Just for fun

Recently I finished a commissioned portrait (photos coming soon) and I decided that I wanted to do a piece that was just for fun - no obligation, no expectations, no pressure. And if it didn't work out, oh well.

I went through my photos and found one from a few years ago when I was taking a photography class. The assignment was about light. So I had my daughter read a book with a flashlight in a dark room, and ended up with a few photos that I just think are fun. In drawing them though, I thought it would work best to draw white on black instead of the usual black on white. This is actually drawn on a dark grey paper, so the black is filled in to. The grey made it easier to sketch out the drawing with black or white lines, depending on what I needed. This was also a new method for me - I hadn't tried anything quite like this and didn't really know what to expect.
I do like it though, and I had fun doing it. I have another similar photo of her looking at the book, as if she was engrossed in the reading. I think I may try that one too. This was the "oops, Mom caught me reading past bedtime" photo.  :)

I am back

Yes, I know, I have kind of been absent from this blog, and I have actually been absent from art for awhile too. It has been a long and busy winter. But, I decided to try to get the creative juices flowing by doing a quilt. I have made Minky quilts for my whole family, as well as a handful of other people, and I decided it was time to make one for myself. In picking material, I decided to be totally girly. I think it is just my response to my anti-pink-or-girly daughters. I wanted pink, and I wanted flowers. So, I made time (finally) to hide out in my room and do a little sewing.

This was the result:

I don't know if I love the design, but I bought this material so long ago (and when I had no specific plan for it) and when I went to cut material and assemble it, the pattern didn't quite work out the way I wanted. I had to just use what I had, which limited my options.
But that is okay - it is pink, it is flowery, and it is soft and warm.

Now I am working on another southwestern style quilt that I saw quite awhile ago but only recently  got the material and pattern for. Maybe I will even be posting about it soon.

I also finished a portrait that was 95% done and just needed tweaking back in December. Then, I did nothing on it until yesterday, when I finally got around to finishing the last touches. I will be posting that one soon, I hope.  And, I have a new and slightly different piece I am working on that will give me a chance to stretch my abilities a little. We will see if it actually works.:)