How You Learn To Live Alone

"First you fall

then you fly

believe you belong to the sky

 Flap your arms

as you run

every revolution closer to the sun

 Fall asleep in motion

uncharted hemispheres

wake with stars falling 'round your ears

 When they hit the ground 

they're nothing but stone

 That's how you learn to live alone
Release resistance

lean into the wind

til the roof crumbles

rain pouring in

 Sit in the rubble

til the rubble feels like home

That's how you learn to live alone..."

One by One

don't they always...

Lola #2

Here's #2 in my Lola series. To keep with the theme

I used the same process as in the previous post. I played

around with more color choices in this one and really

liked the result. 

"Well I'm not dumb but I can't understand

why she walked like a woman and talked like a man

Oh my Lola

la-la-la-la Lola

la-la-la-la

Lola"

L-O-L-A……LOLA

Do you remember the song "Lola" by the Kinks?

It was stuck in my head all day and ended up in my

art. The original picture is an old high school photo.

I opened it in Tinned Cam and added the overlay

with the white lettering and distress marks. Next I 

used Procreate to add the "makeup" and saved the

image and then opened this image and the original

 in Image Blender. After blending the two pictures

I opened the result in Word Swag to add the lyrics.

I've recently joined a group on Facebook moderated

by Karen Divine where she suggests a direction and then

she and other artists discuss your post. The current 

challenge is to develop a series based on one idea.

I'm thinking I'll continue to bring out the "Lola" in

more old photos for my entries.

Wonderful! Wonderful!

We are in the middle of August in South Carolina and the

 weather has been in the upper 60's and low 70's the last 

couple of days....

wonderful! wonderful!

 

Today finds us with yet another rainy day. I like rainy days but 

we've had a little too much rain in our neck of the woods.

I've gotten my "fall" sinus infection already by having all

my windows open....from all the mold and mildew

caused by this rain I'm sure....but like I said....

wonderful! wonderful!

My thoughts are with all those who's homes have been

damaged by the flooding...and I'm feeling blessed not

to count myself among them.

The Village Square

One of the things I struggle with constantly is color theory.

You would think that in this sort of 'hodge podge' art that it

wouldn't be a problem but things can become a mucky mess

if you mix the wrong colors. I've signed up for an online class

with Diane Culhane through Carla Sonheims Summer Art Camp.

Here's hoping you actually can teach an old dog new tricks.....

One pill.....

"One pill makes you larger...

and one pill makes you small...

and the ones that mother gives you...

don't do anything at all."

LOL....can you tell what generation I'M from?

I saw this on FB.......WANT! WANT! WANT!

Yes.....I do!

Color outside the lines.....that pretty much sums me up!

You say potato....I say poTAto....lol!

This piece was done completely in Procreate.

I love using collaged pieces of old books,

scraps of papers and my own art pieces in

my work. I think this is my fav one so far!

Hero......

 

I'm thinking of printing up some greeting cards....

I thought maybe for the inside...

"...and I'll always be your faithful sidekick!"

Howling in rhyme.....

"Oh ...love will make a dog howl in rhyme!

~Francis Beaumont

Happy 4th!

Outside the Box

Procreate....a lot like a simplified version of Photoshop

but with mixed media brushes for crayons, markers,

and such. I have to say....I like it!

The picture above was "tweaked" in PS...I added the

text, scan code, and stars on the face.

I started off with a background that I doodled in

Paper53.

I also started the face in Paper53. The brush in this app

allows for a watercolor look that blends well.

After importing the background and face I brought in a

picture of some newspaper and erased parts to make 

the body. That's really neat to be able to take a pic

with your Ipad and import it into this app. The tie, legs,

hair, circles around the green, and the top and right

borders were made with texture brushes. The rest I

just sketched in using the technical pen and ink brush.

I saved this as a jpg (you can also create pngs with

this app by turning off the background before saving!)

and opened it in PS to complete the picture.

I do miss having paint under my nails....and I plan to

incorporate some pieces done in the studio with my 

digital work....but.....this app only cost $4.99. That's

for unlimited papers, brushes, paints, stencils, stamps....

and I can carry my studio (my Ipad) where ever I want

to paint....the park...coffee shop....stuck in traffic....

well...you get the picture. Love! Love! Love!

La Chienne

Artrage......I think I've conquered you!

This is my finished piece....tweaked in Photoshop.

I opened Noteshelf and imported a picture of a

music sheet then sketched a simple dog.

On a new page I imported a background that

I made in my studio and started sketching my girl... then

went to the dog sketch page and cut & copied the dog...

went back to the girl picture and pasted the dog on.

 

Next I opened the picture in Artrage and added her

head, some sketching, and a little added color.

And as you see in the first picture I took this one

to Photoshop and added the glasses, cloud, text, 

and some "brush stamps". I haven't been able to

rotate text in Noteshelf so I used PS.

Moving on to Procreate.....