tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-296871022024-03-23T11:05:21.848-07:00Sulea's Art BoxSuleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11847058130520012517noreply@blogger.comBlogger140125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29687102.post-54115200755729264362011-02-01T06:08:00.000-08:002011-02-01T06:12:42.211-08:00New BlogHello,<br /><br />I thought I might give blogging another go but wanted a new look with new ideas for 2011. Couldn't quite bring myself to press the delete button here yet.<br /><br />For now, my new blog is located at:<br /><a href="http://suleasartbox.blogspot.com/">http://suleasartbox.blogspot.com/</a><br /><br />Hope to see you there :)<br /><br />love<br />SuleaSuleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11847058130520012517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29687102.post-44514009179720803952009-08-09T05:30:00.000-07:002009-08-11T04:56:18.849-07:00Card making againMy friend <a href="http://kerins.blogspot.com/">Kerin</a> has gotten me back to making cards again. I had thought I would have to wait for Christmas before I made anymore cards since I lost my cardmaking mojo....but she must have flicked on some dormant switch...<br /><br />There are <a href="http://kerins.blogspot.com/">some photos here </a>over the weekened of what Kerin and I got up to... the photos aren't quite exactly card related but it was fun. Go see... lol<br /><br />I have been straying ... a little jewellery making... a little tin altering... teaching myself how to quilt.. so far i have done a sample quilt but still yet to learn how to bind, fingers crossed i can understand the book instructions.. an unfinished landscape of a little shed/shack out in the paddock, not sure when I will pick up the brush again..<br />.<br />Anyhow, here are some cards.. you can't quite tell from the pictures but the stripes are all 3 dimensional.. not patterned paper :o)<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367946830383829186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 337px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 349px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqdqtMewtbgcsnJAMn2wB9ac-QXET-SbWgLNhwOYftDJCV5k6zs4pOYx3SLL9gxAcUk161LWQfzf4EH1ki2n9nqkPEesQzhWkfgSSUfsdIz7tW1ON8SL_zK1Y87RuTPXIQKBfNJw/s400/stripeytree2.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367946820125493010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 286px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 286px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbytUUubWwlO13mFXuxo0HplMY4kir2S8KKYo5xpjqEsAAC4STfNji9lKovHUlGEih00Qbrltgz32ckre6eIIvaBwipDzmgIm3ZDaSKe2il37Zuk_-Wloly60GlbUhrF22X2XphA/s400/cupcake.jpg" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367946817766243042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 297px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 303px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbpJstnWhD48D0L_8NFSq6Y2Bai-3bN24cxu1n_P3fJlEQc_RGwWLYU3hTsng__htBrwbo5rIpRm9SaE7bvKhfctkAZBUCfKEOclkfu59g5EOx3NX3xxNyz7mGBlMPYhRoXXKRhQ/s400/bluebird.jpg" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367946825616648098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 319px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 330px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNrx__TQEbiW1hMmBJhtxRmFfDTcI1EauLg3X61PN_nPauY4JO699Wk67thcplOJMSPYEfr5S3AWdZs9r_yAfcSdRohXpW713nD-DvEmuX03Fw7Lvhl8TT3mWoiT0bea7p_p_iEQ/s400/stripeytree.jpg" border="0" />Suleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11847058130520012517noreply@blogger.com64tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29687102.post-27436231281110338842009-04-04T22:01:00.001-07:002009-04-05T01:32:15.035-07:00Yayyy it's finishedI am sooo sooooo happy right now... i didn't think i could do it but i happy with it...<br />.<br />YAYYYYYYYYy i hope my dad will love it... i think he will comment on the lack of animal factor... will a cow drinking from the river be too weird... i've only ever seen them in the paddock.... he wanted an autumn scene... but i'm too scared to paint red and orange trees..<br />.<br />This was the first time i painted on loose canvas and i really don't know why i have never done it before. Weird i thought after i painted on it.<br /><br />You can see a close up version of it at this <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sulea/3413113711/sizes/l/">link on my flickr album</a>. I actually loaded a larger size but looks like flickr resized it.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321070601112472946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 313px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv81SP5rLPrk6YxqgG52u85WgFtYGZ4jGETAZrYcXhBerorcPpJtwF-TnTGicpdBc_9T_vzzuLe9qpxlIrpN5hj_hkZT5Pw8t71T1J5kFZD5bY6cRghpLSrGORUzUNqCfmEP2ReA/s400/rivergummedium.jpg" border="0" /> <div align="center"><strong>River gum</strong><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">39 by 50 cm</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">acrylic on loose canvas</span><br /></div>Suleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11847058130520012517noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29687102.post-59003778530774400672009-03-15T04:26:00.000-07:002009-03-15T06:46:41.001-07:00Lang Lang and father at Carnegie Hall - HorsesI recently saw a concert by the pianist Lang Lang on tv and then found this clip on youtube. It's so cool how the clip clop of horses can be done using the chinese string intrument.. thought I would post it here :)<br /><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/RSYRABNbFdQ&hl=" width="425" height="344" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" fs="1" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed>Suleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11847058130520012517noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29687102.post-77984900863940451632009-03-15T01:50:00.000-07:002009-03-15T02:10:47.479-07:002 gum trees and a lonely cow<div align="justify">I couldn't wait to post.. This painting has been going on for weeks and each week a little is added to it. It will have more cows, some pebbles in the sand, some grass fixing. </div><div align="justify">.