. Here's my first attempt on a 12" x 12" gesso board:

One of the many things I'm learning in the course, is how to be "loose" with the brush, not painting in uniformity and embracing abstract paint brush strokes. I'm going to paint this again and again until I'm satisfied with the final outcome where I can proudly hang it in my studio along with the others from previous weeks :)

I'm linking this up with Paint Party Friday:

Thanks so much for stopping by ~ I hope you have a great weekend!
Be Sweet ;)

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playing with abstract geraniums 14

Hi there! I had the day off from work so I had fun playing with some oil paints! It's week 4 of a 6 week online painting workshop that I'm currently taking with one of my favorite artists Dreama Tolle Perry. This week we are painting a chair with a pot of geraniums perched in / on it.

Here's my first attempt on a 9" x 11" canvas board. I got a wee bit carried away with all the shades of reds and pinks! LOL

One of the many things I'm learning in the course, is how to be "loose" with the brush, not painting in uniformity and embracing abstract paint brush strokes. I'm going to paint this again and again until I'm satisfied with the final outcome where I can proudly hang it in my studio :)

I'm linking this up with Paint Party Friday:

Thanks so much for stopping by ~ I hope you have a great day / evening!
Be Sweet ;)

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time to be creative 36

Hi there! I've been playing around in my art journal again and this is what I came up with:

I'm having fun practicing different techniques and products in hopes of overcoming the fear of attacking a BIG canvas! This page was inspired by a painting I found here:

Abstract painting is quite challenging for me but I'm enjoying the process:

Lots and lots of layers:

I'm entering this art journal page in the following challenges:
For theme inspiration, I joined along with the Mixed Media Place Creative Challenge where the challenge is to create a project based on "Today is the day..."

I'm also joining along with the Monthly Mixed Media Challenge where the challenge is all about texture:

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Be Sweet ;)

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