Monthly Archives: October 2009

New Paintings To Share

I am still practicing drawing and painting faces. I definitely see progress. Here are a few that I have done from imagination instead of using a source image. And a while back I was painting only one color and did a black and white study. Here she is with a bit of color added: You …

October 31, 2009 – 4:11 pm | By Gulfsprite | Posted in Blog, Painting | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (1)

A Fun, Quick Journal Project

I am a big fan of Teesha Moore’s (and her husband’s art and her daughter’s art too). Teesha just released a video of how she makes a fun 16 page journal. I am thrilled with the idea that the artists in the Moore household will now be creating videos. Imagine all of the great things …

October 30, 2009 – 9:53 pm | By Gulfsprite | Posted in Blog | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

A Fabric Altered Book

I am not skilled with the sewing machine. You would think the child of an accomplished seamstress would have skills in this area, and I do know a few things but nothing like what I see other artists achieve. I gave it my best and I am happy with the end result. I started by …

October 24, 2009 – 7:04 pm | By Gulfsprite | Posted in Altered Books | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments (1)

The Place Where I Am Now

This is not the place I need to be for very long. I am in that transitional phase where you take on something new (and large) in your life that upsets the balance of things. This means that I have to figure out how to fit in all of the other parts of me into …

October 18, 2009 – 9:48 am | By Gulfsprite | Posted in Blog | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (1)