Painting ACEO's and sketching

Happy New Year to all of you!

Even though my new art room is not finished yet.... getting there.... I dug out my paints from the boxes and started. I missed it so much, not good for my health. And probably also not good for the people around me :-).

I started last week with painting some ACEO's and ATC's (some reference photos are from PaintMyPhoto).

And this weekend I participated in the WDE (Weekend Drawing Event) on WetCanvas. I first did a sketch of a pelican in my Toned Gray Strathmore journal.

And then moved on to a watercolor portrait of a lovely Mexican guy. I hoped to keep the colors fresh and tackle the shadows... but I made mud again... I would love to paint more watercolor portraits this year... keep on practising.

And as bonus I painted street musicians in Prague. I took the photo in 2011 but never got around painting it. But here it is, in my Moleskine watercolor journal.

Making ATC's for the Post Christmas athon on ATCsforall

This weekend I finished my article for next month for the Unruly PaperArts blog and I have been making some ATC's for the Post Christmas athon on ATCsforall

Coffee swap ATC's and Buddha on the wall

This weekend I have been creating ATC's for a swap I am hosting on Atcsforall. The theme is coffee. The due date is December 7 and I already received beautiful ATC's.

When I worked on the Coffee ATC's I also created a 4 3/4" x 4 3/4", 12 x 12 cms mixed media collage/painting. The cup is painted with acrylics and glazing medium. It fits perfectly in an Ikea frame (Ribba, 23 x 23 cms). It is for sale in my Etsy shop.

And last night I finished the mixed media painting of the buddha. The only thing it needed was a bit more shading and defining. The painting is now on my living room wall, very peaceful!

Halloween ATC's.....

This weekend I am playing in the Halloween a-thon at ATCsforall. I have made 4 ATC's so far, all with alcohol ink backgrounds. The images are drawn with my Pitt pens (love them...).

Did you do anything scary last night?

Painting in the Paint-a-thon on atcsforall

This weekend there is a Paint a thon on www.atcsforall.com and I am painting ATC's. From penguins to San Francisco to trees.

Black and white chunkies

Yesterday (Sunday) I had a 'pyjama day'. I had no where to go, no people to see, nothing important planned, so I went from my pyjamas into my jogging pants. And I watch some telly (a few re-run of a Dutch detective) and did some crafting, took a nap.... you get the picture. I just love days like this!

I printed some black and white backgrounds and images for the Black and White chunky swap on ATCsforall and took out my glue stick. I made these 4 chunkies. I still need to do the backs and then I can send them off to the host down under.

New ATC's

I have been hosting the Dragonflies swap on ATCsforall.com. The due date is September 21 and I always sent out a reminder to the participants a month before the due date. But this time.... I didn't even finish my own ATC's.. Bad girl! I did one earlier and finally did the other two today.

Blossoms in watercolor and some ATC's

 

This weekend I am playing in the Labor Day all art a thon at www.atcsforall.com. A full weekend creating with friends all over the world and lots of trading of course. So far I made 4 ATC's, I will show you two. One done in pen and watercolors, using a reference image from WetCanvas. And one mixed media collage.

 

 

 

And I have been painting with watercolors in my Moleskine watercolor journal (A4). This is a painting of a reference image in the Florals forum on WetCanvas (challenge for the month August).

Making ATC's today

I have been making several kinds of ATC's (artist trading cards) today. I sold some in my Etsy shop and decided to make a peacock series for the shop.

And then I played with alcohol inks and made some ATC's for the Art-a-thon on www.atcsforall.com. A few abstract landscapes in alcohol ink.

And a few with pen and watercolors. The flamingo is one of them.

Mixed media collage chunkies for the PAT (Pick a Theme) on ATCsforall

This morning I have been making chunkies (4" x 4") for the PAT (Pick a Theme) on www.atcsforall.com. This is how it works. A host in posting several groups with the medium the chunkies (or ATCs) should be made in and you can subscribe to one of these groups. You put down your name and the theme you want to receive your chunkies in. When the group is full, you start creating the chunkies for the other members of the theme, one chunky in their theme. So this time I made a Pink Rose, a Vintage Lady, Mushroom and Vintage Things with Wings.

ATC's for the Buddha buddha swap

Today I have been making ATC's for the Buddha buddha swap on Atcsforall.com. I love how they turned out! I hope to get some lovely buddha's in return.