Week 45: Add a Tab This challenge was a no-brainer for me . . . tee-hee! A quick, simple sketch and colored pencils! I just know you all are going to be inventive with your “Tabs” too! Have a great week! For more information on this week’s challenge you can find us here: FacebookFlickrInstagram: #documentedlife #documentedlifeproject Looking for previous challenges? …
Falling Leaves
Week 44: Incorporate leaves onto your page in a creative way This challenge had me baffled for about a week as I looked around my Florida neighborhood at all of the Palm Trees and GREEN leaves. Don’t get me wrong, it is beautiful and well what’s not to love about Florida? But sometimes I just want to feel the seasons …
Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny
Week 41: Polka Dots After last week’s challenge, I was relieved to have an idea that popped into my head instantly! I sketched a little clothesline and hung my teeny bikini out to dry! Okay, I know you know where I’m going with this! I added watercolor and lettering . . . Now if I could only fit into that …
COOL TOOLS – Spinning Palette
Isn’t this the coolest??? I found this awesome spinning palette a few years ago and my heart actually started racing when I first saw it on Gina Armfield Rossi’s blog. I keep many watercolor palettes – but this one . . . oh my! Finally a palette with all of my favorite watercolors that could sit on the table in …
Splatters & Drips
Week 39: Use Splatters & Drips I love this challenge! I am always trying to “make pictures” out of backgrounds and messes I’ve made on underpaper so I rolled up my sleeves and got busy! I started randomly dropping watercolor in warm colors onto my paper . . . . you can see how much water I used! I instantly …
Getting Cocky
Week 38: Draw, paint, doodle, sketch or incorporate a real feather onto your page Ugh! I really didn’t want to do this challenge – I’m just not a feather person! Besides, they’re kinda hard to draw – at least for me! But a challenge is a challenge and how do we grow as artists if we don’t try? I scoured …
Good For The Soul
I am beyond honored to be part of the faculty for SOUL FOOD 2015! If you haven’t joined Community Thrive yet and checked out the amazing Soul Food classes, you are missing out on an incredibly inspiring group of artists who generously and “soulfully” share their gifts! I am still pinching myself because I can hardly believe I will be …
Art In Motion: Watch the Process
Charcoal and Pastels Messing around in the studio today. The sketch wasn’t hard. Learning Final Cut Pro for editing video was a little more challenging! Hope you enjoy! I used these products: Charcoal Supplies Shami cloth Tortillions Pastels
About Face
Welcome to Week 35 of The Documented Life Project! This week’s challenge is to Draw, sketch, paint, doodle a face or cut and alter one from a book or magazine. I fully intended to draw a serious, realistic portrait this week but I looked around my art table and saw this piece of watercolor paper I had been experimenting with. …
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