in the studio

this is supposed to be a rainy weekend.

and it would be so welcomed, 

we are in need of some serious rain, 

our dams are low and we are on strict water restrictions.

while nature replenishes itself i will be in the studio... 

mark making, 

playing,

muse card planning...

play in progress below:

have a fabulous weekend! 

learning to claim it...

only now do i hesitantly dare saying that i am an artist.

it seems to be a common issue amongst artists, 

even the more seasoned ones. 

Lisa Congdon talks about it here

and in her latest book that i'll probably need to get. 

slowly learning to claim my space... 

i am printing this and putting it up in my studio! 

art work by Lisa Congdon 

people watching

in two weeks Donna and i will be doing 

Dee Donaldson's Portrait Bootcamp... 

i'm super excited and nervous! 

3 full days of intensive painting,

on a big canvas.

the advice is to paint someone we don't know

or at least not a family member.

so we went off into the street 

and found some beautiful, willing models:

i loved connecting with these people via my camera, 

they all had a little story to share.

this is Stan, 

i think he will have to be my reference for the painting... 

parmigiano anyone?

a little jump back to Orvieto, 

market day

a little piece of heaven!

weekend play

i've been on a roll sketching and painting faces. 

i'm inspired by the hype on instagram about 100 faces

(from what i understand this is where it started) 

of course i am tempted to jump in but i don't feel like 

that kind of commitment right now, 

so i'm playing from the sideline. 

here a little evolution of another of my hooded girl, 

acrylic on paper.

trying to stay loose in my mark making and color choices. 

playing

two new faces,

Stabilo pencil and gesso,

plus a little bit of red.

in my handmade journal. 

to get back into creative flow... 

in the studio

i'm back in the studio. 

and it feels so gooooood! 

card making, 

why not!?