havin some FUN with paint and oil pastels........

 I am really enjoying playing with my paints and and anything  else that I can make a colorful mark with.....

I started using my Gelli Art Pad to make some mono prints....

I love making several mono prints on each sheet of paper.....

I wanted to add some textured lines so I made some marks with oil pastels...

kept it simple...with various lines and circles.....

tried a tropical look.....

I tried blending and adding more color....

just LOVE this group of paintings......

hope you got to create something colorful on this dreary day.....

HEART ART DAY 7 OF MY VALENTINE'S WEEK CHALLENGE.....

 Hoping all my friends enjoyed this

  VALENTINE'S WEEK....

with the ones you LOVE!

February's Art Alliance

February's Art Alliance Exhibition for this month is 

"Body Language" and "Riot of Color"

 and I was excited about this challenge....

because I LOVE  COLOR!!

whether you come in through the front door....

or the back door you are always welcomed...

www.artallianceofmonmouth.org

this months Window  is by Sandra Roberts.

and I just love her work...it is so interesting, colorful , full of so many textures and patterns...

here I am with 2 of the my 3 pieces that were excepted....  the top  "Paper Boy"and middle one "Purple Rain".

"Urban Garden"

there were so many interesting pieces in this  show....

  sorry that we were busy and missed the opening....

 

this bottom painting "Squid 1st view" by my talented

 friend Grace Modla

got to get busy for next months challenge....

"IN THE DISTANCE" and "CLOSE UPS'... 

Make plans to see the next show Saturday March 2nd.

I promise you won't be disappointed....

HEART ART DAY 6 OF MY VALENTINE'S WEEK CHALLENGE....

                                            Well it is day 6 of my HEART ART Challenge
                                
                              I am playing with a new item for me called a
                                 Gelli Arts Gel Printing Plate

my dear friend  Diane Cecci Doleiden
introduced it to me...

                  and now I am addicted to yet another art medium....

there is so many interesting things one

                              can create with the Gelli....

and a few supplies and  lots of papers.....

                                                        is all you need to get creative............

here is just a few of the prints I made......

            

added some of my favorite doodles.............

                       make sure you have some time and lots of papers
        cause you are going to want to make so many of these        
                                     interesting prints.......
                    Hope you all had a Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentines's Day and day 5 of a week of HEART ART...

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY 

MY SWEETS...

this little project is a challenge from a dear art friend

                                                  Grace Modla for Valentine's Day. 
                                            14 Artists will share their little  art  on this  
                                 Feb 14th 2013..... in a Face Book  Gallery Show called
 

  "14 on 14: Views of Love"

I started out with some Dr. Martin's dyes in all the lovely

                                                               colors of LOVE.......

I just started making my hearts tossed all over the page....

                                   

the size 5" x 5"

                                      Any interpretation, any medium, ANY thing your little 
                                         wild hearts want to say on the subject of LOVE.

did a little doodling with some sharpies.....

and one VALENTINE'S DAY piece of ART complete....

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

                    take a peek at the gallery show from 14 artists........  
                     here at.....   14 on 14: VIEWS of LOVE  
               

HEART ART DAY 4 OF MY VALENTINE'S WEEK CHALLENGE

PAPER 53

FOR THE I PAD......

IS AWESOME!!!!!!! 

I am addicted to my i-pad

and drawing hearts....lots of hearts....

instead of lugging around tons of supplies just  take the i pad.....

paper 53 is an app with tools for drawing, painting, sketching...and the colors are amazing.......

 I am sure you will LOVE it as much as I do!!!!

                     HAPPY CREATING!!!!                     

HEART ART DAY 3 OF MY VALENTINE'S WEEK CHALLENGE....

 HEART ART is the challenge for the week...
I wanted to create all different things using HEARTS for this week of LOVE....
While in the store yesterday I happened to spot this adorable little box no  bigger the 3" x 3" and what did it say on it?????

HEART ART 

                                                

so how could I refuse?????

                       this cute little box of HEART ART is filled 

                                     with mini art supplies...

papers, stamps, stickers, stencils, cute mini scissors,
 and a book of directions....

 hope you are getting creative this 
VALENTINE'S DAY