tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43134441258402263592024-03-13T01:35:32.018-04:00Midnite CreationsMidnitecreations - Renuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04852350890251534909noreply@blogger.comBlogger91125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4313444125840226359.post-33496507277165002222015-01-10T23:19:00.000-05:002015-01-10T23:19:08.418-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Day 9 - I started this as an underpainting on a small canvas - 8x10. However, I really like the way it turned out, that I think I will keep it and refine it a bit more. I will finish the background, just need to figure out if the background should be in color or also in black and white.<br />
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Day 7 and 8 - Koi Fish (15x20) done in watercolors . I have wanted to do koi fish for ages, but have no idea why it intimidated me so much. Now having done one, I can't wait to paint more. I did the background on day 7 and the fish on day 8. Midnitecreations - Renuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04852350890251534909noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4313444125840226359.post-23571643661705011772015-01-05T21:57:00.002-05:002015-01-05T21:57:20.082-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Day 4 - I joined a Winter themed swap. This is my card for it. So, I did both my challenge and the swap both as one item. Watercolors<br />
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Day 5 - I nearly didn't paint today. Back to school and work and all that. A bit tired so was going to go chill with a good book. Instead, I made myself get up and paint. I wnat this to become a habit. This is acrylics and to lessen the stress level, all fingerpainted. Really love the way it turned out. And now I have a new tool in paintbox!<br /><br />Midnitecreations - Renuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04852350890251534909noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4313444125840226359.post-25926524105167397312015-01-04T01:49:00.001-05:002015-01-04T01:49:31.428-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Day 3 - I had this need to paint and Angel today. I am dedicating this
to a loved one who has lost a loved one. She is traveling today to be
with her loved ones. Safe travels and remember Angels come to us when
we are in need. The painting itself is a watercolor 9x12 and totally
freehanded while I painted it, no under drawing. I have never painted
wings before and thought that would be the hard part. Those wings
weren't an issue at all. It turns out I spent way more time on that
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Day 2 of the Challenge. This is a small watercolor painting (4x6). I started this because of the challenge, but finished it because I was totally in love with the background. The background is soft and misty done in greens and oranges with a touch of purple - one of my favorite combination of colors. Could be halloweenish, but I find the colors more autumn and hauntingly beautiful. I started this and after the background was done and the foliage drawn, I had to leave to visit with a family member who had received some really bad news. I came back and at midnight sat and finished this. The tree stump with the little fairy key hole, just showed up and was never part of the original idea. But once the little tree stump was done, it added to and finished my painting. Now to do this on a bigger canvas!<br />
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Happy New Year! To begin the year in an auspicious manner, I have painted a picture of Ganesh in watercolors. This is also my first painting for the 30 day painting challenge.<br />
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I agreed to do a challenge in February. I joined a group to do 29 Faces. It's a face a day plus one extra. When I started this challenge, I thought the challenge would be to draw faces, but as it turned out, that wasn't the real challenge at all. The real challenge was to see it through! Normally, I would get half way and then procrastinate or find excuses to say that life got in the way. This time, and in this year, I am challenging myself to quit putting off things and finding a balance in Life. I now have a full time job that takes up all my mornings, and many evenings and weekends. That's the beauty of working from home and the hazard of working from home. I get to set my working hours and my commute is from one room to another and in my PJ's, if I want. However, I'm always next to my work, so I never get away from it. In February, I thought if I did this 29 face challenge, I would get some time to play. So, I worked in the day and then I quit for the evening and weekends (well, mostly). I drew