Beets!

First pickings from the garden!

Lille Rogers Make Art That Sells Bootcamp

5 months of Bootcamp is over.

What a wonderful fun ride!

I learned so much and enjoyed each assignment.

Now onto more classes,

some card designs, 

a show in the fall and one more week of teaching.

The above prompts included (from bottom right to top left):

-1920's coloring book

-lumberjack Christmas ornament

-female St. Francis

-Vicuna children's book illustration

-floral notebook cover

The Language of Flowers

Five months have passed and I have loved every minute

of MATS Bootcamp.

Here is my final assignment,

a notebook cover with lettering.

I just may need to get these made

and try one out.

Hope you are having a great summer filled 

with bouquets of flowers 

and bird song.

iPad Art Class coming to artEAST

I am excited to be teaching

at artEAST this fall.

You can learn the intro to drawing on your iPad

AND

drink wine at the same time.

What could be better than learning something new, 

sipping wine, 

talking with new friends 

and I promise we will laugh.

all info HERE.

Vicuna makes Friends

Matteo the vicuna quickly discovered

that friends come in all different shapes, 

sizes, colors, textures, smells and even noises.

A children's book prompt-

now I may need to write the rest of the story.

More Doodling

more iPad doodling...

iPad Doodling

random iPad doodles...

Bloom or Fly

Bloom where you are planted...

or move on so you can.

My newest digital piece for 

Make Art that Sells Bootcamp.

She was inspired by St. Francis.

Walking in a Flower Forest

I have been rather prolific the past week.

I finished three assignments for MATS.

I love being able to draw on my iPad when I don't feel like getting messy.

It's the perfect art tool you can take anywhere.

I am off to teach my elementary kids how to use it today too.

I teach at two schools and I am always amazed how quickly they learn.  

Most of them grasp layers after a couple of lessons;

Even the kindergarteners ;)

It keeps me learning and on my toes so to speak.

If you look closely you will see that the dictionary page is the definition of uppercase.

It made me laugh and some days, well everyday,

that is a good thing.

Dress for Joy self portrait

Why is it we don't dress for ourselves-

to make each of us smile and feel the joy 

and love that would help us just get through the day?

Usually the simplest outfit is thrown on as an after thought most days.

I love this outfit so I may need to get out the patches and needlework 

and sew these pants.

Now I just need a crow to visit the studio and allow me to dress her in lace.

It could happen.

This was created on my iPad for a prompt 

from UPPERCASE Magazine and Make Art That Sells.

I decided to continue the prompt so

I envisioned my granddaughter playing with my cat

in an outfit I designed for her too.

Do you think my cat would let me dress him? 

 I will need to think on that...

85 degrees in Seattle and I am drawing Winter Snow Globes

Meet Wilbur.  

His friend Pierre sent him the snow globe as a reminder of their adventures last winter. 

Wilbur is busy cozying up his den for the long winter rest.

It is 85 degrees in Seattle and breaking all records for the hottest day ever in April.  

And it was the same yesterday.

I am drawing on my iPad for MATs Bootcamp.  
The assignment was holiday ornaments and mine morphed into a snow globe.  
Now to work on MATS A & B next.  

I think iced tea is in order while I sing Christmas carols.  

Art Show closing soon

My show "What if..." closes Tuesday. 

Stop by Blakely Hall in the Issaquah Highlands on a weekday to catch the last glimpse of it. 

After that, several pieces move to the window of artEAST next month.

 Spring finds me watching flowers pop in the yard and...

 drawing on my iPad.

What are you doing?

Opening Night Photos

What a fun evening-

I sold seven paintings! 

Solo Art Show

It's happening!

I set up my solo show today and it is now open 

though April 20 on weekdays.

I would love to see you at the opening

this Thursday March 17, 6-8pm.

Blakely Hall, Issaquah, WA.

What if...

my solo show!

It's getting closer.

March 17 6-8 pm

Blakely Hall

Issaquah, WA

Photo Time!

Photo Time for my upcoming solo show!

In the Palm of my Hands

Learning the Adobe Sketch app.

Love the watercolor effects.

Rain...

Sometimes rain can be pretty...

Happy Valentine's Day a little late

Better late than never...

Hope it was a good one!

Solo Show Next Month!

The sun is shining and there is hope that spring is right around the corner.  My solo show is fast approaching too!  The opening is set for March 17 6-8 pm at Blakely Hall in the Highlands, Issaquah, WA.  I would love to see you there.  It will run until April 24 and then part of it will be in the front window of artEAST for the following month.  I have painted the past 10 months and there will be about 12 new pieces plus some of my favorites from my own collection.   These three paintings will be there along with others which I will feature next newsletter.  Birds of a Feather is the newest and is 2'x4'.  It features lots of paint layers as well as a Shoe-billed stork which happens to be my favorite bird (after crows of course) and a ghost fish too.

Acme #2000 art pouch-for the artist on the go-with optional nest pocket (model not included) is the next closeup.   This one makes me laugh and can happily live in my studio.  I would love to carry my art supplies wherever I go...along with a couple of crows ;)  There is an optional nest pouch featured and many more art filled pouches not shown in this view.  You have to see it all! And finally we have Babel which is raw canvas covered in collage, stitching, buttons, vintage papers, stamps, and glitter.  Can you tell I teach elementary students?  One can never have too much glitter. I will share more later, but enjoy for now.