Day 24 September 30 x 30 2017

Day 24  September 30 x 30 2017


Start 6 cut 4 Bottom Right

Start 6

23 x 33 cm 240grm

Ink Intense Pencils

Water

Some pieces come easily and some take their time. This was one of those. Every time I had to cover up something or add another collage piece. But, in the end, I like it the best of the series!

Hidden from View

4.5" x 6.5"

Ink Intense Pencils

Watercolor Crayons

Water

Caran D"ache Neocolor I

wax crayons

Gelli Print Collage

Day 23 September 30 x 30 2017

Day 23  September 30 x 30 2017


Start 6 cut 3 Bottom Left

Start 6

23 x 33 cm 240grm

Ink Intense Pencils

Water

With this cut, I used the addition of collage pieces made from some Gelli prints. I have to learn to be braver with my covering up and veiling. 

Thunder on the Mountain

4.5" x 6.5"

Ink Intense Pencils

Watercolor Crayons

Water

Caran D"ache Neocolor I

wax crayons

Collage

Day 22 September 30 x 30 2017

Day 22  September 30 x 30 2017

Start 6 cut 2 top right

Start 6

23 x 33 cm 240grm

Ink Intense Pencils

Water

Fall is the most enchanting of seasons. It's the season I miss the most so this cut invited me back the splendors of color. 

Walking Through Heaven's Door

4.5" x 6.5"

Ink Intense Pencils

Watercolor Crayons

Water

Caran D"ache Neocolor I

wax crayons

Day 21 September 30 x 30 2017

Day 21  September 30 x 30 2017

A Healthy and Creative New Year to All

Start 6 cut 1 top left

Start 6

23 x 33 cm 240grm

Ink Intense Pencils

Water

This start, after cutting it up, wasn't talking to me. Nothing really came to mind and they remained sitting on my board for more than a week. As the date to publish was getting closer, and the Holidays at my doorstep decided it was now or never.If he wasn't talking I would talk to him. It's all in the process! As soon as I started coloring in the negative space in the top left this fellow appeared. I let him come out to see what he may want. Maybe he just want's to wish me a Good and Creative Year!

I Will Teach You About Looking

4.5" x 6.5"

Ink Intense Pencils

Watercolor Crayons

Water

Caran D"ache Neocolor I

wax crayons

Day 20 September 30 x 30 2017

Day 20  September 30 x 30 2017

Start 5 cut 3 Bottom Right

Start #5

23 x 33 cm 240grm

Ink Intense Pencils

Watercolor Crayons

Water

Caran D'ache Neocolor I

wax crayons

I'm Back to Square One

4.5" x 6.5"

Ink Intense Pencils

Watercolor Crayons

Water

Caran D'ache Neocolor I

wax crayons

Collage

Day 19 September 30 x 30 2017

Day 19  September 30 x 30 2017

Start 5 cut 3 Bottom Left

Start #5

23 x 33 cm 240grm

Ink Intense Pencils

Watercolor Crayons

Water

Caran D'ache Neocolor I

wax crayons

I'm Flying High

4.5" x 6.5"

Ink Intense Pencils

Watercolor Crayons

Water

Caran D'ache Neocolor I

wax crayons

Collage

Day 18 September 30 x 30 2017

Day 18  September 30 x 30 2017


Start 5 cut 2 Top Right

Start #5

23 x 33 cm 240grm

Ink Intense Pencils

Watercolor Crayons

Water

Caran D'ache Neocolor I

wax crayons

Squaring Away

4.5" x 6.5"

Ink Intense Pencils

Watercolor Crayons

Water

Caran D'ache Neocolor I

wax crayons

Collage

Day 17 September 30 x 30 2017

Day 17 September 30 x 30 2017

Here I started with my wax crayons marking the cross. Then worked with watercolor pencils and crayons plus water. Having the cross in wax allowed using water without any bleeding.

Start #5 

Start #5

23 x 33 cm 240grm

Ink Intense Pencils

Watercolor Crayons

Water

Caran D'ache Neocolor I

wax crayons

Deepened the main colors and added collage pieces from Gelli Prints. At first, I had the blue section with just the 4 squares and later when looking freshly I added the purple at the bottom right!

Cut #1 Top Left

Square Me Up

4.5" x 6.5"

Ink Intense Pencils

Watercolor Crayons

Water

Caran D'ache Neocolor I

wax crayons

Collage

Day 13 and 14 Revisions

Day 13 and 14 Revisions

Thanks Jen for your advice on your blog Day 13.
Don't paint when you aren't really in the "zone"

Take deep breaths to get there, I think of my breathing when I swim!
That there is something to learn from failure.

The cuts from series 4 did not seem to make it. I felt it but couldn't really put my finger on the problem. Actually, I know the problem, sometimes I am so afraid of screwing up, I seem to freeze. So I took them all and decided that since I can't scrape, working with crayons, I will try to sort of put a veil over them and sort of start again. Taking my watercolor white crayon, dipped in water and rubbed it over the pieces. Then just started to color again as if it was new and not related to what was before.

Start # 4

 Day 13 Revised

I Am a Fish, No a Bird?