every evening. As the days wore on, I found that I craved the time I spent immersed in my drawings. As each day passed, my husband and kids watched me curl up on my couch and pull my drawing supplies to me and amazingly, let me be. My husband made me cups of tea and my son brought me cookies. So, even though, some days I did more than one drawings and other times, I worked on the same drawing for more than a day, I learned an awful lot. And I'm not just talking about drawing. I realized I am a perfectionist, a procrastinator, shy about touting about my art and awed when people appreciate my sketches. However, when I look at my collage, I was hit squarely between the eyes with the realization that not only on good days, but even on bad days, I can draw! </div>
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Playing with watercolors. She just flowed out of the brush. Almost no underdrawing done. Did this during the superbowl. I lost myself in her so much, that if it wasn't for DH yelling when someone scored, I would have totally missed who won the game!<br />
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This was my third drawing which is done in watercolors. I started off going for the softness of the watercolors that I love. Then added a touch of red for the lips with pencils. There was no going back from that red, so I just embraced it!</div>
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Playing with color pencils. This one I 'm not so sure of. I didn't quite get the pencils blended as I am used to with other paint mediums. She feels a bit rough to me. I need more practice, I think.<br />
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It's been a long time since I posted, but...well, there is always a but. I've been lucky enough to start off this year with a get together with some of my "arting" friends and so excited to be able to do some drawings again. Currently, I am taking part in a challenge to do 29 faces in February. It's one
per day plus a bonus drawing. These are four that I did all in
pencils. I totally loose track of time while drawing, which means I am dashing to make dinner or catch up with house chores. Sometimes, those just have to take a back seat to art!<br />
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<br />Midnitecreations - Renuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04852350890251534909noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4313444125840226359.post-38443274408327014562012-02-24T11:36:00.000-05:002012-02-24T11:36:52.572-05:00Persian artwork/rug journal spread<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxJMAr1uigiPvbkmV_X58y-AXVhRupZbOOp_xg2o8wFUJoeFE7JBN65Mlf8h_jkPyFX3uKovcNjsSvcOKa-Hs4hlMWiDktjvOoaws_xiBjtVzbuy4SJc8IQpMRmru90ZVG-zfD3ori0WM/s1600/rubyyot-journal-web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxJMAr1uigiPvbkmV_X58y-AXVhRupZbOOp_xg2o8wFUJoeFE7JBN65Mlf8h_jkPyFX3uKovcNjsSvcOKa-Hs4hlMWiDktjvOoaws_xiBjtVzbuy4SJc8IQpMRmru90ZVG-zfD3ori0WM/s320/rubyyot-journal-web.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>This is my take on another artist's request for a Persian Artwork with a rug design. It's done in watercolors and looks a bit faded on the screen, but is really a lot more vibrant. It was fun playing with this design, and the learning to draw a camel. My, they do have long eyelashes!Midnitecreations - Renuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04852350890251534909noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4313444125840226359.post-46465398611885689742012-02-14T20:05:00.000-05:002012-02-14T20:05:47.477-05:00Valentine Day Canvas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2QOb_-awKVsLDvWDl0J2T6YSNP6HTQ1Lb74yuv7CsNdVN3aMLLR5kZ_jFPbAOfEsR98ZAFlhyyjh9GcoNL8TjF55B2jZEM0XEJUjMtIdBrLAwEouNI5rgL9ydKUnhWpTVzAGFGp8AF8w/s1600/valentine.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2QOb_-awKVsLDvWDl0J2T6YSNP6HTQ1Lb74yuv7CsNdVN3aMLLR5kZ_jFPbAOfEsR98ZAFlhyyjh9GcoNL8TjF55B2jZEM0XEJUjMtIdBrLAwEouNI5rgL9ydKUnhWpTVzAGFGp8AF8w/s320/valentine.jpg" width="276" /></a></div><br />
I made this for my husband of nearly 25 years! I was going to make a card, but decided I needed bigger. So I did a 16 x 20 canvas. I guess I definitely went bigger. My husband and two boys cleared all the stuff out of my hobby room a week ago and all of a sudden my creativity has come back in spades. I can't believe how much stuff I've accumulated over the 10 years I've been in this room and lately I had to move too much stuff to get to my table. So, having a clear and now very large space again to create, here's what I made for him. Don't ask me where the boys moved my junk to, all I know is I don't want it back!Midnitecreations - Renuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04852350890251534909noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4313444125840226359.post-31981260176583860062011-09-23T18:31:00.000-04:002011-09-23T18:31:26.360-04:00A Tea PartyI was recently invited to join a Moley swap. This would be my first swap of this kind. The moley we are using in this swap is an according style Moleskin journal and are 3.5 x 5.5. My group has eight participating artists including myself. Each one of us picked their own personal theme and each of the eight artist will add a layout featuring that theme. The interpretation of that theme is left up to the artist with some guidance from the owner of the Moley. My theme is Tea Party. I picked this theme because I love my tea. But more importantly, during the recent Hurricane Irene, we lost all power and because of that all our appliances including the stove. My husband knowing how much I love tea stood outside on the porch and made me my cup of tea on the grill. Just loved that! My guidelines were hopefully simple in that I didn't care who was having the tea party including aliens or animals, just that it not be an inanimate object like dolls and bears. I've seen so many of those, that I just didn't want them included in my journal. Before my journal went on its journey, I decorated the cover, the inside cover and the first three pages of the according pages. Here's to the start of my moley's journey!<br />
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Little Finger: Faith<br />
Ring Finger: Love<br />
Middle Finger: Strength<br />
Index Finger: Peace<br />
Thumb: Happiness<br />
Wrist: Om (the sound of the universe)<br />
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The back of the hand is done in a traditional henna design. <br />
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The hands will go up for auction on May 6th from 5-7 Pacific time. All proceeds will then be donated. I'm so thrilled and honored to be able to use my art in such a fantastic way. Here's a<a href="http://hhfjauction.blogspot.com/"> link</a> to all the hands. Mine is #76 on page 5.Midnitecreations - Renuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04852350890251534909noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4313444125840226359.post-79184487682197403162010-08-27T23:22:00.000-04:002010-08-27T23:22:05.628-04:00First Day of CollegeMy first born went away to college today. Something we've planned for since he was in kindergarten. He's studied hard and got fantastic grades; passed his SAT's with way above marks, just so he could join the ranks of incoming freshman this year. I'm so proud of all he's accomplished and I so look forward to all he'll achieve. We packed him up early, got to college earlier than his check-in time and had him moved into his room, helped him unpack a couple of items (he didn't want it all unpacked just yet), had lunch with him and said our goodbyes, in no time at all. That's what it felt like today. No time at all. Where did the time go. Just yesterday, ok, maybe the day before yesterday, I held this newborn in my arms, who became my whole world. And now, he's gone. I know he'll be back on some weekends, and holidays and summers, at least my head knows it all. My heart doesn't seem to understand and my eyes seem to have sprung a leak. How long before my eyes dry up, I wonder. In the meantime, I miss my boy. I just simply miss my boy.Midnitecreations - Renuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04852350890251534909noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4313444125840226359.post-13395612461635476902010-07-15T11:39:00.000-04:002010-07-15T11:39:18.397-04:004 x 4 Canvas - Sailboats<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieUD86yszoqdSSCFu79XnglZB1EwqnHjqunVaxTQXz9IVtNzmoOVwIhrVSi2WXkDHy7QauloYBQ6GEkD6w8WHzGFVqpoppcBKr6a7QTnXKGUSgcJWwdWSSBAn1-UrEI69QSEzU3YZBuT8/s1600/canvas-web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieUD86yszoqdSSCFu79XnglZB1EwqnHjqunVaxTQXz9IVtNzmoOVwIhrVSi2WXkDHy7QauloYBQ6GEkD6w8WHzGFVqpoppcBKr6a7QTnXKGUSgcJWwdWSSBAn1-UrEI69QSEzU3YZBuT8/s320/canvas-web.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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It's been a while since I posted, but I have been doing a bunch of art. I was fortunate enough to be able to go an art retreat in Rochester, NY this year and was busy preparing for that and then recouping from that when I came back! We traded a lot of ATCs and Journal Pages there and I'll post some of those pics soon. In the meantime, I had a swap to catch up on for a 4x4 canvas at Stamp-Shack in the theme of an Ocean. A few steps to follow, but still leaving it free flowing. Loved that! First step was to add color with no thinking involved, so I did a shade of blue and mixed it with white. I added a bit of yellow for some contrast and pretty soon it looked like an ocean with a horizon. I really wasn't aiming there, but I guess the subconciousness knows what it wants. Then the next step was to add texture, so I added some paste which made it look like waves. Next step was to add more texture and found objects. So, I added this jute netting that someone had given me, some fish I'd cut out of the magazines, and some bird punches I had in my stash. Next step was to add a stamped, color it and collage it onto the background. I realized that I'm woefully lacking in ocean themed<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Mlx-6HFigM4V3Gh2Rl956AGHlR9dfYgx5HwWfS92YONQ8DZDHlJEtl-Mvm31jgIXyjFauxA9UsdPbO_GmqDE71raq0-AKl59XDVLpyJskc7ELdFhOejHD8BaUjxhQ-Ohvsu3UEKdt-A/s1600/020.