Back to School ...
These are ATC's I created for a "Back to School" swap.  I always got new saddles shoes for school (I hated them!) ... and, of course, a brand new box of crayons.

Some ATC's for a Halloween-themed swap.  I used oil pastels on all these - I like the soft effect they give.

Two ATC's done with alcohol inks - always experimenting!

Some ATC's I created for a swap over at Blissfull.

For this week's Summer of Color, two oranges and blue:

And another ...

This week's Summer of Color challenge was to use two reds and a metallic, so here's my (abstract) contribution.  These reds really are slightly different shades, but the photo doesn't show it well.  Acrylics on watercolor paper.

For this week's Summer of Color entry, Purple and Yellow ...

Odds and Ends

Haven't posted for quite a while, but here is an assortment of art I've been doing ...

These are for a swap and are modeled after the art of Modigliani.  His subjects are characterized by their long necks and (often) vacant eyes.

I received a gelli plate for Christmas and have been having lots of fun with it.  I used it for the backgrounds on these, which are for a "blue" swap:

Acrylic paint using a feather as a stencil

I colored the hearts on a separate sheet with oil pastels, then rubbed tissue paper over it.  The tissue picked up the color, then I fixed the tissue onto a new postcard with gel medium and added a few things here and there.  You can't tell it here, but it came out with an almost encaustic appearance.  Anyway, just an experiment.

On a roll ...

I was on a roll with the Glimmer Mists on these two ATC's ...

I used India ink and a bamboo "pen" to make these flowers.
I like working with ink - it can be so dramatic.

"Paper Towel Art"

Have you ever used a paper towel to clean up paint or other color mediums and found that the paper towel looked beautiful afterward?  These three ATC's were made with bits of paper towel that had of teal, purple and green Glimmer Mist on them!

Miscellaneous

For a swap - micro pen and colored pencil

For a Dia de las Muertos swap - done with pen - this was fun!

For MMSA's "black & metallic" swap, done just with a stamp and metallic gold acrylic paint.

Stamps - The Postage Kind

I created these ATC's for a "postage stamp" swap.  Maybe I was supposed to create a postage stamp - not sure - but I chose to incorporate a stamp into my art. 

Three simple little postcards I plan to swap.  Sometimes it's fun to just draw with a pen and add a little color.

I'm Back!

Trying to get back in the groove after a long and arduous house move.  Here are some postcards I did for the MMSA hot pink & orange swap, mostly in watercolor pencil.  Not my favorite color combination, so it was a stretch for me.

A short break ...

Art projects will be delayed while I move house - what a big job!  Hope to be creating again soon!

Purple & Green Swap

Two purple & green postcards for a swap at MMSA, both done with watercolors and micropen.

A collage for my first Three Muses challenge.  The prompt was, you guessed it, "Bon Voyage."

On The Grid

Three postcards done mostly in watercolors that I submitted for the MMSA "grid" swap (sorry the photo quality isn't great).  To see other mail art, go to http://mailmesomeart.blogspot.com.

For a "Think Monday, Think ATC" swap on the subject of  "Bird Song," here is a little pen and ink sketch.