Inktober 2024 Challenge
17 - Bird on Branch
I penciled in my branches and bird then applied yellow and orange watercolor wash inside the border.
I traced my pencil markings with a Micron black marker then did the frame as well.
I wanted the composition to go beyond the border.
16 - Floral Trio
I used a Micron Black Marker on Canson Fluid Mixed Media 154lb paper.
I drew the funky flowers by hand with the marker on the 5x7 paper.
I added a couple of swatches of fall colored watercolor.
I spattered orange, brown and yellow onto the flowers.
15 - Be Free
Micron Black Marker on Mixed Media 154lb paper with Watercolor.
I created a textured background that worked out well.
Three different butterflies, some with defined parts and the last one is just dropped watercolor into it. That one worked out really well.
K3N Cloth Tales 2024 Slow Stitch challenge.
Week 42 - From the Same Cloth - Pulling Threads and Running Stitch.
This is a piece pale yellow linen.
I pulled thread from the bottom area and stitched them into the cloth above.
Lovely finished piece and a very simple process.
14 - Lighthouse
I penciled my composition on the 5x7 inch piece of Mixed Media 154lb paper. Went over it with a fine black marker.
Watercolored the sky warm blue then the sea cooler. Mixed a brown color for the rocks in the foreground.
Darkened the dome and lantern house. Added light to the upper windows. Painted the glass of the gallery. I added a bit of shading to the windows in the tower. I thought it needed a red door with a smidge of grass at the foot.
Birds in the sky is a must.
Inktober 2024 Challenge
13 - Snow Scene
I drew my pencil sketch with a 4H pencil then went over it with a Micron 005 Black Permanent marker.
I applied an overall wash in blue.
I painted my tree, grass, fence and snowbanks.
I added color to the snowflakes.
12 - Doodle Around
Dip Pen with Black Daler-Rowney Acrylic Ink
on Canson Fluid Mixed Media 154lb paper.
I created the circle then just drew shapes leading out from it.
I then filled each shape with marks being careful to not touch wet areas with my hand. Not easy but possible with patience.
Triangles, circles, straight lines, wavy lines, scallops all came into play on this piece.
Inktober 2024 Challenge
11 Wheat
Micron Black Marker & Watercolor on Canson Fluid Mixed Media 154lb paper.
Wheat is common in the western provinces. I have drawn wheat many times on ceramics, cards, etc.
I created my circle for the wheat the watercolored around it. Blue sky and golden yellow wheat fields. I added a granary in the background. I colored the wheat stalks in the circle.
I added a black marker after the watercolor.
Inktober 2024 Challenge
10 Marks and Color
Black Watercolor and washes on Canson Fluid Mixed Media 154lb paper.
I chose a fine, medium and wide brush to make my black watercolor marks. I penciled a grid then filled in the spaces.
I made a variety of marks to create some texture.
I wanted a bit of color so I put in 2 washes.
I regret adding the spattering at the end.
Inktober 2024 Challenge
09 Cattails
Micron Fine Black Marker & Watercolor
I got up this morning with no idea what I was going to sketch.
With my photography I see cattails/bulrushes all the time. I know these quite well.
I chose a fine marker .005 today. I did a pencil drawing in grid paper in my sketch book, then transferred that to my 5x7 Fluid Mixed Media 154lb paper.
I washed the whole surface in a very light rough wash.
I then watercolored the cattails and added some extra color and then some extra lines with the marker. I then added more watercolor in the background as needed.
K3N Cloth Tales Slow Stitching Challenge.
Week 41 - Scrapplique
I did an odd number of circles which were cut by hand with no template.
I dug in the stash and found my background fabric and selected a foundation layer.
Then I chose 5 cloths and made the circle to match the size of the scrap. Folded in quarters and just cut from edge to edge. I did a bit of extra trimming as needed.
I love the colors.
Now, Kathryn had indiciated we should cut out the back of the image to reduced bulk but I just was on rote and had blind basted before I knew it. I was not prepared to undo that. It did make stitching a bit tough towards the end.
Just thinking about it just this morning I could have cut out the middle before I stitched the next circle. It is what it is.
08 Desert
Black Marker & Watercolor
A landscape for today in the form of a desert.
A tall cactus is great for the desert. A few rises in elevation. To top it off a little bird sitting on the top.
07 Boxed In
Feeling a little bit like that this week.
I cut 3 squares measuring 3", 2" and 1". I traced these in pencil into a geometric design on my 5x7 Fluid Mixed Media 154lb paper.