4" x 6"

Heavy Paper

Ink Intense watercolor pencils

Watercolor crayons 

Pencil

Water medium

Posco Pen

Collage

Day 13 Before

Day 14 Revised

Flying Over Bald Mountain

4" x 6"

Heavy Paper

Ink Intense watercolor pencils

Watercolor crayons 

Pencil

Water medium

Posco Pen

Collage

Day 14 Before

Day 16 September 30 x 30 2017

Day 16  September 30 x 30 2017

4th Start   Cut 4   Bottom Right

Start #4

23 x 33 cm

Ink Intense Pencils

Water

Pencil

Here is the revised image. (see blog post Day 15)

Froggy Went a Courting

4.25" x 6.25"

Watercolor crayons

Watercolor Pencils

Collage

Posca Pen

Before Revision

Day 15 September 30 x 30 2017

Day 15 September 30 x 30 2017

4th Start   Cut 3  Bottom Left

Start #4

23 x 33 cm

Ink Intense Pencils

Water

Pencil

Thanks Jen for your advice on your blog Day 13.
Don't paint when you aren't really in the "zone"

Take deep breaths to get there, I think of my breathing when I swim!
That there is something to learn from failure.

The cuts from series 4 did not seem to make it. I felt it but couldn't really put my finger on the problem. Actually, I know the problem, sometimes I am so afraid of screwing up, I seem to freeze. So I took them all and decided that since I can't scrape, working with crayons, I will try to sort of put a veil over them and sort of start again. Taking my watercolor white crayon, dipped in water and rubbed it over the pieces. Then just started to color again as if it was new and not related to what was before. 

My Flight into Fantasy

Heavy Paper

4.25" x 6.25"

Ink Intense watercolor pencils

Watercolor crayons 

Pencil

Water medium

Collage

This was the before

Fixed Day 13 and 14 as well and will post separately!

Day 14 September 30 x 30 2017

Day 14 September 30 x 30 2017

4th Start   Cut 2  Top Right

Start #4

23 x 33 cm

Ink Intense Pencils

Water

Pencil

These collage pieces look like cotton balls.

But cotton balls aren't gray!

Well, here they are gray!

Is that a problem, I have a license!

Going Cotton Picking

WIP

Heavy Paper

Ink Intense watercolor pencils

Watercolor crayons 

Pencil

Water medium

Caran d'Ache Neocolor I

Collage

Day 13 September 30 x 30 2017

Day 13  September 30 x 30 2017

4th Start   Cut 1   Top Left

Start #4

23 x 33 cm

Ink Intense Pencils

Water

Pencil

Sometimes things don't turn out the way we think!

Found some small collage pattern pieces, they reminded me of Morocco

Well tearing them to small sizes,

They turned out to look like birds!

So what!

So they Turned out Birds

WIP

4.25 x 6.25'

Heavy Paper

Ink Intense watercolor pencils

Watercolor crayons 

Pencil

Water medium

Caran d'Ache Neocolor I

Collage

Callin this WIP. thinking of veiling. thoughts anyone!

Day 12 September 30 x 30 2017

Day 12  September 30 x 30 2017

3rd start #4

My Love of Pink and Orange

Abstract Landscape

5.75 x 4

Heavy Paper

Ink Intense watercolor pencils

Watercolor crayons 

Pencil

Water medium

Caran d'Ache Neocolor I

Oil Medium

Day 11 September 30 x 30 2017

Day 11 September 30 x 30 2017

3rd start #3

Dreams of Autumn

Abstract Landscape

5.75 x 4

Heavy Paper

Ink Intense watercolor pencils

Watercolor crayons 

Pencil

Water medium

Caran d'Ache Neocolor I

Oil Medium

Day 10 September 30 x 30 2017

Day 10  September 30 x 30 2017

3rd start #2

Orange Sky in the Evening

Abstract Landscape

5.75 x 4

Heavy Paper

Ink Intense watercolor pencils

Watercolor crayons 

Pencil

Water medium

Caran d'Ache Neocolor I

Oil Medium

Day 9 September 30 x 30 2017

Day 9  September 30 x 30 2017

Third start  #1

I Still Have Mountains to Climb

Abstract Landscape

5.75 x 4

Heavy Paper

Ink Intense watercolor pencils

Watercolor crayons 

Pencil

Water medium

Caran d'Ache Neocolor I

Oil Medium

Day 8 September 30 x 30 2017

Day 8 September 30 x 30 2017

Start #2 Section 4

Abstract Landscape

5.75 x 4

Heavy Paper

Ink Intense watercolor pencils

Watercolor crayons 

Pencil

Water medium

Caran d'Ache Neocolor I

Oil Medium

Collage

Day 6 September 30 x 30 2017

Day 6 September 30 x 30 2017

Start #2 Section 2

Abstract Landscape

5.75 x 4

Heavy Paper

Ink Intense watercolor pencils

Watercolor crayons 

Pencil

Water medium

Caran d'Ache Neocolor I

Oil Medium

Collage

Day 5 September 30 x 30 2017

Day 5 September 30 x 30 2017

Start # 2 First section

In these next sections, I used more of my wax crayons, Caran d'Ache Neocolor I.

Abstract Landscape

5.75 x 4

Heavy Paper

Ink Intense watercolor pencils

Watercolor crayons 

Pencil

Water medium

Caran d'Ache Neocolor I

Oil Medium

Collage