<br />I don't know if I was passionately motivated to finish it like my other paintings in one sitting but there was a lot of patience, silence and a curious persistence to carry on. </div><div align="justify">.</div><div align="justify">My dad has requested an autumn landscape but the idea of painting red and yellow trees make me cringe because of the difficulties in it. I'm not sure I would understand how to balance bright colours. If that fails, he is getting this gum tree painting.</div><div align="justify">.</div><div align="justify">Apart from this painting, nothing much else is going on in my neck of the woods. Anyway, here is the painting.. You can see a larger version of it <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sulea/3356140312/sizes/o/">here</a> (Flickr album) </div><div align="justify">.<br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313337388538500962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 319px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTqlkSMS9q_cx11LlNBpFGpTWjPgimB5NzRe0eEvJDi9QBQMzGlC92rmp7f-_TnLCRTq5F_s_LyIED4H5NZGJgkiq3A32qJVrDT8-TH1cDaIJBIog3B0zuZblKaPIZXfyKzNuDlg/s400/2gumsandcowsm.jpg" border="0" /> <div align="center">acrylic on canvas </div>Suleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11847058130520012517noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29687102.post-50025209052592985742009-02-09T02:28:00.000-08:002009-02-10T00:10:14.981-08:00Work in Progress - oil painting<div>Hello,</div><div>i'm back to teaching myself how to paint ... it feels like i'm fumbling in the darkness trying to work out how to make things look the way i wish they would look. It is all very frustrating.</div><div>.</div><div>This painting actually started 6 months ago. It was a bluer picture then with little brown or yellows. Then i decided to make it a brown yellow painting. May add some more cows later, i'm not sure yet. It's alright........ by far not where I would like it to be. Oil painting seems harder than acrylic. Maybe i'll try painting the same scene in acrylic and see what happens.</div>.<br /><div>I had a disaster with apples few weeks ago and abandoned it. i dunno. i lose interest so easily but have this desire to work through the difficult issues. I will paint a million gum trees if i have to and grass.. why is grass so difficult to do. </div><div>.</div><div>Anyway.. this painting isn't finished yet. I thought i would post something...</div><div>.</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301076529583095330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 305px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJfNRL_VyD9qqoQTXh1w3-TNaKCCSVa7QOldBSdv5Z-FIyOQMT0xSaB1XxpFrJ1-TLcPPeiXycny4KQO2NC0luBSa372u_ZGKnm4lSl8GGxwtnwB0_fxWlVRu0iMOc_e_clnpT3g/s400/GUMCOWCON.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div>PS at least the cows look cute.... hehe</div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301077888749553794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 193px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNSMEb_IfaDMeD15VFGLkwQJOHmQJpvCMz5UDAzg8zbD44BulU2IL1hEAeX2dRtlkWldLKjq16Y7h6SrTrF_Hns6O-JoJKhrQn_mhNHGycEu-3Lt2VuuEyWoFmytNH2k2jEItEbw/s400/cow.jpg" border="0" /></div>Suleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11847058130520012517noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29687102.post-14319085318852974692009-01-22T12:11:00.001-08:002009-01-22T12:16:04.177-08:00Blogging break :)Just a little note to say I won't be blogging for the next few days but will pick up the Misty January journalling again on monday.Suleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11847058130520012517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29687102.post-22076003974218274712009-01-19T02:35:00.000-08:002009-01-19T02:52:45.225-08:00Yellow and pink<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg12NJtI7Icr0A0RXy7UeGxKih9YfZNNHe49AJNwJSRE8YudwcybS-mYBWLeBTmhf9JUxuSo6xhqeqafs8tt5WiDhR5kUBRoTRDr5pAFRotvpHnafofodD5yI507PLXj42an33boQ/s1600-h/yellow.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292955231452468786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 273px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg12NJtI7Icr0A0RXy7UeGxKih9YfZNNHe49AJNwJSRE8YudwcybS-mYBWLeBTmhf9JUxuSo6xhqeqafs8tt5WiDhR5kUBRoTRDr5pAFRotvpHnafofodD5yI507PLXj42an33boQ/s400/yellow.jpg" border="0" /></a> Yellow was better than i thought but i have never used it on it's own. It was always a colour i used to enhanced another. <div><div></div><div> </div><div>But it wasn't as bad as pink.. I am not a pink person. There is a story behind it.</div><br /><div></div><div>When i was a little girl, my mum decided to paint my room pink, and along with that were pink pillows and bedspread. It wasn't a nice light pink.. it was a brighter than bright hot pink and when night came, we had this orange night light at the stairway next to my bedroom... and it shone into my bedroom... and the hot pink became red like a furnace. The stairway light would cast long shadows from objects in the bedroom, towering across the ceiling and i would be shaking in the bed terrified. I must have thought it was hell. I cannot quite remember what happened after because many many years later when i visited that room again, it was no longer pink. So while others think of nice pink bunnies and flowers, pink reminds me of monsters...