Another small crowd. Jessica painted on Yupo. 20×24 I think.

Or should I say playing with Yupo. Need to work on her face some more. Add some darks on either side of her chin and mouth.

First break

I was painting on the Yupo vertically -a slick plastic paper which makes the paint sheet off and run. Drips run all over the place. Fun stuff. Also let’s the paint puddle.

One thing near about it is that you can draw on it with a watercolor pencil and use a damp Kleenex to correct your lines. Sanguine watercolor pencil.

Second break. I coated her with quin gold and burnt sienna.

Another great thing about Yupo is I can wipe the whole painting off and start over again fresh next Saturday if I want. Spray it with water and wipe off with a paper towel or a rag or two.

Drew Murphy acrylic 2×3′ Final

Second break

Fred first break

Fred final

Bill Daniels oil

Amy Lockhard Ness Watercolor

Rich Klein oil

Forgot to take a pic of Als and coach’s. Oops.

Margaret putting her feet up with the remote. Mrs Maisel or hmm. Brokenwood mysteries on Acorn. Xoxoxox

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At the playground called Village

Play. Took the grandkids there yesterday in freezing cold weather. We had a picnic then they played for at least an hour.

And I drew the playground.

Actually I was interested in the tree and the castle part of the playground.

Lamy Ef Eelskin Black stillman and birn.

Now back to my nap at home with my feet up on the coffee table wondering if I slept thru the same movie twice does it mean it’s boring or am I Tahred. Xoxoxo

Ps Mrs Maisel on Amazon IS keeping me awake. Watch her!! She’s awesome.

But since it’s three days til Christmas only eight people came today. I didn’t finish her today. But I will after Christmas. That’s actually my jacket I bought in Rouen France bear the Rouen Cathedral on the Rue des Gros Horlage aka the street of the Big Clock.

Her sweatshirt was too dark against the black block her arm rested on so I offered it to her. All those angles and triangles and diamonds. Eekkkk. She loved it because it’s very cozy.

Spent the first forty minutes drawing her. And I erased it lightly so the pencil wouldn’t show so little on her face.

Second break eeek. The times flying by.

One more time. Fluid cold press with Charles Reid colors.

Fred forty minutes. I really like this a lot but it’s a terrible picture. Fred’s definitely getting an interesting style.

Drew Murphy first break.

At the end. Think it looks great but I don’t think he thought so.

Coarch Larrys charcoal

Al Beyer oil

Amy and Rich escaped before I got a chance to take a pic of theirs.

Was looking at this one from last week this morning. I actually like it. Is. Just need to lengthen Emily’s hand. Funny how not looking at a piece changed your mind

Margaret worn out from baking all day. Off to the mountains tomorrow. Xoxoxox

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What to do with sketchbook pages you never sewed together.

Make cards.

I used blank pieces of Stonehenge print paper.

Rip an inch or so off to make the pages fit the envelopes. These are 5×71/2″.

More if your envelopes are smaller.

Load a number 8 brush with Viridian or Hookers. Start at the top and brush down keeping the brush at a 45 degree angle.

I also add ultramarine and or burnt umber to the brush too. Every once in a while burnt sienna. Add some very watery peacock and some mineral violet for the snow.

All of this is done QUICKLY.

Put some soupy cerulean on for sky. I roll my brush to make a sky effect. This probably should have been done first BUT I am always too impatient to get to the tree. I also splatter some soupy quin gold and mineral violet on the tree and the sky.

Don’t forget to blot with a Kleenex if the paint is too thick.

Set it up vertically and let it run a bit. Then blog again if you need too.

Let dry.

Splatter more Color into the sky. Alizarin Peacocok blue more mineral violet.

And of course some will end up where you didn’t intend. The fun of splattering.

Splatter with some glimmer mist gold using a brush you don’t care about. I don’t know if it would ruin your sables because it’s acrylic based or not.

I think you can still get Tattered Angels glimmer mist at hobby lobby.

Give it a spritz with the gold glimmer mist for a gold shimmer.

I also splattered it with Golden pearlescent paint watered down. Makes great snow.

You could also use Golden gold Acrylic paint to splatter or Daniel Smith’s iridescent gold and pearl.

Last splatter with diluted cad red light. A great color because it’s opaque so the green does not bleed thru unless u add too much water.

Do not use red gouache. I tried. Its too thick.

I made the tree topper by changing the angle of my splatter. Then I splattered in a line across the tree for garlands.

Drying cards. Made 7 more yesterday.

Seven new trees

I should have painted the back side with clear water to flatten them but the mail seems to have done it for me. Hurrah.

fun effect Spraying with glimmer mist while the cad red is still wet makes the cad red bleed. Kinda like the glow effect.

Hohoho off to a Christmas lunch knitting meeting. Better get cooking.

Xoxoxox Margaret and Zoe

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Quick post

Two Jacks the bridge players at Earthfare. Colored with my Faber castle Watercolor pencils.

Glad to report that my missing favorite Lamy a Lamy EF that writes and draws like a dream was found. On the floor board of the car. Where else would you loose a pen?! Hurrah.

One hat for Livie done. Henry’s almost finished. My secret Christmas project and seven more cards done and mailed. Santa Claus can see the finish line.

Margaret off to bed with her poor wet Zoe who was out in our endless rain. Xoxoxo