Happy 1 year to Paint Party Friday one of my very favorite blog hops!! Thank you to Kristin and Eva for hosting this wonderful event each week!
I usually post for Paint Party Friday but I am really behind the 8 ball on posting this week, I'll probably be 100 and something on the list! My soon to be teenage Son is definitely dealing with the hormones and was an emotional roller coaster all day yesterday! By the time I dropped in bed at midnight (after trying to see the Northern Lights) I went out like a stone!
On a a positive note I have two new Pet portrait commissions that came in, a delightful horse named Tootsie Roll and the absolutely most adorable pom named Samson!
I've been working my way through Marshall Arisman's DVD class on Mixed Media Technique (loving it.)
So what did I paint, I painted Monkeys, they are not mixed media yet, they are intuitive sketches to find form without control. Without control you say? Well yes, I had to paint them with very unusual tools!
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| Painting with indian ink, a stippling sponge, a hair pick and an exacto knife??!? |
This was an extremely fun exercise as I created these 11 X 14 fellas in about 5 minutes each and I rather like them for their simplicity. My hubby loved them so they are all ready hanging in my studio!
I also drew this Hookah Caterpillar for one of my friends over at ATCs For All.
I hope you are having a wonderful week and enjoy your hop around bloggy land! Next week I hope to have my background done for Caleb (The pop art pup I did last week out of torn paper) and a good start on Samson in torn paper. Be sure to stop by and see all of the wonderful Paint Party Friday Postings!
27 comments:
Isn't it fun being a mom? This whole week with my son has been a roller coaster. Hang in there, Robin!
I love your intuitive sketch monkeys!
Happy PPF Anniversary!
I now only have one teenage daughter left..the other one is going to be 21...sorted...I feel for you... I taught my daughters to box a punch bag...great therapy and I drank large quanties of wine...and took the dog for long long walks... love you paintings...especially the monkey.. :)
Wonderful monkey business! The caterpillar looks really scary! Valerie
Love your monkeys. How fun! Monkey business as Valerie says.:) tee hee. Have a great weekend.
wow, 5 minute monkeys! and that caterpillar is kind of creepy! Great job!
My children are all grown and gone.Somedays I long for them back again, but others I am over joyed at watching them as adults! Time flys enjoy.
I love your imagination and what fun to test yourself like this very interesting ! I have 4 sons my oldest is 34 and my youngest is 13. I have been through a lot of that teenager stuff so I get YA ! hang in there take it one day at a time and just give him all your love and support
-KAT-
These are so happy!
Rinda
totally amazing you created this monkeys in 5 minutes, it takes me longer to find the materials......
Loving those monkeys and the great caterpillar. Happy PPF, Enjoy the weekend, Annette x
I confess your caterpillar reminds me of a tardigrade, and that was actually rather frightening. (google that!) But it is well crafted for sure.
Happy PPF! I always try to have an extra blog post in my back pocket for busy weeks. I hate to miss this party.
Mimi Torchia Boothby Watercolors
Dynamite monkey and fun ATC ~thanks, namaste, carol (A Creative Harbor) ~ Happy Weekend ^_^
I love that you did these in 5 minutes - how fun!!!
I have two teenage daughters - hormones always flying all over the place!! :)
I love the hooka smoking catapillar best! Well done works here!
Fun images!
Congratulations on your two new Pet portrait commissions that came in!
Following you on Pinterest now, too! :)
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Happy PPF!!
Mary
Mixed-Media Map Art
what fun sketches this week, thanks for sharing!
The joys of being a mum hey!!! there are days you could gladly strangle them and then they do something sweet and we forgive them... not that your creativity has been effected your work is wonderful as always and the caterpillar is fab...xx
Maybe it's the full moon plus hormones? I have a houseful of teenagers and this week was filled with snark- and not the delightful kind! These intuitive sketches are great fun and I can't wait to see your new portraits, cause I know they'll be FAB. I also love your hookah caterpillar! I just got a commission to create a dancing praying mantis- can't wait!
Happy PPF (a day late;))
Stephanie
What fun! Such a cool monkey (and caterpillar). Hard to believe those were the tools you used!
Very cool Robin! Happy PPF!
; ) The joys of parenthood....gotta luv them!
Cute sketches of the monkeys and caterpillar.
Hope today is a little easier for you.
Annabelle ; )
how fun! happy PPF!
Oh wonderful FUN!!! I am in love with your caterpillar!!!Deb
I didn't realize that Marshall Arisman had an instructional DVD... Very cool! It looks like a fun exercise :)
Congratulations on your commissions - I can't wait to see!
xo
Kristin
It's great to just play...these monkeys are a fun duo!
That caterpillar is fantastic, too!!!! Really like him a ton!
These monkeys are terrific. I am amazed at how much expression and character you captured using such unusual tools.
Whoa! Your indian ink painting is incredibly impressive! Wow. Nice job. :)
wow, great monkeys! Love that caterpillar! Totally awesome~
I love the sketches, but the caterpillar is awesome. Blessings, Janet PPF
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