Some PATs Over the Years

Participated in a few PATs, but not as many as I have done in the past.

 

Summer Drawing...

Not as much time for art as I had originally thought...but isn't that the way it always goes!?

Here's another bookmark for my reading buddy - it's our favorite one yet!

 Here's some of the cards for my nieces and nephews. I asked to know their favorite animal and then I try and find some version of that animal I feel like I could draw and then add in birthday things! I think the kids have been liking to get them in the mail :)

Also, my 5 year-old niece is quite the artist and we were using her cool sparkly pens on our beach trip this past weekend, and as we sat across from each other I noticed she was watching what I drew (upside-down!) and then would draw it on her own paper. Then she wanted to hang our artwork on the fridge, because of course! (we also made paper airplanes ala my designs because I couldn't remember the last step correctly - the kids were still impressed with my skills, haha).

And finally, I painted these story stones for a game for my kinders to play. My own kids played them on our beach trip as well. You pick out 5 rocks and then tell a story with whatever you get. My kids loved playing - I hope my students will too!

Feeling Creative...

Lately, I've just been drawing and painting...no real direction, but just for fun. It's really therapeutic for my soul...but it's killing my sleep (since the only time I can find to do art is after the boys are in bed...)! 

 Been feeling the drawing on the dictionary pages! 

Saw a similar idea on pinterest, but wanted to try it with my own style - I like it!

Made this card - thought it turned out really cool! 

My husband wanted an artsy cell phone cover like mine, but with zentangles. He likes wolves and lighthouses - he picked the wolf! (But only after making me redo it because the head pattern looked like little eyeballs...)

Simple, but fun!

Like the idea and the quote, but this turned out meh...

My students made these scrap paper birds, so I made these canvas pieces as a gift for our classroom art docent. They turned out so cute I think I'll make some for our house too :)  

Art Update

Well, my art has definitely been slow going with all the crazy demands on my time these days, but it hasn't stopped. I've moved away from ATC trading, and it's been more satisfying going at my own pace.

I recreated one of my favorite pieces that I had traded away - this one's a little bigger and better than before.

A card for a friend - a very cool cat lady who likes this style of people :)

My sister's dog passed away and she asked for a painting to remember her by - my first attempt at animal watercolors...hmmm...

This was drawn for my husband's phone case, because he loves zentangles and the Sorcerer's Apprentice...it looked so cool with all the gradient filters etc...but we found out we couldn't use it..bummer.

Did a few more ATCs and limited myself to only colored pencils - very therapeutic.

And last, some old scans from the Draw 100 Things When You're Bored list and some DLP.