Day 12 - AEDM & Nablopomo - recycling an old painting

i've had some finished paintings stored in the garage for a few years now. i had originally painted for art workshops that i was teaching at the time. the subject, level, and style of the painting was to suit my students' requests and needs....and not something i would have chosen myself.

so, i thought it was high time i took the plunge and gave one of them a facelift

i picked out some decorative papers and glued them in place with matte medium

now the fun will begin once i decide what i'm going to do from here

maybe a mermaid given the theme on the decorative paper?

time will tell

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i love trees!

they have such beautiful auras and represent life and hope in many cultures.

i thought i'd share some pics with you of a native australian eucalypt called the scribbly gum tree.

those scribbles are actually made by the larvae of the scribbly gum moth

 kinda cool, huh?

til tomorrow

~ love, light and peace ~

Day 11 - AEDM & Nablopomo - a rose and a rest

hi everyone

today, i finished off the rose i started yesterday

here is the finished page...dated yesterday because that's when i started it

i am loving my derwent inktense pencils!

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for the majority of the day, i was lying on the couch with my feet elevated as they were very sore and swollen. i think it was due to all the walking i've done this week.  hopefully, it will be better tomorrow.

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for some reason, my chilli plant has decided to go all mutant on me. my chillies should look like this. note how they are nearly three times longer than they are wide?

well, for some unknown reason, they are now looking like this!

this one obviously tried to get some length but it just didn't happen.
it's a mystery i tell you.

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on a sad note, at 11AM today, we stood and paid our respects to our fallen soldiers in one minute's silence for Remembrance Day. the bugle on the TV played The Last Post and it never fails to bring tears to my eyes.

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old;

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning

We will remember them.

my heartfelt and sincere thanks to the men and women of our armed services

~ love, light and peace ~

Day 10 - AEDM & Nablopomo - sketch & art supplies

another busy day has passed and i'm now feeling SO tired!  i'm surprised myself that i've still managed to meet the challenge each day...can't say i'll make it all the way but i will certainly try.

another late afternoon sketch was the order of the day...this time, a rose

pencil free sketch using pigma micron pen in small moleskine watercolour sketchbook

and, of course, i played a little more with my new derwent inktense pencils. still some layers to go before i'll call it finished but this is what i managed today

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we were over at garden city (a large shopping centre) for the day and i couldn't resist popping into riots art and craft store. yep...i bought even more treats for the studio. heck, i'm sure the kids won't mind living on bread and water for the next week or so.

a wood burning tool and some watercolour tube paints
the wood burning tool is for making stamps

a 12 pack of A7 (approx. 3" x 4") mini sketchbooks featuring a variety of different papers

and a new pack of mungyo gallery watercolour crayons (love 'em!) and more water-brushes

until tomorrow

~ love, light and peace ~