Pink Bird Studio

Week in Review

As mentioned in my Sunday Postcard Art post, this week we celebrate Thanksgiving in Canada, which means an extra day off.  Because I decided to visit Vancouver (my province’s largest city, which involves a ferry ride of about 1.75 hours and some driving on both sides) on Sunday, I’m a bit behind on my art posting.  I certainly had a fun day that ended up with some new paints and other art supplies. This week I focused on the kraft journal.  I also worked on several paintings that are not quite finished.  Thanks so much for joining me today!  

 

Week in Review

 

This week I’ve finished a painting, worked in a journal and made some other small works.  I also have a bunch more stuff on the go, but that’s for next week.

 

I also made this fun postcard...a bit Hallowe’eny.  

Last Sunday, I spent a wonderful day with friends making gelli prints.  This first one is an art piece on its own (I think).

And here are some other highlights - I have a whole stack that didn’t make the cut but will make great backgrounds...

Last, but not least, here is the painting I finished this week.  I have titled it “Eye Spy”.  It’s 24” x 30” on wrapped canvas.  Thanks so much for joining me today - I really appreciate your visit!

Week in Review

This week, I am a bit late posting since I am on vacation out of town.  I’ve brought my tiny sketchbook for The Sketchbook Project and have been working on it, as well as a few things I worked on before I left... 

Here are the rest of the pages of the accordion book I was working on.

A random repurposed box panel.  

Here are the pages from the Tiny Sketchbook.

Thanks so much for joining me this week!  See you soon.

Two Weeks in Review

Last weekend I just couldn’t get my week in review posted, so this week I’ve combined the two weeks.  I worked on a small accordion book, puttered around with some recycled box panels and worked in my tiny sketchbook for the Sketchbook Project.

I’ll start with the accordion book.  I had signed up for Kasia Avery’s (Everything Art / Wanderlust) free three-day “Colour Confidence” class.  I watched the videos and played around with some of the ideas - these are NOT done.  But, I used the scraps from the pages I cut for that challenge to make a 13-panel accordion book.  So what you’re seeing here is side 1.  As you can see I started each page with some collages papers - maps etc.  I’ve used acrylics, pens, graphite and watercolour crayons on pretty much all of the pages.

 

Next up are a few more pages in my tiny sketchbook I’m working on for The Sketchbook Project.  I had prepped each page with some collaged papers and then completed these in my hotel room while on a quick business trip last week.  It’s the perfect size to travel with and I’m sure I’ll be taking it with me on vacation this coming week.

When I got home I decided I wanted to “putter” which to me means playing around with no agenda - usually (and in this case) on recycled materials.  That way if I completely hate it I can just recycle it.  These will likely get mounted onto card blanks - I actually love them!

Last, but certainly not least, I was delighted to learn that one of the paintings I submitted for the juried Sidney Fine Arts Show was accepted.  I am sure I’ve showed this here before - the title is Moderna, it’s 36” square on canvas and framed.  The show is in October.  Here is a pic of the three paintings I entered into the show, all in the same theme.  The centre one was accepted, and the other two weren’t.  I understand that they received over 1,100 entries and 380 were accepted so I’m quite happy to be included.

Thanks so much for joining me today.  

Week in Review

Here’s what I’ve been up to this week (art-wise).  These are the last two spreads in my little altered coupon book.

I altered an index card.

And made a few small pieces on recycled box panels.

And last but not least - A new painting / collage.  16” square.

Thanks so much for joining me today!  I hope you have a wonderful week and will come back next week.  

 

 

Week in Review

This week saw the continuation of some projects, the beginning of a new sketchbook, and some very special visitors.

First off, here are a few more pages in my upcycled coupon book.  This one started with some newsprint I had picked up off my desk once it had lots of juicy colours on it from my smaller painting projects.

This one I thought was just fun.

And this one reminds me of Vegas.

The new project?  Well I’ve signed up again for the Tiny Sketchbook from The Brooklyn Library’s Sketchbook Project.  Since I finished the regular one in record time I thought - why not?  Still due in February so plenty of time...  It’s quite amazing to me how long these tiny pages take.  However, I’ve got a pretty good start this week.  Another bonus?  It will be easy to pack with me when travelling in the next few months.  The dimensions are about 2.25” high x 3.25” wide (open).  When open then, not much different than an ATC size.

And while working on a big painting I’ve been playing with some of the colours on a recycled box.  

Also, as mentioned last week, I’ve been working on some gelli prints.  

And here are my special visitors - two baby deer that dropped in to sit in my yard, nibble on the grass and enjoy a bit of shade while Mum was munching on the neighbour’s lawn.  So sweet!  They are more than welcome to anything growing in my yard.

That’s a wrap for the week - thanks so much for joining me and see you next week!

Week in Review

This week it’s been about art journals.

The last page...

The next two pages are in a new book.  I found an outdated coupon book in my purse that I couldn’t resist repurposing.

 

I also made an oversized postcard:

And began some experimental Gelli prints...

Thanks so much for visiting today!  See you next week.

 

Week in Review

Now that the Index Card a Day (ICAD) challenge is over, I’ve returned to my regular mix of creations - mostly art journalling and mail art, with a touch of painting.

Let’s start with the latest art journal pages:

I’ve been on holidays this week and picked up some new stencils that I’ve used on this page.  Check out the giant British postage stamp!  

This one is more free from with mark making and doodling instead of stencils.

And last but not least this one is really all about mark making and doodling.  Such fun.

I made a series of simple collages that I will mount on square greeting cards.  I love the chess-themed postage stamps on these.

And this one, which features a chair stamp and my hand-carved house stamp.

I made some mail art:

This was just made of stuff that was on my work table.

I don’t usually name these little postcard-sized collages, but I did these next two.  This one I’m calling “Neighbourhood Watch”.  

And this one I’m calling “Drop me a Line”.

This one I liked so much I decided to try to make a larger painting - this one is about 5” square on recycled box:

And this is the 12” square version on a cradle board.

I also finished another 12” square canvas - much simpler and less colourful!  Well I say simpler, but I mean it looks simpler.  There is actually quite a bit of effort in colour gradation and texture.

Thank you so much for joining me today - see you next week.

 

Week in Review

This week saw the wrap up of ICAD, as well as some art journalling and other miscellany.  

For this one, I joke that this is what happens when you play dystopian dramas like the Handmaid’s Tale in the studio.  

This one practically made itself - I see a landscape (purely accidental).

And the last card of the year...

Here they all are - 61 + a couple of warm-up cards.  Now they’ve been safely taped into a book with black pages that also houses 2017 and 2018.  Will need a new book next year.

I made a few abstracts on recycled boxes next - the colour is really off in the second one - they are both closer to the first but more grey, less blue.  

And this one is also on a recycled box.  

And a journal page.  

Thanks so much for joining me this week - see you next time!

Week in Review

This week, I carried on with the Index Card a Day project.  We are up to day 58, so only three days left!

Also did a bit of journaling.

I completed a few paintings that have been in the works for quite awhile.

The first two are each mixed media (mostly acrylic, with a bit of graphite and Neocolour IIs)  on canvas and measure 12” square.

And this one, which measures 10” x 12”.  I started with several layers of collage, which I then sanded with my rotary sander.  I drew these lanterns over top with orange acrylic marker and then painted in the background with Payne’s Grey acrylic.  

And I altered a bingo card, just because.

Thank you so much for visiting today - see you next week!