soo much going on

WELL I SHOULD TRY TO UPDATE MY BLOG ONCE A WEEK, BUT SOMETIMES...THERE ISN'T MUCH ANYONE WOULD BE INTERESTED IN..BUT BEEN PRETTY BUSY THIS TIME.

HERE IS MOM..SIPPING HER WINE...SURE...NOT...ITS CRANBERRY JUICE...BUT SHE LOVES TO SIT BY THE LILY POND AT NIGHT AND SEE THE FISHEE...I WILL HAVE TO TAKE AN UPDATED PICTURE OF THE LILY POND..I SAID NO FISH..WELL WE HAVE FISH...

HERE IS WHAT WE DID IN TRISH'S WAX CLASS.  LOVE IT. LOVE IT.  TRISH HAS A COMPANY CALLED VINTAGE BLISS...AND SHE TEACHES...MAKES JEWELRY..DOES JUST ABOUT ANYTHING ARTISTIC...I HAVE WANTED TO DO A NICE WAX COLLAGE FOR A WHILE...AND SHE OFFERED TO COME TO THE HOUSE AT NIGHT..AND WHALLA..HERE IT IS....SO NOW I WANT TO DO MORE MORE

HERE IS ANNABELL.   I NAMED HER.  SHE IS A CREATION OF SANDYS...STAMPED ONTO BEAUTIFUL COTTON...AND THEN EMBELLISHED...I AM NOT SURE THE DETAILS CAN BE SEEN IN THIS PICTURE BUT SHE IS BEAUTIFUL.  SANDY HAS A NICE STEADY HAND..AND AN EYE FOR EMBELLISHING.  SHE SHOWED ME 2 MORE TODAY...BUT I DIDN'T GET PICTURES..DARN. NEXT TIME.
 WE TOOK 9 DAYS IN SAN DIEGO TO CLEAN UP THE SHOP.  IT LOOKED LIKE GOODWILL STORE..ALMOST ALL MY NICE BIG FURNTURE WAS SOLD, BUT THEN WE HAVE NOT BEEN THERE IN 5 MONTHS.  WE BROUGHT IN THE WHITE DESK WHICH YOU CAN BARELY SEE IN THE RIGHT BOTTOM CORNER...THE MARBLE TOP CABINET IN THE LEFT CORNER..A BLUE DRESSER NOT IN THE PICTURE AND SOME BLACK END TABLES..STACKED IN THE BACK..SOOOOOOO THAT SHOULD LAST UNTIL NOVEMBER!
NOT.  THEY CALLED ME 6 DAYS LATER TO TELL ME THE WHITE DESK AND CHAIR SOLD ALONG WITH MY GORGEOUS WHITE CABINET YOU CAN SEE IN THE RIGHT CORNER.  I PAINTED THAT ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO..PUT A HIGH PRICE ON IT AND DIDN'T CARE IF IT SOLD...IT DID...SO NOW..WHERE TO PUT ALL THE LITTLE STUFF...AND WE DIDN'T PLAN TO BE BACK UNTIL NOVEMBER..I BETTER START PAINTING AGAIN.....QUICKLY

 WHILE IN CALIFORNIA I SAW A SMALL ART SHOW..AND THIS ARTIST HAD DONE SOME GORGEOUS METAL LEAF COLLAGES.  SHE TOLD ME A TRICK OF MIXING WATERCOLORS WITH POLYMER MEDIUM.  SO WHAT YOU SEE IS THAT...THESE COLORS ARE NOT WHAT THE WATER COLORS...COPPER AND GOLD..ORIGINALLY WOULD LOOK LIKE ON A WATERCOLOR SHEET....OVER NIGHT..THEY CHANGE..BEAUTIFULLY..AND NO 2 A LIKE...LOVE IT.

 THIS WATERCOLOR COLLAGE WAS DONE WITH ONLY ONE..ONE COLOR.  BLUE. OU CAN SEE ALL THE CHANGES..DEPENDS ON HOW MUCH PAINT IS MIXED WITH THE POLYMER..SO AGAIN..NEVER TWO THE SAME....

 AND THIS IS MY LARGEST..20 X 24 AIRBRUSH ON CANVAS YET...I AM NOT SURE ABOUT THE COLORS.  I LIKE IT BRIGHT.  I HAD PLANNED TURQUOISE..SILVER AND GOLD..BUT SOMEHOW IT DIDN'T COME OUT THAT WAY.  AIRBRUSH COLORS ARE NOT THE SAME AS ACRYLICS..DEPENDS ON THE PIGMENT IN EACH..AND THE BLUE WAS NOT AS TURQUOISE AS I WOULD HAVE LIKED..BUT...I CAN'T CONTINUE TO JUST DO ORANGES, RED AND GOLDS...OR COULD I!!!!!!!!

SO THATS 3 WEEKS IN REVIEW...I THINK I NEED TO PUT THE BRUSH AWAY AND BRING OUT SOME BOXES TO FINISH UP...A CHANGE IS GOOD..FOR EVERYONE!!!