Paint Party Friday

Rain rain go away I need to bring a painting into town today

...I don't want  to hand Tim O'Grady a soggy canvas

Tim is a local Loveland Ohio artist

 He owns a place called Whistle Stop Clay Works

Read more about Tim here

Here is an art work I've had done for awhile

 

This is before pastels

This is after adding pastels

 print on metal I'm also bringing in

  I added in some little highlights of color with my pastels

 can you see any difference in the before and after

What do you think ?

Tim hangs the artist art works in a little place called

 Paxtons -  that is downtown Loveland

Thank you to the owners of  Paxtons

 for helping out all the staving artists in town!

They have good food there too By the way...

The corned beef Ruben sandwich is my personal favorite.

 -KAT-

Birds of Repurposed Wood and PPF

Happy Friday 

come visit all the artistic people

 and see what creative works of art are happening this week 

at the Paint Party Friday link

In The Works :

I have some cute owls

 that are  filled with LOVE

I have mislaid my carving tool bag and so

I grabbed the OLD OLD dremmel tool

and will track down the carving tools later

 I actually used my hubby's scroll saw to cut this shape out 

all by myself for the first time. 

 When he saw I did it he just said, " You better be careful"

like I would probably cut my finger off or something.

this is as far as I am right now

so far the design is just pencil lines

I will add texture with modeling paste

 and color with acrylic paint

eyes and beak will be made of clay and glued on

These little owls hopefully will end up

as a wall plaque.

Do you notice the

 Valentine - Love theme ?

November is almost over !!! PPF and WOYWW

Can you believe it?

November just swept past me so fast!

 I am entered in a Winter Art show

 at the Loveland Art Studios on Main

The Loveland arts Council is hosting it!

there are 26 artists participating

 and 107 pieces of art entered.

I entered 6 pieces of my art

I look forward to opening night

 this Friday November 30th

getting the paintings all fixed up for hanging

This is something new - distressed to look like old folk art

Halloween 's Past

Halloween 2012

none of my children are costume wearing age anymore

or trick or treaters

I DO still buy boddles of candy anyway for the kids that

happily yell out "trick or Treat!"

Then I get to eat all the left over candy ! 

Oh how the years do fly by !

 I  once made a A Master Chief costume

back in 2007 for my son Ryan.

 

Do You have kids that play X-Box 360 video games?

my boys  do !

...and have since 2005

 

Halo is their favorite 360 game 

 Master Chief (main  character)

There is a Halo, Halo 2, Halo 3

  ... and this month the latest  addition is coming out 

 Halo 4

Here is my creation for Ryan

I used  materials such as foam  and hot glue

the gun is made from building insulation foam board

the boots are old snow boots with foam pieces glued on and painted

the helmet was the hardest part...an old bike helmet

living in the past this October 31st

-KAT-

Cards - happy PPF

Hi all Happy Paint Party Friday once again     here is a  little Christmas tree inspired acrylics and pastels painting I did not think about it much just wanted to paint spontaneously a tree and some stars  

   a box arrived yesterday  with my painting made into some Christmas / greeting cards You may remember this star painting On my account with Fine art america . com I ordered 10 cards  just to check out the  quality needless to say, I am happy with it Here is the box when it arrived

this came in one week via UPS

inside was a very nice card box

in the nice card box was my 10 cards and nice envelopes for each also

on the back of the card was my name and the name of the art work

on the inside I could add what ever text I wanted to so I came up with this   Inspired by the star that is hugging the earth (all of us) and giving us all His heart (love)  

-KAT-

Art for Christmas cards

Sorry I missed a few weeks with you all.

 I have been busy with my son; packing/ moving  him

 into a new apartment

where he is starting a new job

...I am back home and working on a 

few oil/  pastels art works

 to enter a Christmas/ Winter 

greeting card competition this November.

The winning art work will have a Christmas card made 

for  local  Ohio congressman, Peter Beck.

 (and 500 dollars also). 

To say the least -  I sure could use that!

I didn't realize that it would be so much fun to try to come up with a design

 that wasn't already done in some way.

 I decided to go colorful and abstract a touch

here are a couple art works for the

 event/ contest in November

my work desk

thinking of adding this purple frame to it

two paintings side by side

sorry the photos are not that great
I have to use my hubs cheapo camera
I left mine in Chicago !
My- Bad

-KAT-

My Scout Hiking in Kentucky

My son and husband

 are campers - hikers- adventurers

 I usually stay home and create my art

peace and quiet and no one

 looking over my shoulder ...

Less commenting before I am ready 

...or want a comment to happen

so being alone is working out great

 for the creative process

I have four sons 

as I have mentioned before on here

 and as they are all going their own ways, 

getting older 

finding their place in their own lives.,

I am going my own way a little bit more

My artistic/ creative side is coming alive 

more and more

I think because of the alone time I now have

If that makes sense to any one else,

 let me know.

Here is the latest camping adventure

 for the guys

wonderful Kentucky hills country

 

-KAT-