Days 77 & 78 f-a-d

2-24-11
77/365

I salvaged my empty hot chocolate container for a pencil can, then decided to jazz it up with colorful magazine scraps and glittery flower scrapbook paper. Then I glued the funky trim in a swirly pattern all the way around the can.

Days 73 thru 76 F-A-D

2-20-11
73/365

Experimenting with some quilled flowers using different shapes - teardrops, marquises, and semi-circles.

Days 68 thru 72 F-A-D

2-15-11
68/365

More stamps with colored ink.

F-A-D days 65 thru 67

2-12-11
65/365

Today I made a flower garland by stapling strips of paper together. When I hung it up, it was too heavy and the flower shapes got deformed and looked like clouds... So here it is sitting on my desk.

Overhead shot showing shapes and construction

F-A-D Days 61 thru 64

2-8-11
61/365

This is a printed image of a lotus and I used colored pencils to practice shading, gradients, and blending.

Flower-a-day 56 thru 60

2-3-11
56/365

Doodling. Colors. 'Nuff said.

Flower-a-day: Days 49 thru 55

1-27-11
49/365

I bought a sampler set of acrylic paints so I played with those tonight. It's not pretty, but it was definitely a lesson in the importance of brush quality. I used the cheap-o plastic/nylon scholastic-grade brush that came free with the set and it really didn't do me any favors.