Summer of Color 5: Week Six

1 orange + 1 orange + 1 blue

This was a challenge because orange is not a fave color to work with, but it's good to stretch ones' self!

Thank you for summer fun and for visiting my little corner!

Yours in this and in art journaling,

Kathy

Week 2 of Summer of Color 5

1 pink + 1 pink + 1 orange:

I have always felt a connection with the red fox. It was the first animal I saw after my Dad passed, and many live near me now. Sometimes on the way to work, one will pop out of the brush, and it looks at me. I feel it's message... I have always thought about sketching one, so with Kristin's color challenge this week, it seemed like the perfect time.

 

Journaling with Aqua, Yellow, and a POP of Pink!

Participating in Kristin's

 4th year of Summer of Color,

SOC4! 

(You can join in using the badge on the top!)

This first challenge

is to create anything using

the two colors: aqua and yellow,

with a POP of hot pink!

Birds keep finding me

so I am going with it.

{I used Caran d' Ache

Neoart Aquarelle water-soluable wax Pastels

and some water on a paintbrush...

then an aqua fine point Sharpie pen for the writing.}

♥

Thank you, Kristin! 

~k

Summer of Color: Final Week Already...#6

It's safe to say that we all love Kristin's Summer of Color...and 

this one went really fast!

The color combination in this final week is Sage & Sepia:

Vintage comes to mind right away... and then botanical...

which made me want to use my poppy pod photo

and newly carved botanical leaf pattern stamp.

~Delight in Summer!~

 "Hot fun in the summertime!"

Remembering that nothing's perfect,

I seek to embrace my itchy bug bites with glorious sunshine,

muggy humidity with the ice cream evenings...

because 

I 

 L.O.V.E  summertime.

~k

Thank you, Kristin! Your summer party was INCREDIBLE

and so are YOU!

xoxo

Summer of Color :: Week #5!

This week's colors:

Candy Apple Red and Yellow!

My head is filled with poppies blooming in the sunshine.

Here, they look a bit off-color...hmmmm...

what's up with looking chartreuse and orange??

 

But, on the bright side, I managed to fix our computer !

Technology may not be my middle name,

but the other night, I rocked it.

~k

A Sketch...and Summer of Color3 Week #4!

Kristin's Summer of Color SOC3 is already into week #4!

See lots here at her awesome blog.  It's never too late to join!

This week's color combination is

Charcoal Gray and Pink.

 I have been wanting to practice drawing, drawing, drawing

and sketching faces.

Here, I wanted to try my hand at sketching a face at an angle,

for interest and a change.

I took a piece of pretty pink background paper, and my pencils...

and here is what's going on so far.

I say "so far" because I may do more with it,

such as glue it in my art journal... write on it,

add to it.  You know...

Have a creative day!

~k

Following Freely :: Art Journaling

When suddenly set free,

it does take a little bit of time

to rediscover yourself...

 

 ...to let go...

 

...to let your creativity flow...

and follow your Art.

I've been getting reacquainted with

peace, quiet, stillness, freedom from intensely impossible deadlines

and mounds of paperwork.

At first, I felt like I couldn't be creative.

My monkey mind wouldn't stop shouting!

Then, I made a promise to myself:

choose to be happy again and Let Go.

And I picked up the novel I had started a ways back: 

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Frye.

And my mind relaxed. And my racing body was still, and open.

And I imagined a road, a peaceful road.

I followed my art.

it led me to this. 

and I like it.

::::

I am in a better place.

It reminds me of Winnie the Pooh,

and his Thoughtful Spot.

Where is your peace?

Where do you find your Thoughtful Spot?

What leads you to relaxation again?

I'd love to know.

Always,

~k

This week's Summer of Color

color combo is Lime Green & Purple!

Thank you to Kristin for this wonderful,

beautiful summertime fun with art! Love you!

See more SOC3 artwork here!

Oh, Summer, Thank You for Coming!

 It is officially summer...

and I am officially on VACATION!

 I am still planning a trip or two

and one of them will be to a favorite city!

 ...And, I need to be near water.

Playing in my art journal

for Kristin's SOC3~

Summer of Color 2013,

week #2

Orange & hot pink!

More here...check it out and join the fun!

Have a happy day!

~k

Summer of Color 3 :: Week One!

 Summer of Color 3 is here!

 Thank you to Kristin from TwinkleTwinkle

for the wonderfulness & colorful, creative fun,

and for all of her hard work!

