Tuesday, March 12, 2024

3-12-2024 Spring Flowers...Snacks...Trees...Cookies...Mud...Traps...Leaf Blower!



#letsmakeart #sketchaday 
#lifebook2024 #week11 
#HarmonyWithin #nadyiaduffinspired 

The GDs made me a beautiful spring bouquet 
for my front entry table, 
so it put me in the mood to paint some flowers!


We also cleaned out the flower beds
of last year's old foliage...



with a reward of their choosing...
s'mores and hotdogs...


did some tree climbing...

made some of Oma's soup
and some Cookie Monster sugar cookies
to celebrate St. Patricks' Day and Easter...

played with neighbors in the mud
and on the trampoline...


while Oma sat and finished her current read...

and finally put some finishing touches
on the Leprechaun traps for this weekend...


and practiced music...

Whew! What a long, full day!
Oma and Papa are tired!

Meanwhile, the GSs in Chicago
did some 'spring cleaning' of their own...
had fun taking apart a broken leaf blower!


Ah...what the heck,
we'll just smash it to bits
with a big hammer!


Monday, March 11, 2024

3-11-2024 Meadow...Clouds...

#letsmakeart #letsgomakeart #sketchaday 
#meadow #Sarahcrayinspired #loosepainting

a photo of the painting...

and a scan of the painting...

#letsmakeart #sketchaday 
#letsgomakeart #landscapeworkbook 
#sarahcrayinspired #whiteclouds

Sunday, March 10, 2024

3-10-2024 El Paraguas...La Sirena...La Escalera...La Botella...El Barril...



#loteria #6_lasirena
I used shimmery metallic paints
but they don't photograph well...


#letsmakeart #sketchaday 
#loteria #7_laescalera #8_labotella #9_elbarril


Saturday, March 9, 2024

3-9-2024 #3 La Dama...SNSB...

#letsmakeart #sketchaday 
#loteria #3LaDama
_____________________
Yesterday
we bought a new bed!
We deserve it after 50 years
in the old one! Right?!?!
It's a Sleep Number Smart Bed! 
Woo hoo!

Pix are from www site...



Friday, March 8, 2024

3-8-2024 Perfectly Imperfect...

#letsmakeart #sketchaday 
#letsfaceit2024 #week10 
#perfectlyimperfect #jennygrantinspired 
#referencephoto 
#flowersandmintgreenforagirlbornonearthday

reference photo...

Thursday, March 7, 2024

3-7-2024 Whimsical Words...

#letsmakeart #sketchaday 
#lifebook2024 #week10.2 
#panpastels #WhimsicalWords 
#dawnvanderstoep #dawnvanderstoepinspired 
Thank you Dawn, for a fun lesson with pan pastels!


Wednesday, March 6, 2024

3-6-2024 Moai...


reference...
a photo of my tv
while watching a show on megaliths...

Tuesday, March 5, 2024

3-5-2024 Hail...

Yesterday afternoon we had one heck of a storm
with lots of small pea-sized hail...
gotta love Spring in Iowa!


Monday, March 4, 2024

3-4-2024 Head Full of Dreams...

#letsmakeart #sketchaday 
#lifebook2024 #week10 #meganquinlaninspired
#startofmynextpainting #initialsketch

#stabillo


more stabillo and some watercolor paints...


mini bits to add...

mini bits added...
my dream...

my reality...

Sunday, March 3, 2024

3-3-2024 Dandelion Dreams...Bee Alight...#2_El Diablito...Bach...




We just had the warmest, driest February on record...
and with these warm temps over 70*F, 
it won't be long until we start seeing these wishies/dandelions!

My 'church' today...
listening to this...
while painting this loose portrait
"Bee Alight"
(Melanie Rivers inspired)

#letsmakeart #sketchaday
#loteria #2_ElDiablito


Can't wait for QCSO this afternoon...


Saturday, March 2, 2024

3-2-2024 Greys and Pukwudgies...


#cookbookartjournal 
#letsmakeart #sketchaday 
#greyalien #pukwudgies
Having some silly fun sketching...




Friday, March 1, 2024

3-1-2024 Cookbook Art Journal...My GS the Mushroom Farmer...

#letsmakeart #sketchaday 
#awesomeartschool #karencampbellinspired 
#thegirlwiththepearlearring #johannesvermeer 
#practicingloomismethod 
#cookbookartjournal #referencephoto


Note to self...watercolor paint does not work in this journal...



reference photo...

My youngest GS is fascinated with shrooms...
so my son and d-i-l got him a
mushroom growing kit
with edible pink oyster mushrooms!