Pink Bird Studio

Week in Review

This week, I’ve been adjusting (like many others) to working from home full time.  I’m very grateful to have a job where I can easily do that.  The only real extra time I have is my commute time, which can run anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour each way (average is about 40 minutes one-way).  I’m trying to use that time to enjoy a bit of extra sleep in the morning, and a little more art time in the evenings.  

I’ve been working on a large painting, but it is not nearly ready to share.  So I will show my journaling for the week.

I did one more spread for the Sketchbook Project.  I continue to explore the current situation in this book.  As you can see from the staples, I’ve already reached the centre page of this book.

I’ve been working in another journal that I had been working in several months ago and set aside (aka buried under other studio “stuff”).

And last, but not least, I’ve added three new spreads in the watercolour paper journal (which is great for painting with acrylics as well, which is my preference).  

 That’s it for this week.  Thanks so much for joining me today. Please keep well, stay home if you can, and keep your distance if you can’t.  

Two Weeks in Review

I didn’t realize I never posted my week in review last week until about Friday.  Hope everyone is staying state and healthy in these extraordinary times.  So here’s what I’ve been doing art-wise for the past two weeks.

First of all, I’m excited to be starting another sketchbook for The Sketchbook Project at Brooklyn Art Library.  It’s been turning into a bit of a commentary on our current global situation.  I would like to start by saying that I’m ok in every way.  Working from home, not feeling isolated, and keeping in touch with friends and family remotely.  So even though some of these pages seem a bit dark, they are not reflecting on my personal situation, but what I’ve been seeing going on.  I am very fortunate, and certainly don’t want anyone worrying about me.

I’ve also been continuing to work on my colourful abstract journal.  

That’s it for the week, thank you so much for dropping by!  Stay home, stay safe and stay healthy.  See you next week.

Week in Review

Another week has flown by - here’s what I’ve been up to art-wise.

Let’s start with paintings this week.

These three paintings will be in a local show and sale at this cool gallery: Ministry of Casual Living I have not shown my work there before and I don’t think I’ve even been to their “new” location which has probably been there for ages.  Looking forward to it.  Each painting is 8” square on wood and will be displayed unframed with black painted edges.  

Of course some more pages were completed in the kraft journal:

And one more page in the Tiny Sketchbook...

And last but not least, took an idea from last week’s kraft journal pages and translated it onto some recycled box panel.  I think I might do some of these on 8” square panels so stay tuned for that.

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

Week in Review

This week I worked mostly in the kraft journal and the tiny sketchbook for The Sketchbook Project.  I have one postcard as well.  I’ve also been working on a new painting that might be ready to look at next week.  

Let’s start with the kraft journal - amazed how many pages were done this week.

 

Here is a postcard I’ve mailed into Mail Mania 6 - an upcoming art show to be held in my home town in Canada.  Check it out and send something in - you have until August next year.

And here are two new spreads in the tiny sketchbook for The Sketchbook Project.  It’s almost done and I am glad.  I don’t mind working small but...

 

Thanks so much for joining me today - I hope you’ve enjoyed your visit.  See you next weekend.

Week in Review

I can hardly believe it’s been a week since my last week in review post.  When I look back on the week I’m almost always surprised at how much art I’ve made - let’s see if that holds true this week...

We’ll start with the kraft journal - only one spread completed this week.

 

I also managed to complete a couple of spreads in the tiny sketchbook for The Sketchbook Project.  

I had a great afternoon on Saturday, making gelli prints over at another local artist’s studio with a group of ladies I haven’t hung out with before - such fun!

And then I made 10 postcards for the DIY postcard swap hosted by IHanna.  

I did these by gelli printing right onto my favourite substrate (old bingo cards) and then embellishing them with various pens.  

Last but not least I made a fun Halloween piece:

Thanks so much for joining me this week.  See you next time.

Week in Review

This week was a busy one, and although I didn’t have much time for art I still managed to get enough done for a post.

let’s start with paintings.  I finished two works in progress this week.

This one is 24” square.  

And this one, called “Many Moons”, is 16” x 20”.

Last but not least, I’m thrilled to report that my painting, “Moderna” was sold at The Sidney Fine Arts Show this weekend.  Here’s a picture of it at the show with the magical red dot indicating it’s sold status. 

In mixed media, I altered an index card:

A new spread in the kraft journal:

And decided to renew my efforts to finish the Tiny Sketchbook for the Brooklyn Library’s Sketchbook Project.  It is not due in NY until February, but I know from experience how easy it is to leave things to the last minute.  It’s also a fun little project to work on when there isn’t much time after working all day etc.

It’s getting more and more difficult to keep the pages open so excuse any pictures of my finger nails.  :)

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

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

This week was again focused on ICAD, as well as The Sketchbook Project.  One of these days I’ll get back to all the paintings I have started.  :)

For ICAD, this week brings us to card / day 44/61.  Just 2.5 weeks left - time flies!  I’m using words and phrases cut from a novel in large print that I picked up second hand.  I just saw someone using text from a romance novel - hilarious!  I might have to pick one of these up just for that reason - definitely not on my reading list, but I know they are very popular.  

Then there are the Sketchbook Project pages:  Most of these started out with a gelli print.  That really helped speed things up, and spoiler alert, I’m actually done my book.  6 months early.  A record for me.

The  background on this is a photocopy of some fancy paper that I made for my image transfer class and didn’t end up using.  

Probably my least favourite page in the book, but I don’t hate it.

These two pages show the only insert I added into the book.  Back.

And front (as you can see here it was a bingo card).

 

And the final page.

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

Week in Review

This was another busy week and it was pretty much all about ICAD, although I did get to finish a couple of new spreads for the Sketchbook Project.

Monday was Canada Day and I was off to Toronto for 2 nights. My flight was bright and early as you can see from the bits of boarding pass I included.  I doodled those circles on the plane when I was not snoozing.  

I’ve been doing most of my ICADs on a landscape orientation this year.  I was excited when I cut my “tall” house in two and was able to create a new house shape!

Bits and pieces.

Using up gelli prints and such.

Sometimes I like to do something absurd.  :)

I captioned this one “When it came to cake, her eyes were always bigger than her stomach” - a problem I definitely have!

And last but not least (for this week) - just a fun collage.  This is # 37 / 61.

As mentioned, my sketchbook for The Sketchbook Project continues to come along.  I haven’t had much time to paint lately on actual paintings, so it’s great to have these fun little things to play around with that can get completed on a daily basis.

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