</div><div> </div><div>The pink house below is a reminder of that pink room. I think it will be my first and last pink item. Initially i drew a pink monster... then thought i didn't think anyone would understand LOL so i painted over him and presented this tamer version of the pink monster.</div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292955230550172770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 294px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSzaxSlomGo8MlGudE5XMajNfh6P7A5gFcBDyh-xSLACH8N06g17qt4l75PApcINwBZOHl9odJ2krgLiLWTkkJHB-7vY_YyJn130cSanHaEwzrlMJyNkxSXr11WNhzqOFW0snLFw/s400/pink.jpg" border="0" /><br /></div><div></div></div>Suleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11847058130520012517noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29687102.post-26100910344902648912009-01-16T17:44:00.001-08:002009-01-16T17:46:32.731-08:00Red<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaUVz5E-AMMun7UTsDorKhDM3UWiK9RqHxqGFs6CGNxd0Ft1cwXufvymXeJzyEtyMkfwUl_noRHQJypEoQ6nVjImG0bTsc9RVkDNxGgccGo0rdP0Z4ReIdoZtmSyp6eYWV5P3LbQ/s1600-h/RED.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292072776555908834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 336px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaUVz5E-AMMun7UTsDorKhDM3UWiK9RqHxqGFs6CGNxd0Ft1cwXufvymXeJzyEtyMkfwUl_noRHQJypEoQ6nVjImG0bTsc9RVkDNxGgccGo0rdP0Z4ReIdoZtmSyp6eYWV5P3LbQ/s400/RED.jpg" border="0" /></a> This painting started out with a painting of a man with a tree on his head all in dark red LOL and slowly it changed into this.. not too sure if i like it but i like the background... :o)<br /><div></div>Suleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11847058130520012517noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29687102.post-8909010436699673702009-01-16T05:32:00.000-08:002009-01-16T05:35:03.569-08:00White<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJrO5dYa7zWlclGtO_D7hb-MjROfw7vZZ2Gltwc4TEQ97bjMM1-uhZhn-yhjrGr2Edsm2BojRwxlhcTsWOSsnpBky1aUPsOKMWhPSR15vVN4Ysf0amSlCrUYgIbA0_UVHmZTepGA/s1600-h/white.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291884163881210738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 331px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJrO5dYa7zWlclGtO_D7hb-MjROfw7vZZ2Gltwc4TEQ97bjMM1-uhZhn-yhjrGr2Edsm2BojRwxlhcTsWOSsnpBky1aUPsOKMWhPSR15vVN4Ysf0amSlCrUYgIbA0_UVHmZTepGA/s400/white.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>So this is white... she is letting out the butterflies in her tummy hehe :o)</div><div> </div>Suleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11847058130520012517noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29687102.post-37489315252733882882009-01-14T05:56:00.000-08:002009-01-14T05:59:22.337-08:00Green<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmzVfl95BtE6cH7m1_q_52Eh4v7dBux4gvwz9rthi6D-SHKfRI082CiHJGKNPpneI3YfjGDhFjA5Jj9thN9wyG90ibLFpIBbt9zc-wgWutoJx6Ei5KFJt44ThcDTuCH-iXq01xgA/s1600-h/green.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291148471871235346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 317px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmzVfl95BtE6cH7m1_q_52Eh4v7dBux4gvwz9rthi6D-SHKfRI082CiHJGKNPpneI3YfjGDhFjA5Jj9thN9wyG90ibLFpIBbt9zc-wgWutoJx6Ei5KFJt44ThcDTuCH-iXq01xgA/s400/green.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Here is my entry for the colour green... :oD</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Suleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11847058130520012517noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29687102.post-17580313371605090162009-01-13T04:16:00.001-08:002009-01-13T04:18:25.578-08:00Orange<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyNSZfeLaZVlOLMI2ccbpVtO4bUicl2jX4igHhUVIzuWXJSnKrQAxJSU4aJj0aJoEI7NbPIyGy-UfIL3rw8HFMMmTjIxwJ8P8S2x1TNlMnDZUHRWvT3z9BVWKM7vRgJpvH4SOJXw/s1600-h/orange.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290751192379769186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 321px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyNSZfeLaZVlOLMI2ccbpVtO4bUicl2jX4igHhUVIzuWXJSnKrQAxJSU4aJj0aJoEI7NbPIyGy-UfIL3rw8HFMMmTjIxwJ8P8S2x1TNlMnDZUHRWvT3z9BVWKM7vRgJpvH4SOJXw/s400/orange.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is my entry for the orange theme.. i almost chickened out of the colour orange... couldn't think of anything except oranges and i had to stop the urge to paint some!!!!<br /><br />Green the next colour is going to be a challenge... hmm<br /><div></div>Suleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11847058130520012517noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29687102.post-16675698898020855362009-01-12T04:38:00.000-08:002009-01-12T14:45:05.699-08:00BLUE<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitoc5BO3TeNAucVRQViyOk6PDh6MoaVJGp7EVhRzjbYuQGzm0NSKEo6YIt_Kv30i36gjgyA3fLIP5kDrrs2RTxex1tjJ5Ur674Bgjsx9ph3J39u4S34wXlVXTT0gYixRIJ4aeU_g/s1600-h/blue.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290386553157796306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 315px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitoc5BO3TeNAucVRQViyOk6PDh6MoaVJGp7EVhRzjbYuQGzm0NSKEo6YIt_Kv30i36gjgyA3fLIP5kDrrs2RTxex1tjJ5Ur674Bgjsx9ph3J39u4S34wXlVXTT0gYixRIJ4aeU_g/s400/blue.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div>I can't believe how much art i have done for the month of january! and i am currently work full time!!! It has been fun so far For this week on <a href="http://mistymawn.typepad.com/">Misty's blog</a>, we are doing monochromatic coloured journal pages.. one colour for each day this week!!!!!!!!!!!! i don't know if i can do it... but i'll start and see how i go.