Frozen Expanse, Subtle Signs of Life

These photos are from the lakefront yesterday. Today we have light rain and snow is trying to melt, but it has a long way to go yet. The page used a template from this month's copycat challenge.

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Designer Credits:
-template: Copycat Challenge by Timounette based on Paddling by Ann06 
-background, gesso, stamp, bead: Nevermind by Studio 68
-edge: Surround It - 1 by Merkeley Designs
fonts: James Fajardo, Lithograph

Surviving February

Today was warmer, but it will take a lot to really reduce the snow and make winter fade. Here are two weeks of February as they were for me.

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Designer Credits:
-papers, emphera, word art, button, paint: Nevermind by Studio 68
-border: WoodShop MapPrints Paperie No. 1 by Anna Aspnes
-transfer, frame: ArtPlay Palette Radiant by Anna Aspnes
-stitched frames: FotoInspired Stitched Frames No. 1 by Anna Aspnes
-string: ArtPlay Palette Natural Instinct by Anna Aspnes
-thin frame: FineEdge Frames No. 1 by Anna Aspnes
-swirl: Scribble It by Merkeley Designs
fonts: Capture it, Lithograph, Palette, Courtney Dorkling, Blue Highway

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Designer Credits:
-gesso: Nevermind by Studio 68
-frame, rectangle brush, banner: ArtPlay Palette Radiant by Anna Aspnes
-white paper, gesso: Miss Niki by Maya de Groot
-border paper, paint, heart: They Call It Love by Re Kneipp
fonts: Lithograph, Versu, Courtney Dorkling, Blue Highway

My Valentine

Another challenge this month was a color one requiring some use of red. I tried something a little different that became a Valentine for my sweetie.

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Design Credits:
All from the Oscraps Collab It's A Wonderful Life

For part of my inspiration see Adryane's "this and that"

Fun With J. M. W. Turner's Painting

This month there is an art journaling challenge to alter a work of art. You might like to check it out here. I chose to go with a watercolor painting by Turner. This was a fun way to portray an idea and experience from my school days.

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Designer Credits:
painting: Lake of Zug, Early Morning, 1843
photo: by Vélocia, Creative Commons http://www.flickr.com/photos/27089900@N00/2834643153/
kit: Oscraps Collab It's A Wonderful Life
fonts: Engravers MT, Vladimir Script, Doodle, Vintage, Corbel

The rest of January in photos

Week 3 pairs with the already posted week 2 in blues while weeks 4 and 5 appear in black and white. It has been a time of lots of weather contrasts. It's also been a time of interesting and rewarding times. Click on the images to see them larger and perhaps read about the days of January.

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Design Credits:
-background: ArtsyBlendz Snow Paperie No. 2 by Anna Aspnes
-stitching: All Stitched v. 2 by Kitty Designs
-glass frame, bird, journal tag: Simply Serene by Retro Designs
-swirl: The Silver Flakes by Kitty Designs
-branch: Twiggy No. 1 BrushSet by Anna Aspnes
-paint: Terra Toni by Maya de Groot
-number tag: itty bitty dates no. 8 by Biograffiti
fonts: Mufferaw, Blue Highway, (tag: Lithograph, Erie Contour)

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Design Credits:
Contrast by Maya de Groot
fonts: Courtney Dorkling, Lithograph, EwieD, Blue Highway

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Design Credits:
-papers, paint, tag: Contrast by Maya de Groot
-frame, branch, splatter: Like a Bird by Maya de Groot
-button, star, swirl, paint: Winter Whites by Tracy Martin
-brush, transfer: Oscraps Collab It's A Wonderful Life
fonts: Lithograph, EwieD, Courtney Dorkling, Blue Highway

Drawing #56 - A Night At the Grammys

Last Sunday we watched the Grammys on TV. It's where we learn about new music performers and what's popular each year. In the following week I began using my new drafting desk in the new space in my studio. What a joy that is! Can you believe I'm up on the third floor with no clock, TV, phone, or computer? Perfect. The result is on a small watercolor block with the drawing restricted to an 8 x 10 space.

Don't forget to click on the image to see it a bit larger.