Creative Play

The January theme for Creative Everyday 2009 is . . . Play!

I’ve been feeling less than creative for the past few weeks so I decided to get a head  start on one of the projects that I planned on doing in January.

I wanted to try the charcoal technique from a video I posted on the 14th of this month, so I prepped a canvas, grabbed my charcoal, rubber stamps and began to create the painting below.

The Tree Song – Acrylic/Mixed Media – 8 x 10 Canvas

After I had applied the stamps and charcoal to the canvas, I began sketching  and painting the woman’s face and the bird, and then added a tree and music notation.

What fun! This little project certainly got my creative juices flowing again.

Happy Holidays

We wish you all a Happy Holiday Season!

The Lady with the Unicorn – Photo by Rose Arizmendi

“Our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred, and we are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmas-time”.  – Laura Ingalls Wilder

Busy Bee

I’ve been a busy little bee today! I started my morning with a mocha latte, and a few phone calls to friends & family.

Afterwards I cleaned the house, did some baking and rearranged the studio so I have more space to work in. Whew!

Fridays always seem to fly by for me. I think it’s all those little last- minute ‘have -tos’ and unexpected interruptions that get in the way of my plans for a laid back Friday. I guess I will have to wait until next year when it slows down a bit for me. After all, ’tis the season.

Have a great weekend!

Christmas Music: “Let It Snow”! Dean Martin

Swan Maiden

The Swan Maiden painting is almost finished, but I have a few more details I want to add to it. I have been working on this painting off and on since February of this year and promised myself it would be finished by January 2009.

This painting was loosely inspired by the Irish legend of the beautiful Swan Maiden “Caer Ibormeith”. She was the daughter Of Prince Ethal Anbuail of Sid Uamuin in Connacht.

Legend has it that every other Samhain she would change into a swan and would remain in this form for a year before becoming human again the following Samhain. Visit the post on June 17th for more info.

The Swan Maiden – Mixed Media – 16 x 20

Caer Ibormeith

I wandered down to the waters
And walked by the riverside,
I wandered down to the waters
Some solace there to find.

I sat with a heart of sorrow
Beside a silent pool
I sat with a heart of sorrow
And wept for the lonely world.

When over the silent waters
A creature to me came
When over the silent waters
A swan with a golden chain.

She sang out her song so sweetly
Her wavering melody
She sang out her song so sweetly
That it put my heart at peace.

Sing on, fair swan, I cried to her,
Sing on, to bring the day
Sing on, fair swan, I cried to her,
But she had swum away.

- Jamie Alexandre.

Gel Texture & Charcoal

#2 Add Charcoal & Paint To Heavy Gel Texture

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