</div><br /><div></div><div>The first colour is......... BLUE.. i did this tonight. hmm next entry is orange... what can i do for orange.. hmmmm i need some sleep now... nite!!! :)</div><div></div><div></div>Suleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11847058130520012517noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29687102.post-60222535962016284222009-01-10T21:18:00.000-08:002009-01-11T02:38:10.506-08:00Self portrait - 'Painted'<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkqmYWtq0q1AdbTTxxH3lxqKozpC9HhEZ6LPAkzm75PhdKLR_vZceIRN_xqVUZ_tfmbhHpGKbUuawK9hEwLaCBZehbEIazNJ7gtl8qjEh4YkofEfN4c9vppjVAIPqPJ-iF25Zb7g/s1600-h/knife0.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289952660510083394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 332px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkqmYWtq0q1AdbTTxxH3lxqKozpC9HhEZ6LPAkzm75PhdKLR_vZceIRN_xqVUZ_tfmbhHpGKbUuawK9hEwLaCBZehbEIazNJ7gtl8qjEh4YkofEfN4c9vppjVAIPqPJ-iF25Zb7g/s400/knife0.jpg" border="0" /></a> 'Painted'<br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">acrylic on canvas</span></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="justify">i was so excited painting this portrait.. it was unfolding as the painting begun and i can't hide how happy i am that it turned out the way it did.. this painting technique was sooooo cool. In a way it's impressionistic in that there are lots of layers of strokes and graduation in colour and texture. You can click the picture to get a closer view of the textures. i love how it's not perfect and i love big buttons!!! i can't wait to try another painting like this.</div><div align="justify">.</div><div align="justify">but what should i paint next? i usually get my ideas when i'm stuck at my desk at work or in the shower... i'm one of those people who cannot do anything when forced.. a lot of the times i just sit and wait.. sometimes i wait for weeks on end for a particular idea to ripen and when it's ripe for the picking, then i can paint.. If i try to paint before, the painting feels like it lacks what it could be.. it's like waiting for time and movement to converge, or be in sync. The most frustrating times are when i plan to do something and my heart wants to do something else.. it is just a disaster. </div><div align="justify"></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289952311103240882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 336px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh20WmhnDmHbYR2MEXvAgRWaOsV4Qh4XG4_58I1gf8A99OwmWjpyuRKnSXksoLzWNHto3PeX7Mfpn0AJtOlYUOhWIGb-rIYsyg4IEqb1RD1UUPmnsUrrvJKe-J1_Jg1HAJQA1B75w/s400/chairsm.jpg" border="0" />The Big Red Chair<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">acrylic on canvas</span><br /><div align="justify">Few hours later.....</div><div align="justify">I managed to fit in another painting for this weekend.. this was a painting i had wanted to do for a long time but never found the time or energy for... I am loving being part of Misty's journal challenge/ sharing. It has been fun discovering new blogs and feeling connected ..</div></div>Suleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11847058130520012517noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29687102.post-59563418330890911202009-01-10T01:08:00.001-08:002009-01-10T04:01:43.960-08:00More portraits<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzQBgFaQhvXWHqmlFqTc7mnDPVjmLLo9L6RMtMioajFp-CBjXC30LB3htc9dtaNaIDPNr_5aCqoVzBcANgo2lC-XKr6io9UPkI7s1rhXGFjtO1Q6F54OlO8y6-f8ptgQcNLCCTyw/s1600-h/handme.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289633547120620674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 282px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzQBgFaQhvXWHqmlFqTc7mnDPVjmLLo9L6RMtMioajFp-CBjXC30LB3htc9dtaNaIDPNr_5aCqoVzBcANgo2lC-XKr6io9UPkI7s1rhXGFjtO1Q6F54OlO8y6-f8ptgQcNLCCTyw/s400/handme.jpg" border="0" /></a> I have been reflecting...<br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Deafened by the voice of desire<br />you are unaware the Beloved lives<br />in the core of your heart.<br />Stop the noise and<br />you wil hear His voice<br />in the silence.<br /><strong>~ Rumi</strong></em></div><div><br />This new portrait is about the relationship between the the inner self and the form, between the 'Nameless and the Name'. Where the form is seen as the door into the love that has no boundaries.<br />.<br />It is about trying to communicate what it's like learning to live inside out, to understand infinity in form. Surrendering by acceptance, going inward and letting go, and learning about why nothingness is not empty.</div><div>.</div>Suleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11847058130520012517noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29687102.post-68882367303918500972009-01-09T04:48:00.000-08:002009-01-09T06:05:34.990-08:00More on journal - self portrait<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwOKjX-theeIotokpL_7MchluJqqq-opP-ZdiJ3-UhqKn0UrYGhIof2lXjG6LdbBw1NCScfV4do_YoomCXM74NpWBMb72MiWDa-25eFaGzcvgX0LrCA6zYTiSluOqr-m7sj0yqMA/s1600-h/me2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289280457938234818" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 280px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwOKjX-theeIotokpL_7MchluJqqq-opP-ZdiJ3-UhqKn0UrYGhIof2lXjG6LdbBw1NCScfV4do_YoomCXM74NpWBMb72MiWDa-25eFaGzcvgX0LrCA6zYTiSluOqr-m7sj0yqMA/s400/me2.jpg" border="0" /></a> i have been looking and looking inside myself to see what made up 'me' for this self portrait exercise.. the interesting thing I realized was that if i wasn't looking for anything in particular (with no preconception of what i was), i didn't find anything. It felt like me starring into myself starring back at me silently saying " so you've seen the real me, *silence*"<br />.<br />I think I was trying too hard in the last post to paint a portrait that looked like me but i felt that it wasn't what i wanted to convey. On the surface I am this and that... but i wanted to paint what i really was about deep inside, past the flesh, the face... past obligations and should's and shouldn'ts....