Drawing #58 - Flight 146

I'm back from a week of intense classes at the Genealogical Institute of Pittsburgh. I took the one called "Law School for Genealogists" and it was a lot to take in and needs lots of follow up time. Still, I packed the beginnings of two small drawings and nearly finished one. Today I added the final touches. It features collage of old books including a bit with the page of 146 and pieces of a photo of a heron or stork. From those come the name. My largest piece to date is coming along well though I didn't like the size when I began. Then I've got the start on that other small piece. Our artist group has another show opening the 2nd of September and I'd like to have all, or mostly, work not yet exhibited. Enjoy!

Drawing #57 - Sharks May Smile

Sharks may smile...but even worse if they do, don't you think? Dick suggested the image might more resemble a Moray eel, but I was set on sharks. In my youth I had trainees who called me the smiling barracuda, so maybe that is coming around again. I so enjoy seeing what emerges in my drawings! This and a large piece have been in the works for a long time, so I'm really happy this one is ready. Enjoy!

Hope to be back soon with the weekly image pages through June.

A Big Week in May

Both ends of week 21 were important days for me embracing genealogy and art. I'm certainly enjoying the comfortable weather too. The new Grant Deming Artist show has mostly new pieces. Mine were done last fall and are now named "Berries of the Asteroids" and Wandering in the Orchard."

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Designer Credits:
-background: Happiness Papers 2 by Maya de Groot
-transfers, brushes, white frame, button, branch: ArtPlay Palette Radiant by Anna Aspnes
-brush, transfer: ArtPlay Palette Generations by Anna Aspnes
-oval and wood frames: From Time to Time by Retro Designs
-bow, flower: Miss Maya by Maya de Groot
fonts: Quigly Wiggley, Mufferaw, Minya Nouvelle, Blue Highway

More Weeks of May

I did a companion to the page for the week arriving in May and then a similar one. For the companion I used one of my own drawings. By now spring is some days sliding into summer and the hard winter is easy to forget until I look at some of the plants that show its effects.

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Designer Credits:
design inspired by Tangled Templates No. 1 by Vicki Stegall Designs
drawing is one of mine titled "The Gathering"
-background: ArtPlay Palette Spring Due by Anna Aspnes
-elements: One Perfect Day by Sue Cummings
fonts: Shogun, Serial Sue, Minya Nouvelle, Scribe, Blue Highway

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Designer Credits:
-background (blended): Amber Pages Vol. 2 by Crafty Button Designs
-paper (blended), transfers, brushes, frame, brad, branch: ArtPlay Palette Radiant by Anna Aspnes
-bird, leaf, swirl: From Time to Time by Retro Designs
fonts: Quigly Wiggley, Mufferaw, Minya Nouvelle, Blue Highway

Val C. Designer Spotlight

Val C. Designs is in the spotlight for the rest of May. We share birthdays in May and an interest in birds but we live far apart. Her designs have lots of appeal. Here's the story on the spotlight.

There's a free add-on and several challenges plus a sale in her shop.

We Made it to MAY!

Did you think the winter would never end? Sometimes we did, but now it is May and really spring. For the week bridging April and May I used a new template, not something I normally do. It's a pretty interesting one though. The week begins at a conference (birding in southern Ohio) and ends with the end of another conference (genealogy in Sandusky.)

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Designer Credits:
-template: Tangled Templates No. 1 by Vicki Stegall Designs
-papers, paints, doily, bird: Softly by Vicki Robinson
fonts: Serial Sue, Zurich Calligraphic, Minya Nouvelle, Scribe, Blue Highway

GSO on Heritage Page

I did a heritage page following a tutorial and it has taken off in the comments and then garnered a Gallery Standouts listing. Pretty exciting stuff. The photo includes my brother and sister and some of our father's relatives.

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Designer Credits:
tutorial from Anna's blog on heritage photos: [link]
all by Anna Aspnes
ArtPlay Palette Tangier
ArtPlay Palette Family
4 X 6 ArtsyKardz Traveler
Trees No. 1
fonts: Amherst, Brush455 BT