#ARTifacts - November 2017

Indian Block Print - #ARTifacts October 2017

Art journal page for October 2017 in collaboration with thealteredpage.blogspot.com.au/2017/11/artifacts-october-2017.html

Honolulu Museum of Art - #ARTifacts Journal page for May 2017

#ARTifacts - March, Rust & Cactus.

 #ARTifacts art journal page for March, collage mixed media.

 Rust experiments on calico.

Learning to paint Cactus in acrylic on canvas.
Just some of the arty things I tried in March.

#ARTifacts - The Velveteen Rabbit....

Progress takes time.
 No matter how long it takes, keep going.
(raylee).

#ARTifacts - Collage/Mixed Media Art Journal Page

A collage/mixed media page from my #ARTifacts journal.
Keeping a monthly record of work & mediums used. Trying new things like rub on lettering,  crackle paste & a paint marker with stencils.
(raylee).

#ARTifacts

The front cover of my art journal for this year.
I am always open to 'Change' as my art  'Story' continues it will always remain 'Unfinished'.
(raylee).

Choices

Could have cleaned the fridge...... Chose to try out soft drawing pencils & crayons  in Moleskine art journal. The pencils are intended for land & seascapes, after doing a scribble test of the colours drawing  a face became more interesting to me. Mixed some crayon into the mix with lots of finger smudging to soften the colours. 

"Motion Drawings"......a bit of boredom busting while traveling in the car (as a passenger), Artline 200 pen on scrap of old book page. Holding the pen loosely allowing the bumps to contribute to the drawing lines.
(raylee).

Painting on Aluminium Foil

acrylic & watercolour on crumpled aluminium foil

1:watercolour over an unfinished drawing in artline black pen.......

      

2: add more watercolour, let some run,................................white flowers in a blue vase.

(raylee).

Sketch Book Challenge

October's theme was "Cabinet of Curiosities",........ i don't have a cabinet of curiosities ......but you will find dead butterflies & bits of dragonflies in a square glass jar, several feathers stuck here & there around the house, or in the car, also  old door handles, buttons, old tape measures, bobbins, thimbles just to name a few things.....i won't mention the things that end up in the freezer!!!!....... 

i know it's november already, .......better late than never!.... (raylee).

Urban Sketching - Sketch Book Challenge

a quick sketch.while waiting in the car park at the local supermarket.(raylee).

Sketch Book Challenge Catch Up -April

April's theme for the "sketch book challenge" was...... "open".....
.for my  quick sketch of cracked open egg shells  i used gel pens on black sketch paper ......
(raylee).

Sketch Book Challenge January 2012

"Doodling" - Pitt artist pen MANGA Set, used for this "doodle". (raylee).

Sketch Book Challenge December 2011

Trash, ruined, decay. Happy New Year to All!! (raylee).

Sketch Book Challenges Oct. & Nov.

October Sketch Book Challenge - "View". November Sketch Book Challenge - "Imaginary Animals".......*What The???*

......Oh what fun this one was......i had not tried this before......no real thinking involved.......the shapes were just there. ....one more to go.....(raylee).

Sketchbook Challenge September "Unfurled"

I know its december already!!...... ......i am now looking for a "view", october's challenge. i will do it! (raylee).

Sketchbook Challenge- Pathways

Its the last day of the month...almost forgot this challenge. most pathways lead somewhere.....sometimes with twists & turns & obstacles in the way. the destination isnt always what we imagine it to be, or it may be very surprising. (raylee).

Sketch Book Challenge - "Cant Resist This"

I cant resist the colour blue, old things & rust. for the sketch i used a 4b lead pencil, a candle to create the resist for the white area of light on the container, blue inktense watercolour pencil on the background, which had a wash of raw sienna, ultramarine blue & burnt sienna. the other watercolours used were cerulean blue & alizarin crimson. (raylee).

Inspiration? - (Flights of Fancy Journal)

Inspiration - where does it come from?....Everywhere! Inside, outside, books, magazines,TV, other peoples art, photography, nature....the list is long. I think we are all inspired by someone , somewhere along the way, memories, music, words that trigger a certain time or event that has influenced our ideas. Even the weather can be inspiring. Colour, sounds, nature, i said that already, didnt i?....Lazy clouds drifting across a sky of perfect blue. The breeze caressing a flower till it sways to the rhythm of its own dance. Thats what i want to do - sway to the rhythm of my own dance, yes i need to be pushed every now & then by the breeze of someone elses ideas, gently guided until i create my own take on their creations, not wanting to copy, but use the part that caught my eye, & reinvent it in my own style. We start life influenced by our parents, then teachers, the list goes on .......who inspired & influenced those before us? I think its a circle that never ends, it just grows as we expand our knowledge. We all become teachers when we pass on our thoughts, ideas, trials & errors. Those who learn from us will use the information passed on to them in their own way & hopefully in turn pass it on to someone else......creating that circle that never ends. A completed page from "Flights of Fancy Journal". (raylee).

Wee Jasper Journal

Red geraniums seemed to be in my mothers garden where ever we lived. i painted these geraniums from my own garden years ago, found it in my reject pile of watercolours & gave it a new purpose...... .....these sisters both loved their gardens...... the map in the background is of the Cooma-Monaro district where they both lived for quite a few years after they were married (they married brothers from this area).

The next layer is a piece of floral linen, not sure how old it is , but it had that look, to represent their love of sewing.

They were very particular about their appearance, i remember lots of hair curling, making new outfits , straightening the seams in stockings & shoe cleaning was a big thing ......& beads. (raylee).