Snowed In

   Well, snow day!! Wasn't supposed to snow but within hours the streets were covered and cars were wrecking everywhere. The weather man got it wrong today. I tried to paint but could not get into it ...to much going on outside. Car after car tried to make it up the hill and failed. Someone ordered pizza and my son had to go help the poor guy back up the hill. He had to dump the pizza and  use the pizza box  for traction..so sad..
  
   I ended up watching a cardinal trying to keep warm in the dogwood tree outside the living room window. He was so cold he didn't move when I pulled out the camera. he was the bright spot in my day...enjoy :)
              

                  

Weekend with a Cold

    Well, here I sit . I have been sick  for four days....
    
     I pulled out paints and paper Thursday ...the painting has been staring at me. I don't think I have painted anything purple in a very long time..so....if you like then let me say thank you so very much..if you don't then let's blame it on the meds ...
   
      I pray you are well and have not been touched by the flu or a bad cold.
      Stay warm my friends and have a great weekend.

Hello It's Monday Again!!

    I cannot complain about Mondays...they are filled with friends, art, laughter and good food. And when I say good food I mean great food..Faye made some chicken and dumplings that were out of this world delicious!
    Silent moment as I remember the dumplings..........

    This week we picked back up where we left off last Monday..we could have moved on but I wanted to have the ladies to experiment using more pigment in their paintings. I think they liked the result.

      The paintings above were done by my friend and artist Christie Crawford. Aren't they gorgeous!! You did a great job...everyone did!! I love this technique. The salt was applied to the damp paint and once dry left a fabulous texture. I thought it  looks like leaves. I can't wait to see this finished!
       Colors used in this painting were Prussian Blue, Burnt Sienna and Yellow Ochre

       Hope your day was filled with love, laughter and art!!
   
    

Watercolor, Portraits and Collage..

   Didn't feel I could say anything positive yesterday after trying to download Adobe PS Elements for 2 weeks with no success..it was a dreary but cheery day as I spent it with my friend Robin.
If anyone knows how to download a photo editing product to Windows 8 please let me know
I need something soon...

  Today was class day at Fullers Frame Shop!!! Yay!! Started the day with paper , glue and
Faber-Castell Gelatos...no it's not a yummy ice cream lol....it's a yummy art medium that looks
like a colorful chap stick!! They are my second favorite tool in my artsy tool box :)
The colors are bright and cheerful and make collaging so much fun!

  After lunch my friend Debbie had brought some beautiful floral pics to work with and we
pulled out the watercolors and played for almost 2 hours..my job is sometimes sooooooooo
hard lol

   Later it was drawing eyeballs with  a young lady who can't wait to draw realistic portraits!! I'm so
excited! It is so much fun to teach pencil ...I can honestly say other than drawing it is my favorite
thing to do..

  As I stated at the beginning I have no photo editing program..I had planned to post pics of collage
using the Gelatos ...but instead I will post one of my earlier collages featuring a portrait of my granddaughter. Have a great evening and a beautiful tomorrow...

Tuesday Night

   Was on pins and needles all day worrying about the class at CSCC ( Community College ).
But yay!! it made by a miracle and I had a great time!! Met some new friends and shared
some laughs with old friends :) A great night!
   This first class covered values..so the class drew a value scale and also shaded
a ball and shadow...afterwards they assured me I would see them next week...so thankful!!
Next week I had planned for them to shade the egg but may change it up and do some fruit..
hmmmmm..sounds like a plan :)
Hope your day was a good..have a goodnight..

Monday's Class

   A lot of people dread Mondays. I am not one of those people..Monday's have become
one of my favorite days of the week and it's all because of my friends that I share
most of the day with. They are a wild and crazy bunch these three ladies! There is never
 a dull moment and not a minute goes by that someone is not bringing us to tears  of
laughter with some wild comment...
   Now I am sure they will  not appreciate the pic I am about to post because maybe they are
 laughing so hard their eyes are closed (or the flash is blinding them) but I hope they forgive
me. This Monday Class was about variegated washes and adding texture with salt from the
book " The Watercolorist's Answer Book ". I would recommend this book ...I love it!
( and no one has paid me to say this...I hope it is okay that I say it )
   I hope there are many more Mondays in my future..Mondays spent laughing and painting 
with friends..Love you girls!

January 2014...

   Only one New Years resolution and that is to" Do"...be Productive.
So here goes...I do not know what I am doing but I am trying to blog. Wish me luck.
I am an artist/art instructor ..my specialty is realistic pencil but I also teach watercolor
and some basic collage techniques. I am hoping that my class Portraits in Pencil makes
this Tuesday..Jan.14th

 

This is an example of my pencil work.

" Hunter "

I titled my blog a Mixed Media Experience because I hope to share

a variety of my work...get some feedback.. share some of my techniques

and share my students work. If I have managed to do this right , I would love

to hear from you.