Chris Farley Reincarnation

Do you remember Chris Farley from Saturday Night live and of course all the movies he starred in?  He could always make me laugh. My family loved him.

I found this photo today online and had to share.

 

 

Is this for real?

Here's a comparison.  Amazing isn't it?

 

Hope you're having a great week.

 

Abstract Art - A Watercolor - Water Therapy

 

 

Water Therapy - that's what I'll call this one.

It felt like therapy creating it.

Hope you enjoy.

DIY - Owl - Doodling/Painting/Mixed Media Tutorial How To

 I've been noticing a lot of Owls lately.

Have you too?

 

I decided to see if I could make an owl painting of my own.

Here's what I came up with.  It's easy, fun, and I'm guessing you can do it too.

 

Here's how...

 

First step - Sketch a picture of an owl.  I found a cookie jar owl and used it to get ideas from.

 

The next day, I found some of my favorite scrap paper.

Cut it up into shapes, similar to my sketch.

I laid it out on a canvas, and then decoupaged it down.

 

I was going to paint around my owls parts, but decided I'd rather doodle.

No surprise there.  So, I started by outlining.  Then, I doodled.

 

 

For the words, I decided to use. 

"Owl Always Love You."

Not sure

how these things just pop into my head.

 

But, I'm glad that they do.

 

I cut out some more scrapbook paper and used a stamp for

my letters with white paint.

I ended up doing my green background after, but you might want to do it before you

glue your owl down.

 

EZPZ.

 

Let me know what you think, or show me a picture of an owl you create.

I'd really love that.

 

My First Art Retreat with Alisa Burke

So, I was thinking, what would make my 50th birthday extra special?  Something, I would always remember?

 

Then, it came to me.  An art retreat. 

 

I remember the moment, I clicked the button and paid for the retreat.  Whoa, did I just do that?

Yes, I had.

 

The next couple of weeks, I waivered a bit.  But, then I bought my airline ticket, and next my hotel.

 

I was really doing this.  Yippee!

 

Where did I go, you might wonder?  Well, I have been a fan of the talented Alisa Burke http://alisaburke.blogspot.com/ for a couple of years now.  She is one of my very favorite artists, as she inspires me on a weekly basis.  Going to one of her retreats, would be a dream come true.  And, it was!

 

 

I had so much fun...

 

The class was called Graffiti Remix.

 

Alisa taught us about layering paint onto the canvas and then taking that

canvas and making something with it.  In this class, we made clutch bags.

 

I also learned how to use a sewing machine to free stitch my clutch purses.

The stitching becomes another layer to our canvas.

 

This retreat has opened up another way of creating for me. As you all know, I already love painting on canvas - see my post for Doodled Backpack's.

 

http://www.virginiajbailey.blogspot.com/2012/04/ikea-backpack-customized-with-original.html  

 

But now, I have plans to create my own backpacks, purses, etc...

 

Don't you just love learning and trying new things?