Friday words for thought: Success is liking yourself, liking what you do and liking how you do it. This week’s Featured Artist is Nicole Cadet Artist, Nicole Cadet How did you decide you wanted to be a fantasy artist, after not enjoying art classes at college? In Australia, the bachelor of Fine Arts does not […]
Sorry this is so late today. I wish I could say I got caught in one of those lazy days of summer today, but I can’t. I got busy in a flurry of activity and appointments and the kind of day where the faster you seem to go, the slower you actual move, if you […]
All the little birdies go tweet, tweet, tweet. You may or may not know that I have been raising chicks for the last four weeks. Chirpy, chirpy, cheep, cheeps, as I call them. They are so sweet. This week’s Free Crudoodle Digital Stamp isn’t chickens, but these cute little birds, and the little one is […]
Happy, Happy Friday to everyone! We’ve finally had some rain and cooler weather here. It’s wonderful! I’m loving every minute of it. I’m also loving this week’s interview. This week’s Featured Artist is Monika Ptok-Byard Artist Monika Ptok-Byard Did you always want to be an artist? If you weren’t an artist, what would you be? […]
I have a book filled with doodles and sketches, some I share with you and some are inspiration for me to keep sketching to improve… definitely not share worthy. I have done a few “art journal” pages, but nothing close to some of the fantastic art journals I’ve seen on some artists’ blogs and sites. […]
Hi everyone! It’s Week Two of our August Theme, “In The Good Old Summertime”. Our inspiration this week is The Fruits of Summer Mmmm. Yummy, juicy, delicious raspberries, blueberries, watermelons, peaches, plums.. oh I want a fruit salad now. Fruit salad on top of a scoop of vanilla ice cream, that sounds good. As […]
I was thrilled when Linda from Creeping Along, left me a comment that she had used one of my Crudoodle Digital Stamps in a card. I love the card and have to share it with you. Linda used the colored version of ‘Her Nose in a Book‘ and the card is absolutely adorable. Beautiful card […]
This week’s scheduled featured artist, sends her apologies. Unfortunately she has had some internet problems and wasn’t able to be interviewed for today. We’ll have the pleasure of looking forward to seeing her artwork and getting to know her another day. Instead, I’ll feature one of my new pieces of art. It’s so new that […]
Even though today is still July, tomorrow will be August 1st, so I’m launching into August with a new theme. August’s theme is In The Good Old Summertime. We’re lucky to have five weeks in August, so we’ll have five weeks to make summery art cards and tags. I decided it would be a good […]
I love ballet. I grew up dancing and like many little girls, dreamt of being a ballerina. Dance creeps into my artwork quite often, whether it’s the tilt of a head, the pose of a hand, or, like this week’s Crudoodle, a figure dancing. This week’s Free Crudoodle Digital Stamp is a darling little Ballerina […]
It’s Friday already! This week has flown by for me, in a flurry of activity, that hasn’t left much time for art. I do, however, always have time for the Friday Art Feature. This week’s Featured Artist is Constanza Ehrenhaus aka Faerywitch Art What medium(s) do you use to create your art? I draw everything […]
It’s Christmas in July! This week’s inspiration for your art card or tag are the colors red and green, the traditional Christmas colors. Think red holly berries, green pine needles, red mittens, green ornaments, red cardinals, green wreaths, red sleighs…. I made a red and green gift tag in two versions. Please feel free to […]