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I recently took a week-long online workshop with abstract artist Judy Woods (New Zealand) Pros: • Great to learn and try another artist’s process, and experiment in new ways • Judy's bonus handout on "Finding Your Visual Language’ very helpful to me! • FUN to do it with a friend and compare notes and share thoughts and experiences (Lydia!) Judy provides low-cost workshops and other opportunities to learn with her several times a year. For more info please visit her websitse: https://www.judywoodsart.work/ I did my three 'canvases' in Procreate (screenshots below).   
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 Heart Bouquet, 5" x 5" I hope you had an enjoyable February! I’m part of these interesting online paper art groups, Guild of American Papercutters and All Things Paper. They offer lots of great resources on paper art, and on one of the recent Zoom calls, a guest speaker shared her process of working in all white paper. I’ve always admired this and finally got around to experimenting with an all-white piece myself!
My paper heart was inspired by some of the digital work I was doing earlier this month. I was experimenting with these free Procreate flower-heart stamp brushes I received from Teela at Every-Tuesday.com (below left). She along with Jennifer Nichols and Gabrielle Brickey are some of my favorite online teachers who provide free Procreate brushes, tutorials, and assets to their subscribers, as well as paid membership opportunities if you're interested, and teaching events and activities throughout the year. Many of their classes are also available on Skillshare. Delores Naskrent is another outstanding Procreate/Affinity teacher--I was a part of her online school for a year and a half. I work more in Photoshop now than Procreate (and haven't gotten into Affinity yet), but Delores offers a lifetime of experience in the business of digital art, surface pattern design, greeting cards, etc.. I also love Alaina Jensen's brushes, and highly recommend them if you want to try some really cool art effects like alcohol ink, acrylic pour, and all kind of traditional painting effects in Procreate!
Using the stamps is like having your own coloring book pages, and a great way to practice using the various brushes available! This also inspires me to create my own ‘stamps’. If you like to learn new things and are interested in a fun, relaxing hobby, check out some of these websites and the free tutorials and assets they offer and get started in Procreate. :) Like so many other art forms, the possibilities are endless!
 Greetings and Thank YOU for reading my post! This is one of the greeting card designs recently submitted to CardIsle.com, a company that provides personalized greeting cards to retailers to sell with their online and in-store products. I've always loved greeting cards and this has been a fun world to explore!
Today, I’m thankful for the opportunity to share a little more of my story. My friend, the lovely and talented Emily Gilman-Beezely, suggested my name to CanvasRebel Magazine, and they reached out to interview me. Check out my interview here! Blessings to you and your family this holiday season!! Hope you enjoy the holiday are having a great summer! Here's a couple of recent art doodles playing around in Adobe Fresco. I've learned a LOT from Kyle T. Webster. Check out this video of Kyle teaching in Fresco and make your own doodles! :)    In last year or so, one client acquired three of my digital paintings for his corporate office in Shelton, CT. With each piece, we discussed his color preferences, thoughts, and sizes. I then shared several design ideas with him, and he selected these! The goal was to come up with unique, yet harmonious and complimentary designs for his space. He opted for shiny metal prints, which have a modern, glossy, glass-like finish. I’m so happy to hear that he LOVES them and his clients and co-workers are stunned by the pop of color when they walk in his office! The selections he chose are below. (Note- This office image is for illustration purposes only, courtesy of Pixabay. Artwork is mine).  "Colored Waters" - 17" x 40", metal print  "Blue Depths" - 17" x 40"  "Complex Blues" - 26" x 26" Please contact me to discuss if my artwork may be a good choice
for your corporate space, office, or home! 302-293-2320  When I was "matched" with Evan on eharmony in March 2006, one of his profile pictures had a picture of him with his bunny, Tyler. I thought, "Hmmmm...A guy with a bunny? He looks pretty nice..." :-) Yup, he's wonderful! This is our 15th Halloween together, and Evan's 62nd birthday (today)! Thanks to our family for your sweet gifts and greetings! He asked to have t-shirts designed with our bunny Mac as "Count Macula". Here's one of the images we came up with. (The backgound imagery is from Unsplash.)
 Staging Photo by Sidekix Media on Unsplash  "Blue Fire for Doug", digital design When I was working for a ministry, making a very low income in the early 1990s, my brother Doug stepped in as an art benefactor, offering me hundreds of dollars to buy art supplies to continue painting in my free time. Extremely generous and kind-hearted, don't you think?? I took him up on his offer, and asked him what I could paint for him. He said, “Something blue for my living room.” I came up with an angular pastel blues combo using fabric paints-- it was a disaster that neither of us liked, lol. I didn't know what else to do, and this blue painting was forgotten... Doug passed away in 2012, but his birthday was yesterday, June 26. He would have been 57. I made this with Doug in mind. “Blue Fire for Doug”. Have you ever created something with a loved one in mind?
 Experimenting with new techniques in Photoshop using the tools from Creators Couture tutorial here.
Took a photo of Mom from her Fredonia State Teachers College Graduation in 1960 and gave it paintinerly effect! My father took this photo of Mom before they were married. Dad was 26, Mom 21.  WORK IN PROGRESS - 12" x 12" paper collage - working title "Healed Heart" - DAY ONE
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