Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Lots of ATC Swaps

I'm way behind in posting my ATC's, so here ya go in one swoop. Hope you get inspired!


Title: Birds on a Walk
Date: September 17, 2015
Medium: Mixed Media: Watercolor, Ink Pen, Stamp, etc.
Swap: EASU: Mixed Media ATC w/ a Bird

Here is a closer look at the detail...



Title: Autumn Leaf
Date: September 17, 2015
Medium: Mixed Media: Watercolor, Colored Pencil, Ink Pen, Stamp Ink       
SwapUSA ATC SWAPS: Fall Themed ATC

Here is a closer look at the detail...



Next month is my birthday,... So I joined a Birthday swap for my month. My partner ended up having the same birthday as me. How lucky is that. Curly Sue is what I sent her, along with a pair of earrings and a package of Peanut M&M's.

Title: Curly Sue
Date: September 4, 2015
Medium: Watercolor and Ink Pen (Zen Doodle)       
SwapCalling All Libras (Sept 23 to Oct 22)
Inspired By: Summertime, and the weather is fine... by Maicen
These last two are for a swap that involved sending your own ATC's and/or ones that others have sent you that do not belong in your collection anymore. So, I sent 2 of mine out of 10 total.

Title: Doodle Dress
Date: September 17, 2015
Medium: Watercolor and Ink Pen (Zen Doodle)      
SwapSwap Yours Or Mine #19

Title: Galaxy Gazing
Date: September 17, 2015
Medium: Watercolor and Ink Pen      
SwapSwap Yours Or Mine #19





Friday, September 11, 2015

Suns, Pumpkins, Watercolors, ZenDoodles... Oh My!





I went on a painting and Zen Doodling rampage with two subjects in mind... Suns and Pumpkins. I'm sad to see the Summer slowly leaving and Autumn approaching quickly. Gonna miss the nice warm/hot weather that Summer brings. However I am excited Autumn is almost here because of the sweet smells and the beautiful colors. That's why the Sunrises, Sunsets, and Pumpkins come to mind.

Title: Watercolor Sunrise
Date: September 6, 2015
Type: ATC

Title: Zen Doodle Sunset
Date: September 6, 2015
Type: ATC
Title: Zen Doodle Sunrise 1
Date: September 4, 2015
Type: ACEO

Title: Zen Doodle Sunrise 2
Date: September 4, 2015
Type: ACEO

Title: Sun Rays
Date: September 4, 2015
Type: ACEO

Title: Zen Doodle Pumpkin
Date: September 1, 2015
Type: ACEO
Zen Doodle Jack was drawn when I was waiting for my son at the school parking lot around midnight. He plays clarinet for the school band during the football games. I painted Jack the next day.

Title: Zen Doodle Jack
Date: September 4, 2015
Type: ACEO
Zen Doodle Pumpkin with a side of Mushrooms was drawn a different type of watercolor paper... 90#?. It came in a watercolor set I bought for my kids. Interesting paper. Soaks the fluids right in and doesn't spread very easily. However, it does have a nice effect and texture. The paper I use is 140# Cold Press. The Pumpkin is my own design. However, the Mushrooms were inspired by the book, "The Art of Zentangle: 50 Inspiring Drawings, Designs and Ideas for the Meditative Artist".


Title: Zen Doodle Pumpkin with a side of Mushrooms
Date: September 6, 2015
Type: 4" x 5.75" Art Card
Inspired by: The Art of Zentangle (page 46)

Have a wonderful day and hope you were inspired.

Sunday, September 6, 2015

Sea Creature ATC

For this Sea Creature ATC swap, I chose to make a Seahorse in Zen Doodle form using Ink Pen, Watercolor, and Salt. 

Title: Seahorse ATC
Date: September 4, 2015

Saturday, September 5, 2015

Zentangle Pumpkin ATC

Here is a Zentangle Pumpkin ATC that I created for my swap partner using Ink Pen, Watercolor, and Salt.

Title: Zentangle Pumpkin
Date: September 4, 2015

Friday, September 4, 2015

Zen Doodle Bottle of Bubbles ACEO

As a challenge for one of the Facebook groups I'm a member of, we painted bottles and/or boxes this week. Here is my entry of a floral bottle of bubbles that involves Zen Doodle and Watercolor.

Title: Zen Doodle Bottle of Floral Bubbles
Date: August 30, 2015
Inspired by: Bottle Collection / Anne Marie Irvine