Pink Bird Studio

One Week in Review

Glad to be all caught up - this should be a shorter post!

Let’s start with a completed painting.  This beauty is 24” square on wrapped canvas - I can’t wait to frame it.

Now on to the latest index cards for the Index Card a Day challenge - this week, we passed the half way mark.

First up, card 29.  I used one of my new hand-cut bird masks I made recently.

July 1 was Canada Day, and I actually remembered to use a Canadian stamp this year.  :)

For card 32 I skipped the bingo number in favour of this beautiful postage stamp.  These are my rules to break after all!

Card 33 features one of the new hand carved stamps I made this week.

Card 34 was for July 4, and I also remembered to use a US stamp that day!  Also featuring another hand carved stamp.

And last one for this week - card 35.

Now I’ll catch up on the latest pieces for the 100 day project - we are getting really close to the end.  The reason I don’t have seven this week is because I got ahead of myself (again) and messed up the numbers.  The last day will be July 15.

This one features yet another simple hand carved stamp.

 

Here’s a spread for the Sketchbook Project.  Apparently I’ve moved away from COVID and onto adultery - haha! This book must be mailed by August 15 which is just around the corner.  I have 2 full spreads and 1 half spread left so no problem!

This one is an abstract that is the first page of the book.

I’ll sign off with one final 2” collage diptych.  

Thanks so much for joining me today.  Stay safe.

Catching up - x Weeks in Review

Well, I didn’t realize I was this far behind!  The last “week in review post I made was on May 3, and here it is June 7.  I don’t want to make one giant post, so I think I’ll try to do a couple of weeks at a time until I’m caught up.  I’m participating in the 100 day project, and now the Index Card a Day Challenge has started, so I’m making at least two pieces a day.  Add painting and journalling and you can imagine that catching up is going to be a big job.  So let’s get started:

Here are a couple of weeks of the 100-day project, starting where we left off:

Now I’ll fill in some of the other activities from the same period.

Lots of mixed media / collage happening here.  Some are postcards, one was  birthday card and some are just for fun.

A little abstract of Venice for a local art contest.

And some art journalling.  I’m working on a new journal that includes a lot of interactive pages.  This is the opening page, that invites you to “come in”...

And when you open the “doors”, you find this lovely.

Last, but not least, an altered index card as an ICAD warm-up.

Thanks so much for joining me today.  I hope you are staying safe as the world adjusts to our “new normal”.  Take care! 

Sunday Postcard Art - At the Beach

It’s been quite a couple of busy weeks.  I missed participating in Sunday Postcard Art  two weeks ago, and then last week I posted my card to Instagram but never got around to a blog post.  This week I’m making a point of participating.

The theme is At the Beach, and I decided we needed a mermaid.

Hope you’re all staying safe as the world finds its footing in the “new normal”.  Thanks so much for visiting.

 

Take care!

Sunday Postcard Art - Theatre

This week’s theme at Sunday Postcard Art  is Theatre.  Remember when we could go to the theatre?!  I’m sure we will get to do it again some day.  

My diva is always ready for her close-up, and has just finished a successful performance, after which the stage was covered in roses.

Thanks so much for joining me today.  Hope you and yours are keeping safe and staying home if you can.  

Week in Review

This week I had a couple of extra days off work and what a difference that made!  I have been super busy getting prepared for submissions to several galleries - wish me luck! 

First of all, let me share some good news.  My painting “Shelter” made in 2018, has been accepted into the Federation Gallery in Vancouver B.C.  I could have mailed it (it’s only 16” square), but my friend Debbie and I are going to head over for a day trip to deliver the painting and do some shopping.  Here is the painting - one of my favorites.  I hope it finds a forever home.

(Note - This post was prepared Sunday but not posted until Monday - we had a great trip to Vancouver and delivered the painting as planned).

I completed a bunch of small works on paper.  I used Strathmore Mixed Media paper, and began with a gelli print for each one.  

“Low Tide”

“Garden Gate”

“Meet me at the Fair”

 

“Seaside”

And “Springtime”

And this one, as yet untitled.

And of course, more journal pages...

Thanks so much for joining me today!  See you next week.

Two Weeks in Review

Another couple of busy weeks have left very little art time, but I thought I’d post now before the third week passes again!

Let’s start with a painting - this is a square companion piece to the round one I posted a few weeks ago - I’m loving the pink/grey/green combo.  This one is 24” square on wood.

The tarot deck is coming slowly but surely.  Here is the devil.

And the Star.

A couple of mixed media pieces on recycled box panels - both using my gelli prints as a base.

And last but not least, a few art journal pages.

And one more little mixed media postcard to top it off.   

I guess that doesn’t look so bad for two weeks after all.  Thanks so much for joining me today - see you next week!