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Monday, December 31, 2012


They say good things come to those who wait, so, I guess I'll be late.

My mom's birthday party was Saturday. It's finally behind me.  The plan was to take pictures of everything I cooked but, I was so busy in the kitchen I did not take any pictures to show you.  The party was a great success.  My mom was happy and that is what matters.  I could not have done it without my three sisters.
Well, not too much painting in December.  I practiced a batik technique using tempera paints, then again using acrylic paint.

 I sketched a Sunflower.
 I mixed the colors to make the brown center.

Yellow sunflower, blue sky, green stem. I painted around the lines.


Then applied India ink on the lines, let it dry then washed it off.  Most of the tempera paint came off with it.  So I went back and touched it up with watercolor.



This time I painted with acrylic paint making sure not to paint over the lines. Painted the lines with India ink and rinsed.

I liked using the acrylic best. next time I will let it dry for only 5 minutes, if you let it dry too long it's hard to come off. I did about 30 min.

 Yes, I have started a new collection!  It's art books.



  I can't wait to use these techniques with the kids!


Sunday, December 2, 2012




When you Love what you have,
you have everything you need

This is my little corner of the world!
 and I brought Lola to work with me! A little splash of color on those white walls.  I painted Lola last week and decided to take her to work with me to brighten up my day.



Not a whole lot of painting done this week, actually, no painting done at all!  I should have known planning my mom's birthday party was going to take a chunk of my painting time but, it is so worth it.
I finished her invitations and they are ready to be sent out.