A wild ride on the mermaid circus

I have had the wildest creative ride on the mermaid circus, 8 astounding! weeks of creative bliss.

Heaven on a stick.

We started with our mermaid shaped journals, I couldn't sleep at night my mind was a buzz with colours floating around in my dreams and the inspiration and creativeness from all the fellow mermies was super eye candy.Every day brought with it a new and fantastical journey to take hold of and run with.

The best 8 weeks 

Have many memories to cherish

Exceptional Jane and Teesha

My mermaid muse has come to visit

Expectations of fun, fun and more fun

Rewarded every time I create

MERMAIDS are real

And

I

Dream of being one

Creative pleasure

Inspiration to draw

Resources new and many

Comments,tips & hints from fellow mermies

Utterly in love with this class

Sad to say goodbye

My clown mermaid with puffer fish pom poms

The queen of mermies with her tattoos on her arm

Here I re printed some of my own art work and with Teesha guidance I collages it into a new mermaid

Then we moved onto our Teesh style journal 

Running away with ideas

I dreamed of a bright pink haired sea mermie with fish and circus tents

The underwater goddess

La sirena gorda

Into the dark

Playing with ht mermaid circus and colour and life and my muse

Weekend workshop with Jane davenport

I was in supplies heaven, I couldn't sleep after the first day cos images of faces and mermies and colours and paints and inks and just Everything were swirling around in my brain.Jane is such a giving and caring teacher and if you have the opportunity to create with her then DO IT!
I have made some beautiful new friends and said goodbye to others.

All sorts of supplies

Oh So French................

Pastels

All sorts of pastels...............

I have been creating Journal pages and just having the best time. Oh madame, I have been using Copic markers, they are an aquired taste i think and very hard to get the hang of.

This little Faery has been created using just about every supply that i have.

Here is my little mermaid, i have used a combination of markers,inks and pencils.

Journalling

More peerless watercolours. I love them, here i have been trying to increase the shading on the face. This is really hard with watercolours, particularly when i am used to acrylics.

In these pages i have been trying my new Peerless watercolours. They are amazingly beautiful colours.

Here i have had a play with watercolour crayons,some stamping and a very washy background.

Oh! My!

I have been doing nothing but drawing, painting and playing. No washing,cooking,ironing etc etc..........

prisma colour blending

Here i have used lots of layers of prisma pencils to create the shading and highlights on her

watercolours

Here i have used, Prisma watercolour pencils, Albrecht Durer and inktense pencils.

Here is my girl with very long legs who is drifting under the sea

Journalling

I have been doing an on line course with Jane Davenport called Supplies Me!!! It is fantastic and i just love it!!!

I am using all the different supplies that i have accumulated over the years (and getting heaps of new ones too) because i just have to have them.

Pencils, watercolours,pastels,etc.etc.

Merry Christmas ATC swap

On a very WET saturday, i have been having a lovely time making my ATC swap and christmas card for Helen.

I have used fibres and stamps on the angels dress,and paints , textured paper for her wings and metallic ribbon and lace for her head dress. I painted the bear using jo sonja paints and a smooshing brush.

The head folds over and the wings slide in at the back, so she fits into the ATC size.

The card is a mixture of washes and pen for outlines.

I certainly hope this weather clears up. Tomorrow we are going to a French day at Como house in Toorak, I cant wait and i am sure there might be a very french inspired painting coming along soon.

Artist Trading Cards

................Halloween is coming, so I thought a few bears dressed up as witches was very appropriate................

Artist Trading Cards............................

I have been trying out my new Inktense Blocks. WOW are they fantastic by them selves and i have also used them with washes of markers as well. They are great dry and wet.

The Jester

What better way to spend a very wet Saturday than painting a Jester.....................

I have used a combination of washes with Marvy Markers, then Black liner work with Atelier Acrylics and some white dry brushing with Jo Sonja. Then a few scribbles here and there with a very fine Micron pen...................

I am going to have a go at cutting out a frame for her when i am able to stand and lean over my desk...........

This is not an original art work, the inspiration came from the internet.

Journal Pages

Sun and Moon ..............

This has been a fun journal page to play with, once again i have used Marvy Markers as washes.
I have spent a very pleasant sunny morning in Melbourne creating this page.

I have 2 weeks to go till i see my surgeon i cant wait to be able to get out and do some retail THERAPY..........................
This first picture doesnt have the final deeper
shading around the faces...............

Four Card Swap

...............................This mermaid is painted using Atelier Interactive Acrylic paints. I have watered them down considerably and used them as washes. Added a few Crystals for a bit of bling and some liner work. Voila she is done.

I have another four card swap also in mind, then i wont know which one to send to my partner.........................

Bonjour

Once again i have been using my marvy markers as a wash of colour, I have used many layers to create the depth of colour in her eyes and hair.

Her name is BONJOUR.............

Artist Trading Cards

I have been playing with my pastel pencils again, they are the easiest thing to use when you cannot walk around properly.

This swap is for JAV an artist trading group that i help run with 2 other fellow Australian artists. Each month we have different themes and ideas that we have to create with in mind.


This month is a 4 card swap,they must be joined to work on and then cut and separated when finished. Each card is to stand alone!!!

I have just let my imagination run, always butterfly wings and ladies faces- I just love them.

Rehab/September 2011

Rehab September/ Playing with some pastel pencils

What a year 2011 has been, first my achillies and now a total hip replacement!!!!!!

2 weeks down, 1 in hospital and then 9 days in Rehab. I thought this was going to be like a nursing home and i didn't want to go but it was almost like a holiday, the room was very nice, food brilliant and all the staff-nurses, physio,ocupational therapists were fantastic.Since i have come home i am really missing my Milo and chefs special for morning and afternoon tea

I managed to have a little play with some carbothello pencils. Unfortunately with the hip,you are restricted to not being able to sit at less than 90degrees, so you cannot sit at a desk and lean forward. This makes art work very difficult.

Easter Break 2011

Over the Easter Break we had 5 days at a beautiful Bed and Breakfast on the Great Ocean Road near Lorne. It is just magnificent and we go there each year to celebrate our wedding anniversary. You can just lie back in bed and watch the waves roll in. It is my special place to relax. I had such a great time creating heaps of new ATCs and journal pages, but i hav'nt had time till now to upload them.

Zentangle...............This was so much fun to do,I started with the dog in the middle then the merfish and it just went on from there, and then a wash of colour to finish.

Rose Petal.......................I have used a very soft wash of Marvy Markers for this face and her petals.I am very pleased with the results

Dreaming Princess.............I have used pastel pencils for my princess and then a wash of water, that worked as well as watercolour pencils. I still would like to add a few sparkles to the bubbles on her head.