My Paper Creations
This one is named Morning Has Broken.
Morning Has Broken, Female Cardinal
It’s been quite cold here, and watching our backyard birds is such a relaxing pastime, albeit from the warmth of the family room rather than the screened porch. This weekend we will put out some oranges and meal worms and maybe get some new visitors at the feeders. However, I think the cardinals will always be my favorite. Have a great weekend!
I’ve been working on this larger (Hahnemuhle Cezanne watercolor block of cold pressed paper, 9″ x 12″) watercolor all summer in my weekly art class, and, finally, the grapes are ready to be matted, framed, and hung in the dining room.
The reference photo was taken by my husband a number of years ago in Napa Valley, California. Cheers!
Today we were prompted to draw an unusual bird.
This bird is called a roller, and although they don’t live around here, I’d sure like to see one some day.
Mourning doves have a reputation for having, well, bird brains. However, they add a lot of personality to my bird feeder. Their mournful sound is one I remember from long ago.
This painting is an homage to this beautiful creature.
I finally have another full box of cards to send to Send A Smile 4 Kids, an organization dedicated to collecting and distributing handmade cards to children who are inpatient at Children’s Hospitals. They accept handmade kids’ cards for holidays, birthdays, and everyday cheer. You might have seen the Sesame Street cards previously on my blog, but they go over so well with the little kids that I made more.
I try to find card patterns that are gender neutral, thereby being more useful to the organization, and this time I made some for older kids too.
I hope they fulfill the goal of making a child smile even while sick in the hospital. Have a great weekend!
These are some of the cards I made at last month’s weekend craft retreat. My friend Ronda added Stampin’ Up’s Sheltering Tree set to our stash, and it is great for making cards for Send a Smile 4 Kids. This organization collects and distributes handmade cards for children who are inpatient at Children’s Hospitals around the country and in Canada.
Sheltering Tree with bicycle
Sheltering Tree window pane
Sheltering Tree Bicycle
The stamp images are gender neutral, which makes the cards that much more versatile, and I enjoy the painterly effect of the leaves, grass, and clouds. Also, even though I did not watercolor paint these, I’m counting them as half a point for today’s World Watercolor Group prompt of bicycle. 😛
How appropriate that today’s prompt is bunny, which of course is one of the nonreligious symbols for Easter. This bunny was drawn and painted by loosely following a tutorial from a library book, but unfortunately I forgot to write down the name of the book or the author. What a dumb bunny I am 🙂
Bunny
Happy Easter – Happy Sunday!! Enjoy your outings to church, egg hunts, family dinners, relaxing, or whatever is on your agenda.
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