Books, Books, Books!!!

Today, I finished another book and it hit me, I read about 7 books within the past three weeks. As my work schedule slows down, I am finding more time to work on art projects as well as catching up on my reading list.

Some of the books I read are:

• “Belle” by Cameron Dokey
• “Fairytale Weddings” By Debbie Macomber
• “The Crimson Thread” by Suzanne Weyn
• “Rose Daughter” by Robin McKinley
• “North and South” By Elizabeth Gaskell

 

As well as 2 Graphic Novels:

• “Pride and Prejudice”
• “Coraline”

I am starting on the book “Beastly” by Alex Flinn. While at the movies yesterday, I saw the coming attractions for the Motion Picture version of the book. I remembered seeing the book during my many trips to Amazon.com and my local bookstore; so I decided to pick up a copy and get familiar with the story before I go and see the movie this summer.

I am a big fan of the fairy tale “Beauty and the Beast”. three of the titles I recently read, were revisions of that fairy tale; and now I am starting on the fourth version with “Beastly”.

Happy New Year!

So it is 2010..at least it will be in a few hours. If you are one of those who believe that the world will end in 2012, then we are getting closser. :-) Personally I don't believe in it, But I don't want to waste your time with talking about my feelings on the subject.

I would just like to wish you and yours a blessed and happy New Year. May 2010 be a good year for you and may you reach for the stars.

Art & Visual Thinking Project #2- "The Dead Tree"

My secound big project is done for Art & Visual Thinking. We had to make a landscape out of paper with nothing drawn. I created a scene of the seashore at sunset. On the cliff above the water is a dead tree.

I used cardstock, tissue paper, and a scrap of artist paper from Stampington & Co.

Art & Visual Thinking Project #1- "PhantomBeauty"

My first big project for Art and Visual Thinking was an abstract painting that represents me. It was a very interesting piece to do.

The steps I had to take in this project:
#1- Create 6 thumbnail abstract designs that represent me. I created an image of a woman reaching for a star over a mountain.
#2- Create 6 thumbnail designs with my name. I used an image of my name in block letters.
#3- Pick one of the abstract images and one of the name images. Enlarge them to the desired size.
#4- Cut the images into 9 equal-sized pieces and mix it up!
#5- Transfer these new images onto a piece of matte board. overlap the images as you desire.
#6-Paint the final image using one color family. I choose to use my favorite color family, Cold Colors. My name is in shades of blue with a green boarder, and my abstract image is in shades of purple.

When I had to cut up my images and re-arrange them I thought my teacher was mad. I also did not enjoy trying to mix my paints to get the desired colors. But I have to say that I really like how the project came out in the end, even if I dug my heals in during the process.