ROCKIN'  IT  WITH  MANDALAS!

      This past couple weeks I have been playing with rocks. I see so many of them on Pinterest and Etsy that I thought I would try making a few. I'd like to say that it was relaxing, however, I just about dug out my son's geometry set to make sure that my dots were symmetrical and in the right proportions.
      All in all I did enjoy it and I give kudos to those who create these mandalas as they are time consuming and take a lot of concentration, which is something I seem to be lacking these days. Inevitably my mind wanders off to song lyrics about rocks and before you know it, .....

"I am a rock, I am an island", "On the cover of the rolling stone", cause

"It's still rock 'n' roll to me!"

Cheers! Have a great week!

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 POPPY WORKSHOP

      On Saturday, May 14th a group of ladies joined me at the Headwater's Art Room at the Discovery Center in Canal Flats. We spent a full day together learning to paint in acrylics. Everyone painted from the same reference and yet each creation was different and unique. It was great to see individual styles emerge. 

     

 I would like to thank the Columbia Basin Trust for the grant that we received enabling our art society to offer workshops like these for our community.

 

Fisher Peak Painting

 

 

I have been painstakingly adding the slightest details to the

mountain range that I am currently painting. I refer to the pain because

 last week I broke my middle finger and cut the tip of my pointer finger

 on my right hand. My bruised and sore fingers have developed shades

 of blues/purples and pinks that would rival the colours of this sunset. :)

How I wish I was ambidextrous!

Needless to say, it has been challenging.

Cheers!