More zoo pics

Here's a few more zoo pics from my excursion this week.

Zoo time with friends

Within the city there is no place like the zoo for taking photos. Four of us girlfriends went yesterday. It was so much fun. Took over 700 pics, here are a few.
More tomorrow.

Sketching

I'm trying to learn to sketch. I have no formal training but a friend came by and helped me begin. Thanks Linda.

This is my second sketch.

A little of this a little of that

I have been trying to be looser with my work. I used to believe that everything had to be crafted perfectly but now I am trying to pay more attention to balance and color. It is much more fun.

Canvas with acrylic paint.

Relaxation

When I have a few moments I play with Zentangles. I love watching each stroke making the piece grow.

I've missed being here

Hello everyone,

It has been so long since I have posted and I have missed it. So back into the grove!

Ten of us from the Mixed Media Mavens group met to learn and create.

This was our first attempt at deconstructed screen printing. We all loved it. It was surprisingly easy as a technique but there is so much potential for design.

We decided to try something like an Alisa Burke technique. We all had our own ideas of what that meant to us so there was quite a variety. The important part was to free ourselves up and just paint.

Then one of the ladies, Linda, gave us a quick tutorial on drawing faces. Loved it! Have a long long way to go though.

Next was some stamp carving and building.

Then we painted on our canvas until the end of day.