Inktober 2026 - Day 22

Inktober 2026

Day 22

My Prompt - Botanicals

A fantastical flower in purples. Maybe a dahlia.

A soft watercolor wash background.

Payne's Gray acrylic ink with dip pen.

Inktober 2026 - Day 21

Inktober 2026

Day 21

My prompt - Close By - Little Pond

Very loose pencil sketch with loose watercolor as well.

The bulrushes were done with dip pen in Yellow Ochre for he stocks and Raw Umber for the cattails.

Deciduous and evergreen trees in the background. 

I could have put birds on the water but I was afraid to wreck it.  Considering how far behind I have been not taking the chance.

Inktober 2026 - Day 20

Inktober 2026

Day 20

My Prompt - Sailing

Port Hole

I guess I am thinking of certain people who are just returning from a sailing trip.

The port hole was done with copper metallic watercolor.

Not sure the wood looks warm enough. 

Great water and sky.

Inktober 2026 - Day 19

Inktober 2026

Day 19 - My prompt - Clock

Mantel Clock

I drew it from my head and when I checked samples online I realized the shoulders were too high but it was already inked with Sepia.

I used a new to me set of watercolor I got from the ReUse Ctr last week. Different colors and okay to work with.

I am very happy with my washes for the wall and the shelf the clock is sitting on.

Gold metallic watercolor for the metal band around the clock and hands, champagne pearl for the face of the clock. A mixed brown for the clock - cherry?

I am happy with my numbers as well.

Inktober 2026 - Day 18

Inktober 2026

Day 18 - My Prompt - Lines

Fine Lines 

I have been working on the Shimmer and Shine show pieces.

This is a fail attempt which I am using for this challenge.

Sort of water landscape watercolor into which fine lines made with a dip pen in Payne's Gray acrylic ink.

Spattered with the dark ink.

Needle Minders - Set 6

 
Another set of needle minders. I hope these will be popular at the Christmas Market.

A gold heart with alcohol ink design with a red button backer.

A gold bottle cap with purple and green alcohol ink design with purple button backer.

A gold bottle cap with magenta and blue alcohol ink design with purple button backer.

A gold bottle cap with hot pink alcohol ink design with a pink button backer.

Needle Minders - Set 5

 Another set of needle minders. 

I used Red Aida Ribbon this time as a support.

A small wood frog with a green button backer.

A red and white "You Rock" metal promo button with a red backer.

A gold bottle cap with blue alcohol ink abstract design with blue button backer.

A gold bottle cap with a copper looking alcohol ink design with red button backer.

Inktober 2026 - Day 17

Inktober 2026

Day 17

Nature Lines 

I decided to represent nature with lines.

Yellow Sunshine, Pink Flowers, Stormy Skies, Furrowed Fields, Green Trees, Prairie Grasses, and Lake Waves.

 

Inktober 2026 - Day 16

Inktober 2026 - Lion

I am loving this little lion.

I drew him in pencil then traced the image in Sepia acrylic ink with a dip pen. I added claws to his paws which I think works.

I watercolored a background of blue and brown for sky and ground.

I painted him in a sienna color.

I really like the radiating mane doing in this graphic way.

Inktober 2026 - Day 15

Inktober 2026  - My prompt is Balloons.

I did a light wash of blue to represent the sky.

I drew 3 balloons in pencil then outlined them with Sharpie fine tip marker.

I mixed up some colors with the understand that I had a blue wash already.

Yellow, Red and Green with 2 of them with light spots.

Strings almost at the end of the composition.

Barrhead Art Galery - Feature Artist

Maria and I will be hosting at the Barrhead Art Gallery Friday, October 16.

The reception is from 1-3 pm.

Drop by and enjoy the art, the snacks and fellowship with other artists.

I have my photography on display.

I brought a couple of pieces of textile art - Solar System Quilt and my Hoot Owl.

I have my Fabric Art Patches available as well.

Card - Stitching on Alcohol Ink Bkgd

Another alcohol ink background made this summer with my sister.

I trimmed this alcohol ink background to 4 x 5.25 inches. That allowed me to cut off not so nice edges and make the blue more prominent.

I have a few plastic canvas shapes so I used the circle one with a border for the pierced circle then chose a square shape with in it to pierce holes.

I stitched these shapes with true blue embroidery floss (3 strands) with a blunt tapestry needle.

Mounted the art to a Pacific Point A2 card base.

White quarter sheet insert and white envelope.

Cards - Photo

This is a photo card.

The image was taken at the Ellis Blue Bird farm of a wood planter mounted on a old building.

Red geraniums planted which contrasts well with the grey wood.

I mounted it to a red A2 card base.

A white insert and envelope. 

Card - Pen & Ink with Watercolor

These cards were created based on my Inktober project but I had cut the paper too small so I did not want to waste so drew some similar images and turned them into A2 cards. Finally, getting around to finishing these.

This is a abstract image of geometric shapes and painted with watercolor.

The shapes were penciled with 2H, traced with black permanent acrylic ink, then watercolored in yellow, blue and green.

It was spattered with the black ink.

Mounted to a Garden Green card based with a quarter sheet insert and a white envelope.

A couple of hearts overlapping which is the way it works best in life.

A tiny flower in the pink heart and lines in the purple heart.

I added a warm watercolor wash as the background.

Mounted to a Rose Red A2 card base.  I added a quarter sheet insert and white envelope.

