Happy March!

I have the best dh in the world. Many reasons for it... but I'll keep the list simple. First we went for a long, relaxing walk this morning. He took beautiful macro photographs of flowers commenting that beauty is all around us. It's hard to disagree when you look at the mosaic I made from the photos.
Then he planned a wonderful day for the two of us. Two weeks ago a mentioned that there is an exhibition that I wish I could see (I saw it on a blog). He didn't mind driving hour and a half to Santa Rosa to see the exhibition with me. We walked around, sat and soaked the afternoon sun, had a late lunch/early dinner in Bodega Bay and completely enjoyed our time together. After 20+ years he still knows exactly what I need and when. Have to adore the man!
Look how big is this painting! The drawings were contributed by hundreds of people, and the girl was painted over them. I think the artist is Tony Speirs. I wanted to stay a long time and look at every single drawing. You can see the detail if you click on the following photo:

Isn't this a beautiful way to start the month! I wish weekends would last longer...

Many faces

I love Friday afternoons! It's the time to relax and have fun. I opened my journal and looked for inspiration on the LostLuggage blog. Julie just finished her art journal tutorial, and I decided to follow her directions and see what I come up with. Here is the page with random papers glued on. I knew from the start that I wanted the cute babies to peek through layers of paint.
Next came paint layers. Why I chose magenta and burnt sienna - I don't know . Doesn't it look like a mess?Dry brushed white paint toned it down a little...
Walnut ink gave it warmth... I use stencils often, but never used spray paint with them. What a difference! I clean, crisp look over the messy paint. I love it! I have added some gold webbing spray too. And instead of scalloped border - a border of cut triangles.This is the moment when Norah's sisters (a very simplified version) decided to visit. I printed little faces from my other pages and used a little circle punch.
Some pencil scribblings, borrowed words and I call it finished.
Julie gave me this award, for which I'm thankful and I return it right back to her. Pick any blog from my right side - they are all excellent. I'll add another favorite, super-excellent blog that I don't have on my side bar (and I really should put it there) - The Sunny Raw Kitchen. If you ever think of raw vegan food as boring carrots and celery sticks - this blog will change your opinion. Pure healthy food art.
Have a happy weekend!

Art is your personal diary

Art is your personal diary
where you may color
your thoughts and emotions
on a page.

Janet opened an etsy shop! Sharon has new, beautiful stuff in her etsy shop! Julie is posting wonderful tutorials about art journaling this whole week! Just wanted to share...

All work, no play

Sometimes work eats up all hours in the day. My best intention to create something gets lost. I have a strong desire to make a journal or ACEO holder or jewelry or something with clay or fabric... or paint a girl with square pink cheeks... It didn't happen today.
I promised to share whatever I make during the day, so that's what I'm doing. Is it art? No.... But she's the only thing I doodled today and I think she's funny.

Adorable birds

My friend Connie surprised me with a lovely bird stencil. It is one of the things that I wanted, but didn't buy on the stamp convention. I used it with molding paste and got a lovely 3D effect. I tried to show it in the photo, but don't think I succeeded. Anyway... thank you Connie! Love the stencil and I'm sure that I'll be using it a lot.

Wanting, waiting, longing...

We are expecting a huge storm, wind, rain.... like we didn't have enough. I need to feel the sun. Can't wait for spring. That's were the inspiration for today's journal page came from.

ATCs

It's been a long time since I made an ATC or used vintage photos. The amount of mess I make creating these little pieces always amazes me. I'll have to clean up my area if I want to play tomorrow.
P.S. Thank you so much for the comments about the lady and roses. Unfortunately, I had to turn back the annoying verification letters in comments because I've been receiving several spam comments every day (including ones with a link to viruses - than you Rebecca for warning me).