Art Journal, ATCs and 4 x 4s

Come on in, we'll have a cup of tea, share our favorite art supplies and create in each others journals this afternoon.
A couple of pages of my notes from ArtFest. I was trying to be free with drawing and writing without thought to the look while in my classes this year. I like how they turned out.
I love to use my hands when painting -- and then it's so much fun to make prints of my hands (and photographs) rather than washing all that great colour off. I made a lot of prints of my hands page after page in my art journal and am in the process of filling out the rest of the page with other colours, quotations, journaling and more.
Really enjoying drawing the buddha -- and still painting the mandalas.
And the shrine shape that I draw into bird cages now and then too.
Side One of my contribution to the Dorm 202 Fatbook (ArtFest)

And now, back to the paint!

ATCs of love

Tara mentioned making some Valentine ATCs, and I thought that was a great idea, and use for a pack of the cards we picked up while playing at Ocean Shores a bit ago. So, I'm adding bits and pieces a little at a time to these.
I love the mandala. (Anything circular really, but the mandala also has that spiritual quality, you know?)
a smiling mary. maybe a bit odd as the easter season approaches, so I thought I better get the image up before ash wednesday.
from the house series. we are still house hunting. sigh. latest offer was passed again.
from the valentine's series. (and more birds because, i love my birds! and security envelope birds especially)