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

Dancing Drawings

How I love to draw. 

How I love to dance.

How I love to draw & dance.

 

Farmer's Market

One of my favorite places to sketch: The Farmer's Market.

In May I took a intense course that gave me tools 

for developing a practice of daily sketching & art making.  

Lots going on for me now that the covid restrictions are off.

I appreciate being out & about more than ever before. 

Thank you for stopping by. It's been awhile.

Paper Dolls Who Love Going to Their Library

Some of my little paper dolls went to 

an accordion book group art show 

at the Camden Library. 

All of them 

love their public libraries! 

 

Italian Language Study Wandering

Sketchbook Wandering is studying languages again. 

I'm taking a beginning Italian language class for travelers as well as an advanced French conversation class. 

Fountain pens, journals & colored pencils are a big part 

of my arsenal for studying. 

Missing my sketchbook wandering, but I'm loving this! 

My brain & spirit are happy.

Sharing A Bit of What I've Been Up To

I miss the blog world that I was so 

involved with. So I thought I'd share 

just a little of what I've been up to. 

I still journal with sketches

 in fact, I have several journals going. 

But they are more private 

than the old drawings I used to post here.

Here is a sample.

I've been studying beginning Italian for Travelers,

as well as advanced French.

If the world will permit me, I hope to go to Europe

one more time.

I make little flashcards & study aids for the Italian.

It's a beautiful language, but it's new.

I recognize words, but I'm not memorizing them 

as quickly as I would like.

I've been playing around with my watercolors & colored pencils, 

creating postcards for friends. Valentine's Day.

Some one introduced paper weaving to my art group. 

It was fun to play with my painted papers, like a kid in a grade school art class.

Lately, I'm reading books about art & making notes in my Art Learning Journal. A friend & I have formed a mini study group, we give ourselves assignments. This reading in Affirmations for Artists sparked some good personal writing. 

With spring on the way, going sketching outdoors is moving into the forefront again. With Covid maybe out of the way I'm hoping for some new adventures out in the world.I hope your lives are getting back to normal & that adventures await you!

PS I wasn't able to leave comments on your posts today. I will try again though...