<br />.<br />Tonight I sat down and told myself that i was under no pressure to create.. i was just going to paint something simple with myself in mind but without preconceptions. .<br />I started out by underpainting the face with cerulean mixed with titanium white.. and in dark areas, i highlighted using burnt umber.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVuZPE_Ru2a4-4j00RwawczK5SUR42o3dijiFv10iED5xpNn9tdHHbfbEFERIUrzi4OkileWwTj-PA8zfslFm6CeAs7_Hyr78ZYyhTPnTiOB2L7Oeirg3RFEAAggdyTcHQ8HguaQ/s1600-h/me2+part1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289280449966485314" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 388px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVuZPE_Ru2a4-4j00RwawczK5SUR42o3dijiFv10iED5xpNn9tdHHbfbEFERIUrzi4OkileWwTj-PA8zfslFm6CeAs7_Hyr78ZYyhTPnTiOB2L7Oeirg3RFEAAggdyTcHQ8HguaQ/s400/me2+part1.jpg" border="0" /></a> .<br />Then i roughly started painting in the skin with the blue mixture.. blue representing the spiritual element and then i layered on some tinted smoky white colour over the blues. So you can see the blue undertones coming through underneath. Lastly, i highlighted areas with lighter skin colour.<br />.<br />This was so much fun and although it doesn't look much like me, it does feel a little more like me than the one below.<br />.<br />I will try another one tomorrow.. perhaps with clothes on LOL<br />.<br />:o)<br /><div><div></div></div>Suleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11847058130520012517noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29687102.post-25477776862632324562009-01-07T04:37:00.000-08:002009-01-08T00:24:58.759-08:00Journal challenge - self portrait<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_PO0pHMmmgYeMMSL9eo1baIoB3hUiNukkJfa9Lw8f8ytWVUBxhJzmZ2M7vwEo9yL6spsgIPAjrgKLDInYYtMBy0MtSaCrdagEiAhM3aJu60JtlWdI5hDn7jXAXBSCuunmf5C9ug/s1600-h/me.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288534071531043202" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 203px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 270px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_PO0pHMmmgYeMMSL9eo1baIoB3hUiNukkJfa9Lw8f8ytWVUBxhJzmZ2M7vwEo9yL6spsgIPAjrgKLDInYYtMBy0MtSaCrdagEiAhM3aJu60JtlWdI5hDn7jXAXBSCuunmf5C9ug/s400/me.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf6DT4Qa-Lts827p88N_VvPTULIn5Hdb3Tzy53O_TG5ESOcVFlQqNsugp6timedD8_x-v_wKCJPGfJK3j1FvDXjQE4OyDNleO-CHIkGbSgUsxl9dk-v1muXJuKJLn_f44fC1glXg/s1600-h/portrait.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288532201308402866" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 283px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf6DT4Qa-Lts827p88N_VvPTULIn5Hdb3Tzy53O_TG5ESOcVFlQqNsugp6timedD8_x-v_wKCJPGfJK3j1FvDXjQE4OyDNleO-CHIkGbSgUsxl9dk-v1muXJuKJLn_f44fC1glXg/s400/portrait.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is a little unnerving to post.<br /><div></div><div>Okay I was supposed to do a self portrait for the journal challenge and it wasn't an easy task but at least i tried it... it was a surreal experience. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div></div></div>Suleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11847058130520012517noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29687102.post-49140270859012320032009-01-03T02:49:00.000-08:002009-01-03T23:23:25.794-08:00Art Journal continued....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyiLu5JkjRJFEQKY9PRUyiAS4QyCO_SKxvCvyBZDh1ks1beWEUlIgiOuBSwFIZMfi1TvBSeWxkpFKQd0eJCJtW9dpVtjsCjHXHCWuIqTzBGgbH80-PtbrCkagylDnrvS5aFJYjYA/s1600-h/vulnerable2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287334884880749906" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyiLu5JkjRJFEQKY9PRUyiAS4QyCO_SKxvCvyBZDh1ks1beWEUlIgiOuBSwFIZMfi1TvBSeWxkpFKQd0eJCJtW9dpVtjsCjHXHCWuIqTzBGgbH80-PtbrCkagylDnrvS5aFJYjYA/s400/vulnerable2.jpg" border="0" /></a> i tried to scan and also take a photograph of the latest journal entry but couldn't quite get it to show all the textures on the picture... white is a hard colour to scan!!! I applied crackle medium to the entire painting.. then painted over it.. so that it looks aged. What i learnt is that while the top layer of paint is still wet, you can actually scratch marks by just scratching it with a sharp point , pen nib etc... Part of the face has been drawn by scratching and later enhanced with colour pencils.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiac9NwhR8kQBR-sJ6mBUzVeONMEMmUdgI7JfDkudRXfkaI4L5DH9rN9cpy8Wq0cq0o_W1edVcYg8gDsJE7Dd4E3QgKo6fsi1k7l2ep-kfK5684T_jqAyF8O5y-d9YTB0URlXU0AA/s1600-h/vulerable.jpg"></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBiT15vu-rnXZKoYQIls6eZWmGxpsbwmp7hTJOhTnOKORmAjp3ZTweBl7V78F9k7gh0iSMEc8xpRYDf0bhCDxanHhbOutHvxCQ2PWxgQPGoojoWJJ5LQchGsmhvqodx5E0WNNJyg/s1600-h/tired.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287092125994879362" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 288px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBiT15vu-rnXZKoYQIls6eZWmGxpsbwmp7hTJOhTnOKORmAjp3ZTweBl7V78F9k7gh0iSMEc8xpRYDf0bhCDxanHhbOutHvxCQ2PWxgQPGoojoWJJ5LQchGsmhvqodx5E0WNNJyg/s400/tired.jpg" border="0" /></a> It's been so much fun seeing what everyone else is doing on their journals. There is a list of blog sites on Misty's blog.. I am feeling so inspired but work starts on monday.. i realized at a friend's place yesterday that i may have forgotten my work computer's password.. oops<br /><br /><br /><div>Let's see if i can fit more playing <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghIsgaV6ZnQF9arJbIIs9EEgt73CWCb_lK7lnpc8KtYz_eFda_Bo-ITpLJkzhY1hP5l1L6ic9gGi_oMBUePBKnKVRzOdltifzY4DHT-ZsAWPzjqUHckGEWaeNF0H6v0s0D5q2AJA/s1600-h/eye.