image transfers

well dont' let it me said all they eat in Sante Fe is mexican food...French is wonderful!!
This is a poor picture of Darlene's BEST OF SHOW...tried to get a close up.not too good.

Hopefully you can see..all the layers in Darlene's piece...soooo many...again a close up but not that good...layers layers layers.
well I had the name of the book wrong...its Image Transfers..not Transfer Mediums...!!!!!

sorry Darlene and Sandra.

SO if you want to go to Sante Fe, just know..its worth the ride..expense...time!

Santa Fe and the Hispanic Market!

Well my trip to Sante Fe was inspiring mentally and physically, as usual..and I had a great host...this is the dinner my son danny made for myself and his girlfriend Jill..who would have guessed all these hidden talents.
I met Sandra who is teaching a class at AU..and who wrote the book 'Transfer Mediums with Darlene Olivia McElroy. Darlene could not make the trip so Sandra is coming! I wish you could have seen her work on display at the Hispanic Fair..gorgeous!!!! Can't wait for her class.

That square you see in her canvas work..lights up!!!! She found some LED lights at...of all

places KMART!!!

This is Darlene ( sitting) and her friend at Darlene's booth. Darlene won "BEST IN SHOW'

and I have some pictures I will put on the blog later. I met Darlene 3 years ago..and have followed her work, tried most of the techniques in her book ' transfer medium" and inspired by her talents! Soooo fun to meet these artists.

and..this is the hostest with the mostest! The only way I could probably stay in Sante Fe..and be treated like royalty. "what would you like to do today mom"? We had a great time...visited some other galleries...played with his guitar ( video on this blog and comments welcome!)

And..this is Victoria. I met Victoria also 3 years ago. I loved her Angel painting....beautiful!

she told me " I am in the late stages of breast cancer..so this is probably my last year being at the Hispanic Market' I said..' i dont' think so...your work is gorgeous..you have much more to do". and ...I hugged her. dont' know why. just felt like it........bought the picture, took a picture of her and myelf... and then last year..I wondered if i would find her booth..if in fact she would be there. SHE WAS. She told me she was hoping I would come by.............she said it was a very hard year but...here she was.

So this year..there she was and her paintings ( I noticed) use alot more brighter colors..lime greens, beautiful!!! So I am soo happy to have met her, and to have a beautiful hand painted canvas painting of an angel....so this year SHE asked to take a picture with me! Here we are!
Great time. Great company. Great artists. Great host. Great Art! Lucky me!! comments welcome!

practicing for American Idol

well my son danny had this extra guitar....and

it seemed like a good idea..at the time...to check out my guitar playing skills. !!!!!

Not sure why I am moving around so much..maybe I had to use the potty room..or maybe I am just musically inclined? I think what i am is brave to show this to anyone..but for sure, we really had fun!!! enjoy.

well hello from San Diego, where the temperature is about 69...first time I remember seeing vacation visitors wearing sweatshirts on the beach. Now..if you were paying 200.00 a night..you might not think this funny..or unusual..you might think it...' lets go home'.

but...flapjack has been a great traveling companion. He sits on the back seat..never complains...just sleeps .or looks out the window..but never stands up..just sits. He loves the beach...the walks...the park...and john!

John went to the bagel shop and flapjack sat at the door..for 20 minutes..just waiting!!! Thats him sitting by the door....and thats him sitting with john near the park..and with john and danny on the beach...he goes anywhere. He is so well trained. he charms everyone..puts out his paw and says ' hello' and...when we eat at a cafe outside..he sits under the table..never once comes near the food to table top.

other then that...very very quiet vacation. sleeping in...walking on the beach...and taking flapjack to the park. boring? actually for me...its wonderful!!! see you all soon.

Good Morning..say hi to Jack and Flapjack..cheryl brought scones and a playmate for flapjack..we both made out with that visit!

And mom helped me with the red tray..whoops was old and blue..now red with resin on it and some stenciling.

And got a picture of her cleaning up the sink..she was always more fun in the kitchen and she proves some things don't change with age..she loved helping me out fixing salad etc...!!

have not done a whole lot, but doing trial and error from nancy reyners book...then the ideas in the Altered Surfaces book from Golden is just making me drool..so hoping to get to some this week end.

flapjack continues to 'do what delights him'..which is just digging, playing, playing and playing. John says ' I have never walked so much..played so much..and done not much else"!!!

Mom helped me in the kitchen last week and loved it. We have forgotten just how much she CAN do..she loves wiping up the sink and helping with dinner...its sad...parts of them are old..but there is still alot of busy busy time inside that 94 and 10 month little lady! She thinks she can do anything...until she tries to get up...will say ' judy what happened, yesterday I walked to church and back'. sure mom.

my friend sandy finished another great class at Frenzy..the dog house. its adorable so soon as I figure how to get from my email...to my blog..I can share. Taking anything from my Iphone or camera is easy...just throw me something new and I have to check with my Mac lady, debbie!!!

who happens to be in London..relaxing with a broken toe! See debbie..a birthday..a year older..and the Toe gives out!

have a great week.

following nancy reyner

well you know I am following Nancy Reyner's Acrylic Revolution book...and have fallen in love with fiber paste. So far I have rusted some pieces and now I tried a stencil using the paste, removing and whalla..it did not fall apart. looks and feels just like paper. You can then embellish, emboss whatever and its easier then when stencil is on your substrate and allows you to choose exactly where to put the embellishment without realizing you don't like it after its already stenciled on your art!

I am finding using my craft paper is perfect for this, although you could use freezer paper.

WOW..what is Flapjack doing while I am sitting here quietly writing in my Artist Way journal..digging a hole??????????? nope..guess he just wanted a cool place to sit. These guys are smart!!

Well as Artist Way says...Do what delights you!!!

ACRYLIC REVOLUTION AND ME

well as you can see..I have my studio table all set for painting. nothing else there! and its filled.

decided to follow Nancy Reyners Book Acrylic REvolution and do at least 2 techniques a day...waiting for time didn't work..time waits for no one..and I am actually accomplishing more then i think with just the few minutes as mom is in bed..awake having toast or whatever since i can hear her.

the cheesecloth is wet when layed on the canvas so it sticks..no glue. then painted between the cracks and you can't really tell but the outcome actually looks like the cheescloth is still there due to the thickness in places with the paint. then I added the idea of doing a transfer over with black and white to watch the colors come thru the transfer. I think you can get a background for some transfers this way rather then trying to paint a transfer after!

I also did the feather painting, the ribbon and the eye dropper. IThis morning i started the coarse Pumice gel techniq..I have covered the canvas..will let it dry and then..you will see the rest after I follow the other steps. interesting effect with coarse pumice.

and I liked the fiber paste with the rust so I covered a 8 x 8 grundge board so i will have the rusted paper, thicker..and bigger..wanting to maybe cover a book during micheal demengs class this summer. will show you the 8 x 8 when its finished..but i also added a picture of the previous fiber paste since it has really rusted even more!!!

and of course flapjack got his first bath!!!! Thanks to aunt cheryl who led us thru this..( had to buy some DAWN) who would have guessed. new doggie parents..getting there!

now have to go help john fix the brand new sweeper that he tried out and got a string caught!!!!

life goes on!