February 20, 2016

blue eyes...

I'm working on a series of mixed media portraits on canvas.  This is a large piece (for me) 18x24.  I've been fussing with her for days and need to step back and take a break.  (Thank goodness for gesso that's all I can say!)

Surprisingly, taking a photo of the work makes it easier for me to find her flaws rather than just looking at the original work.  I'm not sure why that is...


  

Invisible...

Being a woman of a certain age, somewhere along the line I became invisible.  At least it often seems that way.  Sometimes I look in the mirror and I don't recognize myself - I see my mother - the years are creeping up I guess...or maybe I'm just having a bad day.


February 9, 2016

Doing the Zentangle...

No, Zentangle is NOT a Argentine tango...  If you want to know what Zentangle is, go here.  I'm quite new to the art.  My first steps are not very sophisticated.  (This art form takes a lot more time than one would think.  People always tell me I must have a lot of patience to quilt - zentangle takes a lot more patience IMO.)


February 5, 2016

One of those days...

It's one of those days where my hands ache so bad I could weep.  TMB (too many birthdays!) degenerative arthritis - on top of that I caught my husband's cold!  I'm trying working through my discomfort because keeping my mind off of it usually helps.   What do you do to get past the pain?


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