I love the sunset/sunrises.

I drew and inked the image.

I then watercolored the sky, the sun, the mountains and the trees.

The paper was cut 3.75 x 5 inches.  It is Canson Fluid Mixed Media 154lb paper.  It is reasonably priced in my area and is a charm to work on.

I mounted the art to a So Saffron A2 card base.

Added a quarter sheet insert and a white envelope.

This was one of my first drawings and I outlined the image with the Quint Ink in blue but I forgot it was not waterproof.  You can see that it ran some.

I think it adds a different dimension to the art.  I painted the background with blue and green.

The echinacea flower in pinks.

Mounted to a Pretty in Pink A2 card base.

A white quarter sheet insert and a white envelope.

I just love this cute lion.

I designed him based on some inspiration which I forget now.

The image was outline with Sepia acrylic ink.  The main was also done with the permanent ink.

A warm body and perfect tail. A bit of a ground to support him.

Mounted to a Early Espresso A2 card.

Added a white quarter sheet insert with a warm beige envelope.

Flowers are always a favorite.  This make me think of Forget Me Nots. 

Warm background.

Mounted to a purplish blue card base in A2.

A white insert with white envelope.

This is  a abstract patchwork image.  Drawn and outlined in black acrylic ink.

Painted with watercolor.

Mounted on a warm red A2 card base.

White insert and white envelope.

A few cards for my card box.  It is all good.

Inktober 2026 - Day 14

Inktober 2026

Day 14

Candle stick

I chose to draw a ceramic candle stick holder.

Based on the background I chose a medium brown color.

With the bit of pink in the background I made the candle a deep rosy color with drips on the side.

A glow around the flame.

A bit of a surface for the vessel to sit on.

Inktober 2026 - Day 13

Inktober 2026 - Day 13 - my prompt is Leaves.

I drew a sprig of leaves making sure I had an odd number and some different sizes.

I outline them in black acrylic ink with a dip pen.  Then added spatter with the same ink.  It took a while to dry so I could color.

I watercolored the leaves and let those dry.  I added a darker green background.

 

Note Cards - Slow Stitching

A stitched heart accent in the middle of this white felt art layer.  A dark pink heart with running stitch, then a smaller in bright pink with coordinating thread and then a white heart with pink flowers on it.  A bit of a stitched line for the love being send to someone.

The stitched art layer was added to a bright pink A2 card layer with stitches.

A half sheet blank white insert  was added to hide the stitches on the inside of the card.

A white envelope completes the set.

A teapot composition starting with the white lace on the bottom of the navy felt foundation.

I cut the teapot from yellow felt and stitched it one with navy thread.

Blanket stitched all the way around to finish off the edge.

The stitched art layer was placed on the front of a More Mustard A2 card.

A half sheet white blank insert was placed inside to cover the stitches.

A white envelope to finish off the set.

I started with a piece of my collage fabric in turquoise colors.

I added trees in various greens with the feather stitch.  Some running stitches placed horizontally provides a bit of ground for the trees.

I added some pink French Knots in the foreground to suggest flowers.

The stitched art layer was added to the front of a Tempting Turquoise A2 card base with cross stitches in each corner.

I added a half sheet white blank insert which hides the stitches on the inside of the card.

A white envelope to round out the set.

An autumnal note card featuring a bird.

I created a bit of a fabric collage with some of the 2" cotton square I got from the ReUse Ctr the other day.  I hand stitched the pieces onto a foundation layer in various angles.  I trimmed the collage to the edge of the foundation layer.

I added teal stitching on the teal lines in the fabric.

I cut a bird from polka dot red fabric and a teal wing.  These were stitched to the fabric collage.  I did several stitching lines around the inside of the bird to highlight the shape.  The wing was added with teal thread. Then I added long stitches to the tail in white and teal.  A French Knot for the eye and a white circle around.  The beak got some stitches too. 

The stitched art was placed on an A2 warm red card base.  A half sheet white blank insert was added to hide the stitches on the inside.

These cards will make their way to the Gallery Gift shop in the coming weeks.

Card - Stitching on Alcohol Ink Bkgd

I decided to dig out the alcohol inks backgrounds I made this summer with my sister.

I have been looking at stitching on watercolor paper and I figured that it would be similar.

I trimmed it to 4x6 inches to clean up the edges. I also applied some watercolor on the green to create water.

I added the orange horizontal stitching first to define the edge between the land and water.

I then added some "trees" in black pearl cotton. 

Applied a generous amount of double sided tape to the back and stuck it to a 5x7 inch black card. 

Just a bit of a thank you to my aunt who looked after my place for a bit this summer.

Inktober 2026 - Day 12

Inktober 2026

My prompt for day 12 is Ammonite.

It took quite a bit of tweeking on my circles to get the spiral the way I wanted it. I lost some of the roundness in the process.

I used Daler-Rowney Sepia Acrylic ink with a dip pen to create the outline.  Wanted to create the look of sand under it.

Watercolored a basic wash then created a darker brown color to paint the crevices.

Canson Fluid Mixed Media 154lb paper cut to 4x6 inches which will allow me to create 5x7 card after I am done all 31 images.

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving to all!

Look at those colors in this leaf just outside my window.

We hardly ever see reds and blues like that here in Alberta.

I hope you have a great Thanksgiving Day.

I had family over for lunch yesterday and I am headed to supper with more today.

I am so blessed!