i’ve been seeing SO many beautiful photos all over instagram and facebook of snow storms and snowy landscapes! i’m a bit jealous, since we never get snow around here – i don’t remember it ever snowing in my lifetime.
i was outside the other day checking out the cactus plants, when i got the idea for this blog post. so here i am sharing OUR winter here in sunny California – enjoy!
yup, winter around here right now is flip flop weather!
’til next time…
i’ve been using my sketchbooks more and more lately, and really enjoying it. it’s part of my “create every day” goal for 2014. when days around here are so busy that i haven’t picked up a paintbrush all day, i love to sit late at night (when the rest of the familia sleeps) and draw in one of my sketchbooks.
i find myself using words and phrases so much more now, like this drawing from a couple of nights ago, “live a colorful life”. i drew it very late one night and left it to be colored in next chance i got..
…and i LOVE the results!
this work-in-progress photo was posted on my instagram page (one of my “good morning!” posts)…
i love working with colored pencils; i think they offer such great texture and layers to a piece…
like i said, i love how this came out! the flowers are a little bit different than my usual flowers, and the colors are bold and vivid – perfect for my handwritten phrase.
even my father, a man of very few words, asked me “why don’t you paint this larger and sell it?”
and i plan on doing just that, maybe on a 12 X 12 inch canvas. i am also recreating something similar on a canvas tote bag; stay tuned to see how that works out!
so – what’s in your sketchbook?
’til next time…
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bare feet in grass
late night: making earrings just for fun
pretty paint water, “dream” heart ornament, Jacquard textile colors
Yogi tea wisdom
dandelion: make a wish
putting items in Etsy shop on sale
cloudy february skies
photo booth on my iMac
my parents’ geranium plant
happy birthday to my husband, Lawrence
finally – much needed rain
just wanted to share some of the heart/love inspired items i have in my Etsy shop –
and in our website Arte de Nuestro Corazon –
if you’re a creative soul, i have also been busy adding NEW items to my Etsy supply shop – my 2nd shop for destashing art & craft supplies –
i had planned on doing a blog post on what i’m currently working on – hand painting canvas tote bags, and more mixed media hearts – but my computer is giving me SO much trouble right now, especially when i’m doing any edits to my photographs. i’m hoping to get some help working out the kinks very soon…
til next time…
i’ve been busy working on my Etsy shop! i created a “SALE” section, to which i’ll be adding certain items at reduced prices. i’ve also been creating new hand painted pieces to add to the shop, and with Valentine’s Day around the corner, i’m hoping my new mixed media hearts, with inspirational words and phrases, will find new homes soon…
these hearts were inspired by the art badge i shared in my last post (2014: create every day…). i loved the art badge so much i recreated it onto a paper mache heart (excuse the photo – it’s from my phone)…
…and enjoyed that process so much i wanted to make more! i used recycled papers (tissue papers, Gelli Plate prints, junk mail envelopes, book pages, and more), acrylic paints, stamps, and miniature flowers – i love being able to reuse items i already have.
(another phone pic)….
each heart is one of a kind and available in my Etsy shop now!
susie carranza studio 