under water scene

This is a first for me again trying to capture a fish swimming between coral reefs.
But share it I will as hopefully I can look back and say ohh dear lol..


Its all done on hardboard in acrylics.

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Little Angels

I have not put my hands to anything artistic since the sudden loss of my mum a few weeks ago.
Yesterday however I felt drawn to paint some little angel ornaments Mrs H senior gave me. It gave my mind a little rest from whats going on around me.
The painting isn't as accurate as I would of like but my hands are very shakey from my MS .



Here they are..

A few ATC's

Here are four ATC's I have done recently.

Handpainted cards.

I am really enjoying painting and decided to have a bash at hand painting cards.

Here are a few I have done so far.

They make cards a little bit different and unique.







Some are water colours and some are acrylic paints.

Craft club- ATC

As many of you know I go to a fortnightly craft club and three of us lead it.

This past Monday was my turn and I introduced the ladies to the world of ATC making and matchbox decorating with little pieces of art inside.
Well they loved it and many have asked to do it again. I was unsure if they would find it too fiddly.
Below are three I managed to make during the class. We never got around to making the matchboxes, as the ladies just kept on creating ATC's.






Below are some matchboxes I decorated and the tiny pieces of are inside. You cram as many as you can inside and send them to your swap partner or just stash away somwhere safe so you can have a peek now and again.

A few Cards I have made.

I actually made a few cards yesterday.

Here they are.

Below are two wedding cards.



This birthday card below is full of texture . It has layers of paper and a decoupaged flower topper.

Latest themed ATC's

I regulary do ATC swapS in the UK. I am a member of several groups online.
We tend to get monthly themes. Here are some I have just completed.

This theme is Geisha






Below this theme is Fish



I just love doing this 2 1/2 inch by 3 1/2 inch ATC's. They are a little bit of fun and easy to store as a collection.

Hope you like them do say hi as you have popped by. :)

Glass windchime

As most of you know I got a fortnightly craft club . Its run on a tight budget and we do all crafts for under a £1-00. Its normaly above this but the leaders tend to use their own craft stuff to keep costs down.

We did glass painting this Monday I am sharing my bumble bee windchime .
Its handpainted and was so simple and so much fun to do. The glass paint was the very expensive part, but if used sparingly it goes a long way.

Acrylic seascape

Back to painting with acrylics on hardboard. It is where I feel comfortable.

Here is a seacape from my imagination painted on hardboard. I have treid to capture movement.

Water colour attempt.

This a water colour I did today. Completely different technique to acrylics, lots of practice needed.

Oh dear ;-)

This one I really struggled with and it has alot of mistakes I hope I can learn from.

Sunset/sunrise in acrylics

Been awhile since I completed a painting, I got a total painting block.

Here is one I completed yesterday and hopefully I have found my mojo again.
Its very simple but I think will look much better in a frame.



























Would love to know what you think.

Clare

Material ATC's

This is one of my favourite types of ATC's. You can have so much creative fun using material.

Here are three I have done for a swap.

Football and dogs.

Have not done alot of crafting/art recently, but I have done a few cards.

Below are a football selection ready to personalise.




Below are some dog themed ones ready to be personlise.



Very basic but fun.

Watering hole in the woods.

Here is another painting in acrylics on hardboard.
I have tried playing around with light with this one.

Floppy eared bunny.

I go to a fortnightly craft club on Monday mornings. This little bunny was the project we did this morning.
We have a go at most handmade crafts .
Its a club for all skill levels and I have made many new friends their.
The bunny is filled with hollow fibre and quite simple to make.. Its all hand stitched.
Isn't he/she cute?

Out of my comfort zone

I have been going to an art class on a friday morning for about a month now, and I am having so much fun. Its very relaxed, all different ages, all different styles and all different levels .
My art teacher has been trying to get me out of using precise and mechanical brushstrokes, below is my first go at this style.
Very different for me. Took me totally out of my comfort zone.






This is a winter scene I did on hardboard. Snow is so difficult to capture in paint, well it is for me lol.

Memory Lane

A few months ago I brought a book to teach me how to paint. This is my first picture using some of the techniques shown in the book.

I call it memory Lane.

Cute cats.

I am not a fan of cats but I made a card using a cat theme and I think it turned out OK.
Its left blank so can be used for a multitude of occassions.