I have been lusting after Dr PH Martins ink for years. One of my darling step daughters gave me a gift certificate to Dick Blick for Christmas, and my goodies came in a few days...
Welcome 2012! I am really ready for a new year and new art experiences. Not one for resolutions, but I do pray for peace, good health, and happiness for us all in the comin...
I haven't posted for a while, but I have been doing quite a bit of art, Encaustic art specifically. I wanted to share a bit of it and wish you all a Happy Holiday season.
http://tapintoart.blogspot.com/2011/12/seasons-greetings.html
Haven't posted here since the spring, when my Muse took a VERY long vacation. Spent the summer relaxing and enjoying family, friends, and the beautiful weather. As fall approached I g...
http://tapintoart.blogspot.com/2011/11/what-ive-been-up-to.html
I haven't blogged since January...WOW!! Haven't done much art so nothing to share. Just dropped in to wish everyone a blessed Easter.
The New Year has found me a bit scattered art wise. I received "The Cinch" machine for Christmas as well as having purchased the Bind-It-All just before the holidays. I made a couple ...
http://tapintoart.blogspot.com/2011/01/new-year-has-found-me-bit-scattered-art.html
Here's hoping your holidays were everything you wanted them to be. Ours was very enjoyable, and we have one more visit to make tomorrow to complete the holiday celebration. Very littl...
http://tapintoart.blogspot.com/2010/12/happy-new-year-welcome-2011.html
We are enjoying the holiday season and hope you and yours are as well. No school planned for next semester, so the intention is to have more studio time. I took this year off from my...
Busy getting ready for the Holidays and getting close to the end of the fall semester. I enjoyed the drawing class, but am not sad that it is coming to an end in a few weeks. I purcha...
http://tapintoart.blogspot.com/2010/11/busy-getting-ready-for-holidays-and.html
I promised to show more of my paintings, so here is another one... Worked on this one quite a bit and wasn't sure how I felt about it until I added some Shiva sticks to give it more punch.
http://tapintoart.blogspot.com/2010/11/i-promised-to-show-more-of-my-paintings.html
It's as if I have forgotten that I have a blog. I have been busy since school started in August, and this class has a lot of homework after each class each week. Another month to go a...
http://tapintoart.blogspot.com/2010/11/okay-pat-get-with-program.html
Wow, am I enjoying the cool weather that has arrived here in the DC area. We have had a LOT of rain in the past few days, so it has been a great time to hunker down and create art. I ...
Thought I would blog today to show I am still around, just very busy. I am taking a drawing class this semester at the community college. I initially planned to take painting as well,...
This morning around 4am the motor on the central a/c unit for the second floor of our house died. My DH and I both woke up about the same time and realized we were a lot warmer than usual. ...
Hi everyone, Yep I'm still around, just took a break from blogging, possibly one of many breaks when classes resume in two weeks. Can't recall if I mentioned that I am taking painting...
http://tapintoart.blogspot.com/2010/08/wow-where-is-she.html
I spent a part of my morning in my sewing studio getting very overwhelmed by all the fabrics that have been neglected over the past few months. I decided to make a few fat quarter bundles a...
http://tapintoart.blogspot.com/2010/07/new-items-in-my-etsy-shop.html
I am working in a new journal and wanted to try some background techniques on several pages. I love this Golden color of blue and painted it on the page with a big brush planning to try som...
http://tapintoart.blogspot.com/2010/07/embrace-your-art.html
I tend to work on several things at a time when I am creating. Lately I have wanted to paint more than do anything else, but while doing some spring cleaning I found this quilt top that I m...
Promised to let you guys know how I like the watercolor class I am taking at the local community college. Well, the first day I wanted to quit! lol, and one of the students did just that. T...
http://tapintoart.blogspot.com/2010/07/watercolor-class.html
Spent the afternoon painting. This canvas is 6x6 and was as much fun as the one from yesterday. I didn't take a shot of it but the branches and leaves wrap around the sides of the can...
Hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday weekend and keeping somewhat cool. It's a bit hot here in the DC area. I haven't posted in the past week or so, but I have been busy in my journa...
http://tapintoart.blogspot.com/2010/07/happy-4th-of-july.html
Two more pages from my hand made journal. Didn't get anything done in the journal today... these are from yesterday. I really like how this is progressing, and it is really relaxing, ...
http://tapintoart.blogspot.com/2010/06/more-journal-pages.html
I have spent a few hours each day this week working on my new hand made journal I started in class last weekend. This is one of my pages started in class, and finished at home. I am ...
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Hope everyone is having a great weekend. I took a journaling class at my local Art store (The Queens Ink) yesterday. Jane Davies was a guest artist visiting the store from New England...
http://tapintoart.blogspot.com/2010/06/art-goodies-and-wip.html
Today was one of those days when I slept too late and my day was shot from there. My favorite TV show, "Justified' on FX, ended its season last night. It was so good that I watched it...
http://tapintoart.blogspot.com/2010/06/visual-journal-page.html