West End Muses: 2013

Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Art Journal for my daughter - October pages

The final bit I have that is actually relatively close to completion of the journal I am creating for my daughter. Tomorrow is the start of the new year so I will also be picking up a brand new journal and starting anew.

Once again, these are not finished pages, but getting close. I set myself the task to at least share to this point, and so I did. A good start to a new year. At least for me. :-)

October 1-2 2013

October 3-4 2013

October 5-6 2013

October 7-8 2013

October 9-10 2013

October 11-12 2013

October 13-14 2013

October 15-16 2013

October 17-18 2013

October 19-20 2013

October 21-22 2013

October 23-24 2013

October 25-26 2013

October 27-28 2013

October 29-30 2013

Sunday, December 29, 2013

Art Journal for my daughter - September pages

Here are the images for the September pages of the journal for my daughter. A whole lot less writing on these (as of yet) and mostly just flinging and spreading paint up to this point. I have a lot of back fill I need to do yet. I had better get going because the new year is right around the corner...and a whole new journal for my Heather is in the works.

IN the meantime, this IS helping me to get back on track (like I used to be, waaaay back when I was selling my art on a regular basis) It's interesting how this process has been, how important it actually has been and the very interesting psychological paths it has taken me down. Places I was not even aware I was having trouble with. So...a suggest everyone do it! :-) Just start somewhere, keep yourself on task...and just do. It really does start to work out for the better in more ways than you even imagined.

September 1-2 2013

September 3-4 2013

September 5-6 2013

September 7-8 2013

September 9-10 2013

September 11-12 2013

September 13-14 2013

September 15-16 2013

September 17-18 2013

September 19-20 2013

September 21-22 2013

September 23-24 2013

September 25-26 2013

September 27-28 2013

September 29-30 2013

Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Art Joural for my daughter - August pages

Here are the pages from the month of August - The journal for my daughter. Now remember (unless you haven't seen the prior post :-) ) Some of these are finished, some are near finished and some need a bit more action. But I thought I'd share it up to show what I have been doing.

I may even get real frisky with showing unfinished works and share all of the other journals I have started. Yep, it's been that kind of thing for the last several months.

August 2-3, 2013

August 4-5, 2013

August 6-7, 2013

August 8-9, 2013

August 10-11, 2013

August 12-13, 2013

August 14-15, 2013

August 16-17, 2013

August 18-19, 2013

August 20-21, 2013

August 22-23, 2013

August 24-25, 2013

August 26-27, 2013

August 28-29, 2013

August 30-31 2013

Saturday, December 14, 2013

The Christmas Tree is finally up

I finally got the tree up. Record procrastination on my part as I usually put it up the day after Thanksgiving. I drug my feet around this year, but I finally did it. I thought I'd share some interesting revelations as I was taking pictures to share with family...It is amazing the difference between a super shot of light (the flash) and the ambient light to apature on a digital camera. A camera that is a wee bit old. 8 years old or so? I've lost track. Anyway. I ramble. Here is just a simple show of my tree this year.

Friday, December 13, 2013

Return to Innocence - Now available

I have finally been able to sit down and take some time to list some new art. It doesn't do me much good if I don't actually put it in my store, now does it? ;-)

So, without further adieu, here is one of the latest pieces I have put up. I hope to have more very soon.

http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/product_view/8221855


Return to Innocence

Art Journal for my Daughter while she is gone

My sweet daughter went back to Wyoming with her grandpa to spend some time and I thought a great way for us both to stick with it as it pertains to creating would be to keep an art journal ongoing for the time she is gone. I'm a little behind, but I will catch it up and start a new one as well as I will be running out of pages into the beginning of the new year. After this one is finished up I will send it to her and she will send me hers. I love this kind of thing. We started this up in July so I'll share July's images here. Some are fully finished up, some will take on a tweak or two and some additional writing.

In the meantime, here is the month of July, starting with the 8th and the 9th.