Day 4....

I hope you guys are all enjoying your day....

It was another day of up early and heading off to a baseball game...enough already, I say....

I caught a few snippets of time in the studio between our neighborhood picnic...and managed to get these two backgrounds done...

These backgrounds were done on canvas - I know, right!!! I always cringe when it comes to working on a canvas...I don't know why, but I do....but here are my beginnings....

I was playing around with paints, inks, stencils, flexible modeling paste, glass beads, and stamps...pure experimentation and play, and it was oh, so fun!

Not sure of where I will go with these next, but its a start...

Hope to see you guys here again tomorrow...

Until next time,

Ophelia

Day 3....and its still Early!!!

Good Morning Blog Friends...

I got up early again this morning...and headed off to my little corner of paradise....

Day 3 is done!! Now, to get packed for my demo at Jerry's today!

One thing I have already learned from my 3 day adventure.....I have a LOT of stuff to use!!! Its really sick....no one "really" needs 7 sets of watercolor pencils...really...so, creating everyday will definitely help to use up some of the stuff that I have...

Until next time,

Ophelia

Day 2 of Art Bliss...

It's day 2....and, guess what....I've been in my studio today!!! Even after starting my morning by getting up at 5:30, not for my usual art making fun, but packing it up in the car and heading to Rocky Mount for some steamy baseball playing love!

My son was invited to play with the Raleigh Titans this weekend and he had a blast....if one could have a blast in that kind of weather....his mission, get his brand new - very white pants dirty!! Mission Accomplished.

We got home a bit ago, and after a long shower - and quick nap, I headed straight to my little corner of paradise.....

Day 2 is done! Hope to see you all tomorrow for day 3! Wish me luck!!! I will certainly need it.

And...thank you all so very much for your encouragement on this little challenge I have for myself....your comments mean the world to me!!

Until next time,

Ophelia

It's Day One....

I have been such a serious slacker on my blog for the last few months, and certainly have been a slacker at visiting all of my favorite blogs out there....

I have decided that I wanted to create - everyday for one month....AND, I'm going to blog it...thats right, you heard me...I'm going to create something, anything everday...even if it is one of my very lame attempts at drawing, and it will be here on my blog every day for a month....now this is pretty big for a gal that goes weeks without a simple hello...but I will do my best...

So, here goes with day one...

So...wish me luck....its way after my bed time here....but I was bound and determined not to blow it on the first day....

We have baseball...all weekend long this weekend...even Monday...Jeez...so, I will be arting on the go and it will show up right here tomorrow...oh dear, wish me luck!!

Until next time,

Ophelia

Summer is Pure Bliss!!!

Happy Thursday, Everyone! I hope this post finds you all well.
I have to say, I am ashamed that I have been such a slack, slack, slacker at posting...I was doing so well, then, wham....just a slacker. I will do better, you'll see....
Anywho, June is almost done and here is my proof..

And....I can't believe with a day to spare, I have finished my July calendar page!!

Summer vacation is such bliss for me, because, well, its pure freedom!
We have been away....the Knighthawks baseball team, hit the beach....
A great time was had by all...there was a lot of this....

A ton of this...

and, well, more of this....

oh, and yes, there were baseball games, but, well, you know.

Thanks so much for sticking by me as I have been so shamefully slack about blogging. This girl has made a commitment to do better in July.

Until next time,

Ophelia

Just Plain Late....

Happy Friday Blog Friends!!

I hope that you are having a great wrap up to your week. Here its been hectic....yesterday was the LAST DAY of school for our students...which makes this girl very happy. Teachers have another week, but even I can do that!

Wanted to pop in and show my very late calendar page for June...time is simply flying by and I for some reason just can not keep up.

My May page has been a work in progress....I just wasn't very happy with it, but I worked on it anyway....

June is kinda blah so far, but once again, a work in progress...

Enjoy your weekend,

Until next time,

Ophelia

Unplugged...

Hello Blog Friends,

Wow!!! I logged on today and could not believe that it has been a month since I have visited my blog. Talk about a vanishing act. Jeez.

I hope that you have all been well....I took a bit (a WHOLE month) of a break from the computer and have been unplugged...and seriously out of the loop for a while.

I have still been in the studio daily and getting down and dirty in my journals....

These pages were created using the new Derwent Inktense Blocks....all I can say is FABULOUS!!! When they hit the shelves in an area near you....run, don't walk....run!!!! They are just like the Inktense pencils, but in block form....and WOW! That is all I can say...WOW!!!!

Anywho, I hope that you all are having a great week so far, and gearing up your plans for the weekend....

Take care my friends....

Until next time,

Ophelia