where the heart is

whether you fly from north to south…..

or go from east to west…..

home is always where the heart is.   

xox

{supplies:  strathmore 140 lb. CP paper, watercolor, .3 mechanical pencil}

there's no place like it

i really love being up in the mountains,
but there truly is no better feeling than coming home!


happy, creative weekend to you!!  xox

there's no place like it

someday i'd like to go to france and see what it would be like to be

 one of those artists who set up their workspace on sidewalks and paint all day long.

and then go to england and walk in fields of red and yellow flowers.

but for now, i'm so happy to be right here at home.....

where my blessings are so abundant i couldn't even begin to count them!

(and i definitely include you, sweet bloggy friends, amongst them!!!)

{these 2"x 2" thumbnails were created using 

koi watercolors,  a waterbrush,  and a mechanical pencil with HB lead}

collage attempt

yesterday, i went to martha's wonderful little playhouse/studio, and she showed me how to do this collage technique that's outlined in kelly rae roberts' book, "Taking Flight".  if you haven't yet seen it, i highly recommend this book...it's filled with techniques and permissions to be the artist that you've been created to be.  i am very "collage challenged", and this was difficult for me, mainly because with this technique, success comes with trusting your intuition and not over-thinking each decision that you're making.  uh, okay....this type of work process doesn't fall anywhere within the four walls of the box that i'm happy to remain.  but, martha is a great teacher, and before i knew it, i had several layers of paper, matte medium and paint laid down on a piece of canvas board.  and just to inject a little of "me" into it, i outlined the house with a very thick line of black watercolor crayon. must...have...structure!  click on photo to enlarge

p.s. make sure to go to martha's site to see her fabulous collage!!