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287019602084352866" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 293px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghIsgaV6ZnQF9arJbIIs9EEgt73CWCb_lK7lnpc8KtYz_eFda_Bo-ITpLJkzhY1hP5l1L6ic9gGi_oMBUePBKnKVRzOdltifzY4DHT-ZsAWPzjqUHckGEWaeNF0H6v0s0D5q2AJA/s400/eye.jpg" border="0" /></a>tomorrow :)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxAr9C77FtwWnrlZ-gJEvK_VrZp5KV9OsubuR0pQBTQSUOaKmGijulP-4_ttKvC6q1QOvME5ENCuH0Lj_xjxQXMn9Ok2VRgYQahaaGQw2_wUJ8etpEPHlFKBtEuzQCDgfMyYnYjA/s1600-h/spacebeing.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287019604731776338" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 295px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxAr9C77FtwWnrlZ-gJEvK_VrZp5KV9OsubuR0pQBTQSUOaKmGijulP-4_ttKvC6q1QOvME5ENCuH0Lj_xjxQXMn9Ok2VRgYQahaaGQw2_wUJ8etpEPHlFKBtEuzQCDgfMyYnYjA/s400/spacebeing.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Suleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11847058130520012517noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29687102.post-51031773476606207412009-01-01T04:36:00.000-08:002009-01-01T05:08:40.809-08:00Here's to a Great Year!<div>Well, it happened. 2008 came and left in a hurry. As I went about treating the day as any other normal day, I started to become conscious that today was the first step into 2009. Maybe slightly superstitious but i thought that perhaps anything that ocurred today would set the precedence or standard for the rest of the year.<br /><br />So I made it a point to do some art, as I didn't think a year without art would go down well... I listened to something on my ipod that was good for the soul, I didn't snack on account of my ongoing diet... tried to stay out of trouble as i often do... all up I had a pretty good day. So here's hoping for all, a <span style="font-size:180%;">great year with good intentions</span>.<br /><br />There was an invitation on <a href="http://mistymawn.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/12/day-24-so-much-to-celebrate.html">Misty Mawn's site </a>to work on our own art journal for 2009 . I hadn't worked on my own art journal before and thought what a great idea to compile a book of mixed media art with journalling... so I started my cover page today. I am naming my Art journal "The Story of the Nameless and the Name'. Have no idea what else is going into the journa<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii5dPJHJ5N59NESX71RYsMu_XBSbKS47OLhoS2Pp4_OGqkohMRzeYHEPk-90mKRwACVHfNbzWURWKWbNiOPlUtsDZO0hFM37eXWr7j9tGnNKKCGLKpwk-tdIwtPiIiuQdo_3Dqqg/s1600-h/cover.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286311445359906626" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 292px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii5dPJHJ5N59NESX71RYsMu_XBSbKS47OLhoS2Pp4_OGqkohMRzeYHEPk-90mKRwACVHfNbzWURWKWbNiOPlUtsDZO0hFM37eXWr7j9tGnNKKCGLKpwk-tdIwtPiIiuQdo_3Dqqg/s400/cover.jpg" border="0" /></a>l but here's what I've done today. <img class="gl_color_fg" alt="Text Color" src="http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif" border="0" />It's all paint, finger painting too.. i did try to do a gel medium transfer but it failed... LOL.. oh well...<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong><em>Happy New Year</em></strong></span> everyone!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Suleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11847058130520012517noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29687102.post-60552174953901258972008-12-31T00:07:00.000-08:002008-12-31T00:36:20.691-08:00Matisse Varnish transfer ATC<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFOb5JFC50SceUvOkaB7AF-vfAaeAUmnGRDiZUxyD6Ur4nlM-lHNARNpNNhTXG4D9hR2_1JJyy7D_RUT-JFqxpczxTBhif7sTzhLLUjQXpLHZUzTmVrHnKp0PSYbwcKQIAIo54Jw/s1600-h/matisse.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285865750758452194" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 312px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFOb5JFC50SceUvOkaB7AF-vfAaeAUmnGRDiZUxyD6Ur4nlM-lHNARNpNNhTXG4D9hR2_1JJyy7D_RUT-JFqxpczxTBhif7sTzhLLUjQXpLHZUzTmVrHnKp0PSYbwcKQIAIo54Jw/s400/matisse.jpg" border="0" /></a>I tried out an image transfer today using Matisse Polyurethane satin varnish. The idea was to paint about 5 layers of varnish onto a photocopy, letting each layer dry in between. Then soaking the image in water as you slowly rub the back paperoff.<br /><br />No mishaps while getting the paper layer off and what was left was a thin see through varnish layer with photocopy image.<br /><br />What i then did was rub some skin toned paint colour onto the back of the transfer to give the image some colour. You can't quite see it in the photo but she does have some colour on her face and arms.. Then i layered the image onto some dictionary paper and some of the writing has come through areas where no paint was applied.<br /><div></div><br /><div>Any marks you see on top of the images are due to my sticky fingers which had residue paint but i think it gives it a nice aged effect, don't you think? :oD<br /><br />I stumbled across this technique on youtube of all places. Enjoy! :)<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/HjUzcRKIfFk&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/HjUzcRKIfFk&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /></div><br /><div></div><div>Ah the other cool thing i stumbled upon was the Matisse Iridescent Medium. Basically you can mix this medium with ANY acrylic colour at all and voila, you have instand shiny paint!!!!! I haven't tried it out yet but the jar sitting on my desk is calling to me... imagine all the tubes of acrylic paint you have... YES you can convert them all to sparkly iridescent paint. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEVoroGbLzSpu6asvecxigeZUg6agDyd5nDqpWfXeSlISPsMh9hrfZGDuLX4-7VznkrrGcHyzOqhQF6zGm9_cFNvX7anHmIcmqy54WyHiCKWJA59XSCAVoABIhprL37_hyphenhyphenHnP36Q/s1600-h/matisse+iridescent.