Artist Trading Cards & Shimmery Paints

Every year at this time I create a little drawing for Christmas cards. I'm in the process, but got sidetracked with an Artist Trading Card swap for my library art group. Fun with shimmery, pearlescent highlights, watercolors, & accents of colored pencil. I haven't been by to visit your blogs, but am getting closer...Happy creative season to you!

Art, A Daily Practice. My Show: Locally Grown

I still practice my art, daily. That's me at an impromptu workshop

that an artist gave at a natural food store in a small

town where I was vacationing! Serendipity!

In September I had my 3rd art show at my library 

called Locally Grown, 

featuring local farmers & gardeners & their gardens.

It was a long term project as the planning had begun 

more than 6 months previously.

 I also presented a slide show with stories that I collected

from local gardeners.  

This collection had more written text than my other shows, 

& I loved the integration

of words & drawings in my typical journaling style.

I'm developing Christmas/winter imagery

that will end up as a greeting card. 

This has been my tradition since childhood.

Happy creating, you all! Thank you, Rita