Mar4
wordless Wednesday
Category Archives: Mixed media
Mar3
Bunny Tails
Bubbles in her birthing cage
I wanted to update you on Bubbles condition…..
Bubbles doesn’t want to be held now, she is acting a little strange, and she will let you scratch her ears, but nothing else. This behavior leads her family to believe she is pregnant and will have her little bunnies within the next two weeks or so.
This is exciting news for Bubbles and her family. They won’t be Easter Bunnies, but they will be ready to go sometime after Easter.
I can’t wait to get pictures of all the little bunnies, and Bubbles to show you.
Stay tuned for more in the life of Bubbles, and thank you for hopping by to check on her.
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Feb27
New Class/New Style
Abstract Universe
A few years ago I took a class with Mary Beth Shaw at Art Unraveled in Phoenix, Az. This was the best class, with carving, stenciling, using molding paste, and collage all worked into one piece. It was very inspiring, and gratifying to complete this piece. And for a first time, I think it turned out pretty well. The trick seems to be to go back home and do more of the same.
So back home I went…..
Music of the Universe
and, created Music of the Universe. The process took me a little longer, but when I finished it was so gratifying to have created this on my own!
I started working on another piece, and another piece, and even another piece, but the inspiration has bypassed me. Presently I’m waiting for my muse to show up, and kick me in the pants. Oh I will do it, I think what seems to be missing is the right subject or abstract idea. I’ve been spending time sketching, and meditating on my back patio, so I expect before long…..BAM…inspiration will hit, and off I go!
In the meantime, I’m getting out my molding paste, papers, some acrylic paint, and a hard board. I’m going to start playing like I was three years old, and see what little Karen can come up with!
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Feb26
Thursday Time Out for Art
I’ve been making an effort to sketch, and maybe paint each day. It isn’t easy when it seems everyone want’s a piece of my time. If I can take it early in the morning, I’m in luck. I’m an early morning person. As the day wears on, I lose all my energy, rendering me Toast! Burnt toast at that.
This week I did this little sketch, and had to add watercolor just because…I could! Simple, imperfect in its imperfection, and that’s what I like most. As you can see, I was playing with mixing greens. I love mixing my greens, and rarely used premixed greens any more.
Check out Time out for art on Zebra Design & Destination.
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Feb25
Wwordless Wednesday
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Feb24
The Second of Many
Arches & Shadows
Funny how when you’re learning something new, sometimes it turns out really good. But, after you have been practicing for a while, you become more critical and almost go backwards.
This watercolor is the second watercolor I had ever done. My teacher was Lola Jarvis, and she was really a good teacher. Lola was a perfectionist, and she demanded certain things from her students. She definitely brought out the best in her students, and I was lucky enough to have had her first.
Since then I have taken lesson from several watercolor artists including Helen Shafer Garcia whom I have become friends with, and to this day love and admire her work.
Today I only use watercolor in my visual, or traveling journals, and usually paint in acrylics or even oils.
Old as Dirt and Proud of it! 
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