I used my dip pen with Rotring Payne's Gray acrylic ink to trace the boxes.
I added the pop of yellow in the .75" circle.
This is the next set of One of a Kind Oil Diffusers in a travel case.
Just Bee - I made a bee by appliqueing 3 yellow pieces onto a black base piece of felt. I added a circle for the head which I stitched to the body. I used a piece of thin gauzy polyester fabric and cut out the wings. I satin stitched all the way around the outer edge of the wings then put some texture stitching in the wings. I stitched the wings to the body. I then stitched the bee to a piece of turquoise felt which measured about 4x4 inches.
The back is a piece of cotton fabric which looks marbled. I added my loop for the hanger and the yellow drop. The 2 layers were stitched together with blanket stitch all the way around.
Follow your Heart - I cut 3 hearts in different sizes getting smaller as I went. I stitched these together with running stitch then added the 3 flowers at the top of the white one. I then stitched the whole heart to the front of a white background piece of felt measuring approximately 4x4 inches. I stitch the follow stitching in pink around the heart.
The back piece of this diffuser is cotton in a bright fuchsia color with a hanging loop and a pink drop. I chose white thread for the blanket stitch all the way around. It comes with a travel case.
Note: The background fabric should have been a light color so it would not have darkened the white felt on the front.
Tea Time - This oil diffuser features a yellow teappot ( my favorite) which I drew then cut out of yellow felt. I place a strip of white lace along the edge of the front layer to serve as a tablecloth. I stitched the teapot onto the navy layer over the lace adding accents to it as I went.
The back of this diffuser is white felt with a navy loop and drop. It comes with the hanger in a travel case.
Just One More Chapter - I created a small book to put on the front of this diffuser. I chose a patterned piece of cotton and a white cotton for the inside. I hand stitched these together, trimmed the corners and turned the piece inside out. The book is stitched to the green backer along the spine of the book so that it opens. I put a little quote on the inside.
The backer is yellow felt with a loop and drop. I blanket stitched all the way around with green thread. It comes with a hanger and a travel case.
An Alberta icon for today's drawing for Inktober 2024.
06 Grain Elevator
Black marker and watercolor.
I know the color is off but I did the best I could with what I had.
These are disappearing across our prairies.
Made up a ground cover and yes there should be tracks very near this building but I missed them in my creating.
I used a photo for reference so I think my lines are better on this one.
Inktober 2024 Challenge
05 Hot Air Balloon
I drew a hot air balloon for piece #5. The outline is black permanent marker.
I washed the top third of the painting with blue watercolor then pull out the clouds with a tissue.
I painted the silk part of the balloon in purple and yellow with a green stripe across in watercolor. I did a bit of shading with a very fine black marker.
I painted the hills below in a couple of shades of green.
I know it would help to have people in the composition but I was too afraid to ruin it by adding them.
Week 40 - Enso Circle - Zen Buddhist philosophy - symbolizes an expression of life, showing both the beginning and end
My top layer is linen and my foundation cloth is similar.
I used a large tip permanent Sharpie marker to make my mark.
It is quite open.
I like the puckering of the fabric which has taken place. I place the pieces so the color were offset.
It looked a little empty so I put a shell button in the bottom.
Inktober 2024 Challenge - 04 - Lake Doodle.
With life getting in the way, I chose to do a simpler design today.
I am starting out with a piece of 5x7 Canson Fluid Mixed Media 154lb paper.
I chose a lake outline then just doodled around the shape until the outside space was filled in.
I used my new to me Creeks 'n Creeks fountain pen with Parker Quink Blue Black Ink to do all the lines in this piece.
I then filled in the lake with watercolor. I wanted a bit of texture in the color. I went around the edge with a small brush to add the darker edge.
Inktober 2024 Challenge
03 Sailboat
My third piece is a sailboat at sunset.
Sketched in a small format. I had to make it taller so when I translated onto my 5x7 mixed media paper I added height. Penciled with a Staedatler 4H.
Drawn with a Pigma Micron black marker then watercolored.
This one was pretty challenging but I am happy with the effort.
Inktober 2024 Challenge
02 House
I dug out my dip pen from last year and the black acrylic ink.
It took a while to draw it and then it was too fat for my 5x7 paper.
I traced digitally and stretched it to be taller. It looks much better and fits on the paper.
Pencil, then inked with Black Acrylic ink.
Watercolored with a yellow front door!