Deb was an overachiever, and made a quilt for her grandson. Started and finished this weekend.

Watercolor on paper was followed by painting and stamping on fabric, with a variety of paints and techniques.

We began by getting ideas, and doing handwork. Then we did a bit of watercolor painting.

We entered the magic doorway, to a world of art fun.

This group is The Flying Pickles. We had an art getaway this weekend.

My colored pencil experiments may lead to quilts in the future. I hope they will make me a better artist, since I think one must be able to draw to depict things in artworks. Maybe. I am not convinced Chagall and Picasso agreed. And Chagall is my favorite artist. His dreams are haunting. And I found my missing pine green and orange pencils, I am so relieved to have them back.

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Finally caving in to my self imposed pressure, I did a gesture drawing of Rick. I looked only at his face while drawing, and added his neck and shoulders after, when I colored him. I like the way he looks, sort of imaginary.

This chapter is Faces. In kind of retaliation for having to try hard, I drew a paisley person.

This is similar in style to a lady I saw in a magazine. I like caricatures, they seem so much easier than portraits.

And I drew birds that eat produce.

Then I drew a quilt from Quilting Arts magazine, sort of.

I returned to produce, in reaction to my experiment.

Leann suggested I draw while only looking at an object. So I tried my foot, and mostly looked at it. Then I had to fix it, a lot.

Uh oh, a mystery plant snuck in.

Continuing the Potpourri chapter in my journal, this is a rainbow trout.

Orange Hibiscus Tree, 201.

Beach Peas and Roses, 200. Hope to get this quilted before next Wednesday, so I can show the Evening Star Quilters.

Sunflower mosaic mirror, 199.

I finished my Art Salad challenge piece today, but I can't show you until the end of August. So, I'm showing my drawing journal instead. I decided to practice drawing, since it isn't something I do well. The first chapter is Mystery Fruit, shaped like a pear, with strange seeds inside.
This is what I do when I don't feel like doing anything. My inspiration is Leannderthal,(this is a link) a friend artist.

I got tired of Mystery Fruit, and made a Detroit Beet, and a couple leaves. This is the beginning of the Potpourri chapter.

An end table that nests under the other one, 198. I messed up the moon in this, the brush I had was huge. But I love the rest of the picture, so I let the mermaid peek out from under the top table, so I can admire her. This was so much fun, I want to do it again.

An end table for my living room, 197.

Blue Orchids, 196. All of the Tropical Flower quilts are about 18" x 22".

Two unusual color Birds of Paradise, 195.

A large orange flower bud, 194.

Another tile from Albuquerque, number 193.

Mostly pink mosaic mirror, 192.

I have been working, but not yet posting. Promise to do so soon. I painted 2 tables, and made 3 tropical quilt tops, and 2 mosaic mirrors. I just have to get pictures of them.

Purple Passion, number 191.

Yellow Lily, just finished. Number 190