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285868342806671986" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 100px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 133px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEVoroGbLzSpu6asvecxigeZUg6agDyd5nDqpWfXeSlISPsMh9hrfZGDuLX4-7VznkrrGcHyzOqhQF6zGm9_cFNvX7anHmIcmqy54WyHiCKWJA59XSCAVoABIhprL37_hyphenhyphenHnP36Q/s400/matisse+iridescent.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div>I''m not trying to sell Matisse Derivan products.. they were just there staring at me while i was at shop buying canvas boards.</div>Suleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11847058130520012517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29687102.post-34558313245376484902008-12-30T04:14:00.001-08:002008-12-30T06:01:12.296-08:00Faux rust<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbABoe0gDSgaGkuk0yQJRfwQqS7nhD_woE0G6KMHj3ZlXzP5bTjKVukj9wWyunlQep0931agFxXvGWSNAJim-3Iaxm-Hn3HVONJGNZu-NDj7b7ON5b71nQp9PU9nXeiOzJkUKlgg/s1600-h/unlock.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285555569141055586" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 279px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbABoe0gDSgaGkuk0yQJRfwQqS7nhD_woE0G6KMHj3ZlXzP5bTjKVukj9wWyunlQep0931agFxXvGWSNAJim-3Iaxm-Hn3HVONJGNZu-NDj7b7ON5b71nQp9PU9nXeiOzJkUKlgg/s400/unlock.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPiUpAgbCAdKjmq40dLBHwUL72ObA7B7GaNWTsPn_Qx99Mzr3RCMMUw2rp6XORVwLE6HWChMFzB7OLU5bE11f3oDMKOK2XQHFBmDBGm8sJ9O-saNI07qy4xrTTYfi7HsaU4Ve69Q/s1600-h/unlock2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285555997918322962" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 272px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPiUpAgbCAdKjmq40dLBHwUL72ObA7B7GaNWTsPn_Qx99Mzr3RCMMUw2rp6XORVwLE6HWChMFzB7OLU5bE11f3oDMKOK2XQHFBmDBGm8sJ9O-saNI07qy4xrTTYfi7HsaU4Ve69Q/s400/unlock2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="left">2009 is approaching. Funny how it often starts with new year resolutions this time of the year.</div><div align="left">.</div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">My new year's resolution included trying out some new techniques that I had been meaning to try for years. Unfortunately it still qualifies for 2008 ... so I guess i tried out faux rust painting onto ATCs in 2008!!!</div><div align="left">.</div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">I started out with painting Jo Sonja 'Celadon' using the credit card technique as described on one of <a href="http://ko-ok.blogspot.com/2007/02/tonight-im-teaching-another-atc.html">Kelsey's blog posts</a>. Then I proceeded to using a tooth brush to splatter some random sprays of waterred down celadon and then copper paint. Needless to say my pyjamas are covered in paint splatter again. Using my fingers, i finger painted the alphabets, key and keyhole with the celadon and copper paint. Then with a paintbrush, i brushed in some burnt sienna in spots... and after that painted in some areas with prussian blue. Was kinda fun. :o)</div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div>Suleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11847058130520012517noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29687102.post-29260960533421775752008-12-30T02:23:00.000-08:002008-12-31T06:32:59.862-08:00Painting - The Wounded Heart<div align="center"><span style="color:#ffffff;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-cOBD_Iy0DmH-WFQbgam_x_L1eZvl6Pf4uUCMdXVLz1B6g0688vHprGkIpyqcDNzb6EERMogPccmRWM073jkkuMF2JMvF484mLigwhimBUSZWaf7J5yhH7yFGGbMLWOXWLF9QDw/s1600-h/thewounded+heart.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285527321958052066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 307px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-cOBD_Iy0DmH-WFQbgam_x_L1eZvl6Pf4uUCMdXVLz1B6g0688vHprGkIpyqcDNzb6EERMogPccmRWM073jkkuMF2JMvF484mLigwhimBUSZWaf7J5yhH7yFGGbMLWOXWLF9QDw/s400/thewounded+heart.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#660000;"> <strong>The Wounded Heart</strong> </span><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:78%;color:#660000;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;color:#660000;">.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;color:#660000;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#660000;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#660000;">The heart's light loves<br />and in that loving, i have come to be<br />.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#660000;">Without it, i am not able<br />for it is my breath<br />and through it all strength<br />to live another lifetime<br />.<br />But the walls came up<br />brick by brick with each beating<br />Instinctively<br />to protect<br />that precious love<br />.<br />Why should a loving heart<br />be inflicted with so much hurt?<br />Yet ironically the walls<br />became a prison<br />deeper and deeper it sunk<br />.<br />We spend most of our lives seeking<br />for that wounded heart<br />buried so long ago<br />.<br />But how is it that you were able<br />to get up from your knees<br />after each painful beating<br />and somehow had the courage to choose<br />how to love and comfort<br />to forgive and accept<br />.<br />Deep down beyond the tenderness of pain<br />The wounded heart...<br />The love that will not die<br />The love that could not die<br />.<br />Unyielding in unconditional loving </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#660000;">Healing compassionately</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#660000;">.<br />The wounded heart endures</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#660000;">in order to give </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#660000;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">love.