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Mlx-6HFigM4V3Gh2Rl956AGHlR9dfYgx5HwWfS92YONQ8DZDHlJEtl-Mvm31jgIXyjFauxA9UsdPbO_GmqDE71raq0-AKl59XDVLpyJskc7ELdFhOejHD8BaUjxhQ-Ohvsu3UEKdt-A/s200/020.JPG" width="178" /></a>I've had a bit of a creative block going lately. Same story as so many, too many things happening and not enough time or more precisely energy left to create for self. I'm lucky enough to be going to an artistic get together again this year in NY and wanted to get some cards made to trade. So, trying to get out of my creative funk, I tried something I'd read some time ago about watercoloring in 10 minutes. Basic concept is to plop down layers of color without thinking about it. After the first 2-3 washes of color, start looking for a face shape and adding more colors with that in mind. Once the colors are laid down, draw a face with what you've got.<br />
I laid down quite a bit of layers of watercolors and thought I was ending up with an Indian Chief with feathers! As you can see, once I started to ink the drawing, nary a feather in sight!!! This face was a bit of a surprise for me, because I rarely do faces that aren't facing totally front. So any kind of angle in the face is a new thing for me. Unlike acrylics or oils, because this is in watercolors, I don't think the scan or the photos do justice to the translucency of the colors in the real card.<br />
The exercise did do the job though. I feel my creative mojo back again and can't wait to get the laundry and the cooking and the cleaning done, so I can get back to my art room! lolMidnitecreations - Renuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04852350890251534909noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4313444125840226359.post-23364546222698626082010-03-01T22:24:00.001-05:002010-03-01T22:25:37.978-05:00Wings<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju8PsiF8jacmb33u6XpUK8MjyEl8upWUs080YdaIwHTcxY2vZnXU7RGPNdmjw8t0_RFsYi7nvjJCpw8F4YTsbHK8aFuAdQRONBuwd4rKe7DBja53AndK9e-shzfLGaPGQmE9yg-raqZ7I/s1600-h/wings+2+150.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" kt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju8PsiF8jacmb33u6XpUK8MjyEl8upWUs080YdaIwHTcxY2vZnXU7RGPNdmjw8t0_RFsYi7nvjJCpw8F4YTsbHK8aFuAdQRONBuwd4rKe7DBja53AndK9e-shzfLGaPGQmE9yg-raqZ7I/s320/wings+2+150.jpg" width="232" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUbyudpuGQwCcuGJuoPWaW1aHwfhjV6QFfGX-hDd99n03PGejY_fTkgsMwvJuvcAmuYNPmuXdGQHocDrtbSZ6jKqbxRGXgaM9vfp07zflrxp03I3B3Wt3irGkwMROFRkLkYI4IuEDE6VY/s1600-h/wings+1+150.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" kt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUbyudpuGQwCcuGJuoPWaW1aHwfhjV6QFfGX-hDd99n03PGejY_fTkgsMwvJuvcAmuYNPmuXdGQHocDrtbSZ6jKqbxRGXgaM9vfp07zflrxp03I3B3Wt3irGkwMROFRkLkYI4IuEDE6VY/s320/wings+1+150.jpg" width="226" /></a></div>I joined a "Wings" swap on the Scrapbook News and Review Site. I was playing with these two and I love how they both turned out. So now the decision, which one to do for the swap. The Butterfly Wings card might be a bit dark around the bottom edges, but next time, I'll try not to be so heavy handed! lol. Both the cards are done with stamps and distress inks. I added the white dots which I'm adding to nearly everything I'm doing at the moment!Midnitecreations - Renuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04852350890251534909noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4313444125840226359.post-58956043482943545372010-01-30T15:51:00.000-05:002010-01-30T15:51:47.391-05:00Cuttlebug - distress look?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGrkDhFQB_eZMhtyowiZIcUzE5jcRHP70pA11JepDkoosi4K_KCDTcqI9TjgvrehSbmfCfPYqI8z1P9hI14JAP0-hPf2y1dEf9e13OtDs5WE5kgblpFo6JbXSMCVXvgDhHc6I1iRvD04M/s1600-h/birthday-card.