After taking my daughter and mom out for a lobster lunch today, the clouds and sky and the restaurant’s sign caught my eye. There’s something about the stark, graphic lettering against the beautiful soft clouds…
iPAD PORTRAITS
I recently got an app for my iPad mini for drawing/painting. Of course, I had to get a stylus, as well. It was pretty clumsy going at first, as you can see by the first couple of samples. Even writing with it was tricky. But it became kind of addicting, once I got started. I kept adding layers to the faces on the bottom row (works in progress), trying to blend skin tones with the softer paint brush. I’m hardly a portraitist, but using this app is really helping me improve. Right now I’m just having fun with it. I guess I should mention the app is ArtStudio by Lucky Clan and it’s free!
WORK IN PROGRESS ~ ~ ~
WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE : STREET LIFE
Queens street scene taken from the LIRR station, Jamaica New York
GREETING CARD SET
I’ve been updating my etsy shop and just added a new set of four greeting cards. The top two cards shown below have birthday greetings, the other two can be used for any occasion. All are blank inside, so you can write a nice, long, heartfelt note. I like to package my cards in kraft paper and twine before I mail them off in a USPS mailer. I usually put a little surprise in there, too, something I made, like a tiny notebook or some gift tags. There will be a few more items added this week as well.
WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE:REFLECTION
This is a completely literal take on REFLECTION, but I liked the graphic look of the silhouetted trees in the puddle and the rough surface of the street that added some texture. It could almost be a pen and ink rendering.
FADED PAISLEY Studio 