Allsorts

I have been neglecting my blogging duties again. But I have been painting. Recent additions to my site are Off the Point, Pink and Yellow Rose, and Allsorts. The painting of the lake was a difficult one for me. I was glad when it was done and relieved to get many compliments from the nice people at wetcanvas.com. The pink and yellow rose was a joy to paint, I love painting flowers on the computer. Paint the Allsorts was very enjoyable as well.

And in between there was Halloween and I made a small painting for myself.

I haven't been crafting though, not for a long time, except for some cross stitching. I recently finished another picture.

Steps To Twilight

I finished my latest cross stitch project, which I believe I started last June. There is one more picture in that booklet which I have already started.

I have also been doing some digital painting. This iceberg painting was done in Gimp, the reference was from wetcanvas.


For my dad's birthday I bought a toy car and painted a picture of it, and gave him both the painting and the toy. This was also done in Gimp.


This next one was also a reference from wetcanvas, this time done with Twisted Brush Open. I wanted to practise painting foliage on the computer but I think I need different brushes and I have decided to buy Twisted Brush Pro.


And today I painted an ATC of orchids, but I haven't scanned it yet. It will be posted on my website eventually.

Yellow and stuff

Earlier this month I painted a small picture for the wetcanvas different strokes project. This month they posted three pictures of cats and we had to use at least two of them in a painting. My first thought was of a throne room, and then I looked at the expressions of those cats, and I came up with this. It is 5x7" on posterboard and I framed it and gave it to my mom for Mother's Day.

I also recently finished my cross stitching project, called Cozy Winter Twilight, which I had started about a year ago. It is about 5x18" and the pattern is from a booklet. Now I'm doing another birth announcement border, just to be prepared, plus I needed to do something simple after that detailed picture.

And I have completed Yellow in my rainbow series. The background was frustrating, the lemon and flower were ok, but the banana was really easy.

Cross stitching done

I don't know when I started this picture, but it has been a few years. It was always being set aside for other projects and it wasn't an easy picture to do. I might try to do some knitting again now, at least make a small afghan for my pets. Then I will start the next picture in that book of cross stitch patterns. There are still three that I haven't done.

I also finished some polymer eggs this week.