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGrkDhFQB_eZMhtyowiZIcUzE5jcRHP70pA11JepDkoosi4K_KCDTcqI9TjgvrehSbmfCfPYqI8z1P9hI14JAP0-hPf2y1dEf9e13OtDs5WE5kgblpFo6JbXSMCVXvgDhHc6I1iRvD04M/s320/birthday-card.jpg" /></a></div>Wow, I hadn't realized how long it's been since I posted. I've been playing quite a bit with the new cuttlebug folders I got for Christmas. I haven't created a lot of finished projects with them, but having fun experimenting and seeing what I can do. I did this one with the cuttlebug birthday folder. I distressed it with white pigment ink and did the edges with a dark brown marvy ink. I ran the blue cardstock through the cuttle folder too and cut out some of the words to help pop out the word "Happy Birthday". The cupcake is done with Martha Stewarts punch/stamp combo. What cool gadgets she makes!! Love this one. The candle is just made freehand with a bit of ink. Did I overdo the distressing? Distressing is just not my forte! Midnitecreations - Renuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04852350890251534909noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4313444125840226359.post-51584069482611270452010-01-01T19:58:00.001-05:002010-01-01T20:02:16.474-05:00Happy New Year<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfQXeKjzAPveCPxcXwubVNsSmK0K4aZq3Ic_4-SU7ZBOHuZkYAw2uoc40O4yypc8xBMMIijN6CZnYDgzaFpUgLWxLBVhdMiE4DDZ0TmzbyLgg8z1FX6-hb1Rs0kvbtP-HmEI19gwQSpbA/s1600-h/new+year+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ps="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfQXeKjzAPveCPxcXwubVNsSmK0K4aZq3Ic_4-SU7ZBOHuZkYAw2uoc40O4yypc8xBMMIijN6CZnYDgzaFpUgLWxLBVhdMiE4DDZ0TmzbyLgg8z1FX6-hb1Rs0kvbtP-HmEI19gwQSpbA/s320/new+year+blog.jpg" /></a><br />
</div>HAPPY NEW YEAR!! Wishing all my friends the very best the new year has to offer. I hope all your dreams become reality and all your wishes come true.<br />
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We had an incredibly relaxing holidays. I've never been home during this week in all the years of my marriage. We've split this week half between my folks and half between my husband's family. This year, we stayed home and it was simply marvelous. In the meantime, I've been quite busy this past month and will be posting my art projects that I did in the next couple of weeks. In the meantime, I've been playing with the gifts I got on Christmas. One of the gifts I want to give myself is playing with a photo editing program. In some of my past jobs, I jused to do a lot of creative work with painting programs, but I've been a SAHM mom for more years than I can remember! There are so many new programs out there and I just want to get back into working with some of these programs again. I love looking at all the pictures people can do special effects and drawings with. This year I really look forward to expanding my skill base and techniques and I hope you'll be there with me through this journey! I wish you all the best on your artistic journey too!!Midnitecreations - Renuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04852350890251534909noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4313444125840226359.post-57341228919498982312009-12-10T19:32:00.001-05:002009-12-10T19:32:53.968-05:00Faces of my imaginations - Mermaid<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Oe8ciJfRXb4xdHbl8jrZJlFS00KzThLccD6S5MgF0uXtquD2kKPJZ8Vy0C0BApZgLKCpEvxtqaoAmNev2bMdrgXwDBS_AzGhOrvYR7KtG-hvMWLyWOFk84eM60Lt8iSpbp6EHziPkGE/s1600-h/face+6+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ps="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Oe8ciJfRXb4xdHbl8jrZJlFS00KzThLccD6S5MgF0uXtquD2kKPJZ8Vy0C0BApZgLKCpEvxtqaoAmNev2bMdrgXwDBS_AzGhOrvYR7KtG-hvMWLyWOFk84eM60Lt8iSpbp6EHziPkGE/s320/face+6+copy.jpg" /></a><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is probably my most favorite face. Maybe it's the background, or maybe it's her coloring, but she makes me think mermaids. She's done in various watercolors, just painted on in random strokes. What does she make you think of?<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">We are expecting a new arrival to our household next week. This cutie is 7 weeks today and we get to bring him home next week. Just in time for my birthday! We'd been looking for a puppy off and on for the last couple of years, but because for one reason or another, it just didn't work out. Finally, we decided that we weren't going to get one unless it fell into our laps. Well....this one did. I got a call last Thursday asking if we were still interested in a puppy. This was a place where we had gone to over a year ago and the last puppy had sold just an hour before we showed up! After a lot of discussion with the family, we went and looked and no suprise, we fell in love. This guy was one of 8. 4 boys and 4 girls. When I held him, I knew he was right one for me. He nearly fell asleep in my arms. He's a mixed breed. 50% lab and 50% golden retriver. Now, the question is how will he do with our older dog. Or should the question be, how will the older dog do with the new puppy? Any suggestions!!<br />
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