Sandra Gilbert

Day 47…I learned how to make Red Mud.
That’s not what I was supposed to be learning, but I made lovely red mud anyhow. 🙂
I was actually working on Angela Fehr’s summer challenge for this week, which was Line and Wash. So I drew four poppy sketches. The top two I liked, the bottom two not so much. But the whole point was to practice technique,…[Read more]

Day 46…favorite book.
Lol, I am an avid reader so my book is the one I haven’t read yet… and there are so many books yet to read. 🙂
So I decided to paint the cover of my large Jane Davenport journal, which I am sure is going to be a favorite place to create lots of fun artsy projects.
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Day 45…favorite drink.
My favorite drink is a large hot Annihilator from Dutch Bros. Lol I am there often enough the barristas know what I want before I even get to the window. 🙂
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Day 44…favorite shell. I don’t really have a favorite shell per se, but I do like the ones that spiral.
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Day 43…knowing when to stop.
Which in my case is generally 3 – 4 steps after I should have. On this one, I probably should gave stopped before adding gold glitter ink that you can’t even see in the photo, which was then followed by red glitter ink that you can’t see either. 🙂 Not only can you not see my unnecessary glittering, but my camer…[Read more]

Day 42… Vacation.
Today I decided to paint the theme for Angela Fehr’s summer challenge, which is Vacation.

My family has camped near Tripod Lake often over the years, so I had quite a few photo references to choose from.
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Day 41… Loose flowers. I have some handmade paper (not made by me 🙂 ) that I really don’t like. I keep trying to use it and keep not really liking it.
I can’t decide if I just need practice with paper this rough and thirsty or if it really doesn’t suit my style, such as it is.
I recently watched a YouTube video by Lindsay Weirich,…[Read more]

Day 40…favorite fruit
I actually like most all fruit, but watermelon is one of my favorites. It makes me think of warm lazy summer days, picnics and trying to stay cool.
Which is most likely why when I started this painting, I actually painted a summer sky with soft fluffy clouds for the background. Lol, and it looked danged silly once I…[Read more]

Day 39… A different use
Tonight instead of a painting, I used my watercolors to make a thank you card for one of my husband’s coworkers.

Once you stamp an image it is quick work to watercolor it and a lot easier for me to blend than markers. 🙂

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Day 38…I had an idea.

(I painted this yesterday, but hubby started a movie as I was finishing. So I went to go watch the movie while my painting dried. And obviously never got it posted last night. Whoopsie 🙂 )

Lol, I started with an idea and it took on a life of its own. I painted a really good sky with fluffy clouds and it looked really…[Read more]

Day 37..favorite dessert.
While I like and will eat just about any dessert, I am rather fond of simple chocolate cake. So I was looking on Pinterest for a suitable image of chocolate cake to use as reference, when in the midst of all the chocolate lovelies, this pretty little dessert pops up.
So since it obviously didn’t belong in my search, this…[Read more]