Inkwell Studios Workshop: Iris Watercolor

Every Wednesday and Thursday at 9am EST, it's "Coffee and Art in the Morning" with Dede on Ustream!

This past week, she taught a FABULOUS watercolor class.  She drew and posted a sketch of an iris so that we, the viewers, could print it out and paint along.

I had a blast and here is the result:

I printed the image from my home inkjet printer onto 140lb hot press water color paper that I cut down to 8.5 X 11".  Dede instructed us to print it out onto plain cardstock if we didn't have anything else available.  I'm not sure what I will do with my iris, but I'm thinking of cutting it out and incorporating it into my art journal.

Besides providing us with the amazing sketch, Dede was patient and encouraging as we worked through the techniques using watercolor paints and pencils.  She is a wonderful artist!

If you would like to try your hand at watercolor painting, visit her blog:  Inkwell Studios
The recorded show is available at:   Inkwell Studios Ustream Videos

Thanks for looking!

Ketsia

 

Art and Sole: 52 Pages

My lovely and very talented friend from the UK, Darcy, started 2011 by creating weekly prompts for art journaling.  Check out her blog,  Art-and-Sole and feel free to participate.

I'm new to the art journaling world, and of course I'm giving it a go! 

My page for the Week 1 Prompt - "Regenerate"

My page for the Week 2 Prompt - "Filter"

Thanks for looking!

Ketsia

Art Journal Every Day

Julie Balzer is encouraging everyone to spend at least 10 minutes a day making art in or for your Art Journal. You can join any time!  Click here for her website

For the past 2 weeks, I’ve been carving out those 10 minutes, and sometimes more, every day!  I painted backgrounds, cut up collage elements and photos, started a mini album during a virtual crop – kept it totally low stress and no pressure.

I love Julie’s workshops, she’s an amazing instructor.   A few months ago, I attended one at  The Ink Pad .   We created an altered book and I am hooked.  This was the first time I got to hack up an old book and it was an experience.  I can still hear Julie’s voice, “Don’t be scared, just rip those pages out!”

 I recently purchased goodies to finish my cover, but for some reason, I feel stuck!  Here are pictures of what I got, and my “in progress” altered journal:

I enjoyed the process and I’m trying to get used to the idea that I don’t have to call my book finished. I have it on my work table and do something to the inside almost every day.  In the next few weeks, I really really really want to complete the cover!

Thanks for looking!