</span><span style="font-family:verdana;">.</span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#cccccc;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#cccccc;"></span></div></div>Suleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11847058130520012517noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29687102.post-12124377158784996472008-12-12T05:10:00.000-08:002008-12-12T06:04:08.879-08:00Owl photoshoot and some unexpected surprisesi had a weird feeling about a year ago that someone in my workplace did stamping (crafts etc) and i could never figure out why i had such a thought. Perhaps because i longed to be at home stamping instead of being stuck at my desk at work LOL.....<br /><br />By some weird coincidence, work decided to have a secret santa event on my floor and we were to have a person from another floor come help us out with work. By a series of unexplainable email events, we came to discover that we both stamped, did atcs and mixed media stuff... lol All this time.....I wonder how many years LOL how funny is that!!! Well... <a href="http://kerins.blogspot.com/">Kerin</a> has a blog too as I soon discovered enough. You may visit her blog <a href="http://kerins.blogspot.com/">here</a>!<br /><br />Second surprise of the day was this stunning totally amazing canvas art that i received in the mail from <a href="http://nats-ramblings.blogspot.com/">Natalie Briney</a>.. OMG.. Nat, you MUST tell me how in the world did you get the flowers and branches to be 3d... what is it? This is such an exquisite piece.. something i would definitely buy from the shop. The flowers are just so beautiful and the little black dots reminds me of spores or flying seeds. Thank you soooo much. i love it very much.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278896350269481250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 335px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgicikNAaOLhvg1a1KKmn9urw-0j6yyf3md_WAYr9jzhg3fDxNCX05o6AVsjiPdv9-kmwvIb3_3JbCZ8wecnXfhyuqjxs67ym26E81gU93tocl_LHPYQ3WIrbGFWzq4zkjZyOLxeA/s400/SunDayzApr08.jpg" border="0" /> Okay lots of excitement today. I tend to get overexcited and then feel sick from it afterwards LOL. Here's a little mini photoshoot of some xmas cards I made, some for team mates at work. Thought it might be nice to make them some handmade items this year.. not too sure how it would be received. I have had mixed reactions in the past.. i was also going to bake some reindeer muffins on sunday night.. <div align="justify"></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278898183682682018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizHVbO0UbDHo2smWMY0k9AhLHLj5H_1GtxIQzhLGy9hqhVT5RWEZROd8upOHR35BUMY320pWmrAmgVd_UMjY-9MK9RHl-zhZIfWd_JS03sbU2P1U4W9HoXHyWRUgNs7fUqmNyimA/s400/photoshoot.jpg" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278898193677778178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 306px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1V0TzzQFPHuJ000ovtKMiutTHdyc3Bf6gCsN01BT20yxL1X5yx37zQ6srPUMqUThbqctfame41o3JQ4XC0gzPyHxKlQ5lxHW1o8U6QMmKgUUMhNzhbqYYPLZkSssZZFzLUlGrRQ/s400/ivyowl.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278898192080036418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 371px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHuxGZ3Rzh0v2mCgRLD8pyCZAziB7PZLCZH7tnItVr5AzOTSX1fR31UvlXi-4g27m-VU2EjCPJl4LWHVRBiwGxx75LPNew6nPYT-uR6fYuXmkNrGzhxLdzeWLqEMIw3UTJ-ooL7w/s400/2owls.jpg" border="0" /> i wonder what others have done with their Collections owls... i would be interested to see...Suleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11847058130520012517noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29687102.post-40439006231659959122008-12-04T01:46:00.000-08:002008-12-31T06:33:43.225-08:00Painting<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkYDcjrt6dWheFeWBFF9b7opSi0mYPM_oa61s7w-UVnvFmQ4aPcIy5vk0ksp64k1MT0xle_gz3aT9dkV3XczCW3BVPwdwGLMur3tOrpUCUjxIDDY1zzYFeV8zZTQlj3oM0KDhYTw/s1600-h/orangboat1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275869444095260066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 333px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkYDcjrt6dWheFeWBFF9b7opSi0mYPM_oa61s7w-UVnvFmQ4aPcIy5vk0ksp64k1MT0xle_gz3aT9dkV3XczCW3BVPwdwGLMur3tOrpUCUjxIDDY1zzYFeV8zZTQlj3oM0KDhYTw/s400/orangboat1.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#990000;"><strong>'On a Journey'</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ffcc99;">acrylic on canvas</span> </div><br /><br />I was holding off on posting this scene as I had sent it to my friend <a href="http://nats-ramblings.blogspot.com/">Natalie</a> :)Suleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11847058130520012517noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29687102.post-72619013489946190382008-11-22T23:00:00.000-08:002008-11-24T00:44:47.692-08:00Painting<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHI6I-ocpv2DYMXApT2KWct8FOOCrhamqpVB62mVrFlkmAC5LDHBIb0GVT0PbNO5uKcEyMfvKy0uQYjntPymcKjRNHzZzqBfnUVTvEVskwxN8Mi_yrn6Wi5HS1Qes2IF5qwflH7w/s1600-h/holdingonsm.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271801737034103810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 398px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHI6I-ocpv2DYMXApT2KWct8FOOCrhamqpVB62mVrFlkmAC5LDHBIb0GVT0PbNO5uKcEyMfvKy0uQYjntPymcKjRNHzZzqBfnUVTvEVskwxN8Mi_yrn6Wi5HS1Qes2IF5qwflH7w/s400/holdingonsm.jpg" border="0" /></a> ' <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><strong>Holding on for dear life'</strong></span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;color:#666666;">acrylic on canvas</span> </div></div><div align="center"> </div>Suleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11847058130520012517noreply@blogger.com9