This week's color duo is citron green and aqua!

I am excited for my Summer vacation 

to begin in six days!!

~k

Summer of Color 2: Final Week: Watermelon Ice!

Journaling with paper collage,

washi tapes in reds and blacks,

black Sharpie and new Silver Metallic GellyRoll pen

that I was lucky enough to win 2 weeks ago

from Kristin's perfect Summer of Color!

Thank you!

♥

PS. The Luah yesterday was loads of Tropical Fun

and I will get photos up tomorrow...!

Enjoy your day!

~k

Summer of Color 2: Week 5 Wild 'N Reckless

"Wild 'N Reckless" (sherbet below)

made me think of the "organized chaos"

that frequents my thoughts and my piles at home.

So, that inspired crazy inks for the background,

used with stencils I love,

and some washi tapes.

Then, I used a favorite contemplative face stamp

with Staz-On black ink.

Here's a close-up of the Chaotic writing:

I had to share with you my Passion Plant, below, too!

Have a wonderful day!

And thanks again to Kristin from Twinkle, Twinkle

for the Ice Cream Inspiration~

See many more here.

~k

Summer of Color 2: Ice Cream Inspirations

This was inspired by "Baseball Nut" ice cream

with raspberry swirl, vanilla & cashews!

♥

I celebrate that with bare feet,

sunshine and flowers!

Thank you, Kristin

from Twinkle, Twinkle for

Summer of Color 2012!

Discover more here!

~k

Summer of Color 2: Mint Chip!

The 2011-2012 school year is finished,

and I think this journal spread is, too.

This was inspired by Kristin's "Summer of Color 2"

Ice Cream Inspiration:

Mint Chocolate Chip!

And I would be remiss if I didn't toss in my husband's

new used truck acquisition

because I forever tease him and

say it's the Mint Ice Cream Truck!

Have a fun weekend, friends!

~k

Summer of Color 2 and the Allentown Art Festival

Every June I go to the Allentown Art Festival,

 in Buffalo, NY.

It's a great Time-Out and Day-cation for me,

because the month of June, for a teacher, is a bit crazy...

This spread in my journal

is the happy summer feeling I get

when I go there

and just wander through streets

of

ART!

And, Kristin is celebrating summer

with her Summer of Color 2

Ice Cream Inspiration.

This first week is Rainbow Sherbet

with bright raspberry and orange colors, so...

I couldn't resist the fun festival flavors of art and summer

in my journal today!

Allentown Art Festival

Have a great new week!

~k

Summer of Color: Finale!

The finale is a presentation

of all of one's

8 weeks of color challenges

made into a colorfilled display,

so...

Here's mine!

♥A very, very special thank you out to our hostess, Kristin, for the beauty, the challenge, the inspiration...and the promise of next year's fun now too!  yay!

Blue. These pages were filled with a need to find peace after a really tough school year.

Pink. I'm excited about a summer off to prepare for my daughter's wedding!

Yellow. (on the right) Remembering a wonderful family vacation when the kids were little.

 Brown. (above, left)...a few quiet moments this busy summer...

Green. Seeing hope and inspiration when it's hard to sometimes in life (and health).

Purple. Magestic Perseverance. The Tenacity of a weed.

Red. Maybe my favorite pages...

Orange. When people work together, it's a good thing.

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Pages of my journal

Remembering my summer

of color

of intense heat

and intense emotions

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Thank you everyone for visiting.

Thank you old friends

and new friends from this challenge!

~kathy

Summer of Color...Orange!

This is the final color week of Kristin's Challenge, after 8 wonderful, summery, colorful weeks. Wow, that means summer is on the downswing, too, ack!

Orange is not a color I use often (enough!). I rather enjoyed this. And since the bonus was to incorporate a favorite quote, I had to think for a while because I love beautiful quotes from smart people that make me think!  Then I remembered this one, and how I use it often!

As a teacher and a friend, I say this to others that I care about, and I remember it for myself. I believe it is not only important, but necessary to share with and lean on others for help, strength, support, guidance, teachings, experience....

We need not ever be alone, nor feel alone.
Love always, ~kathy

PS.  I used a card to smear and smudge luscious oranges, yellows and whites, then used a stamp by Teesha.

Persevere

Kristin's Summer of Color led us to Purple this week, with some bonus shimmer, so...

To me, the color purple has always meant perseverance and strength.

 Hanging on and forging ahead when it is so very hard.

Being tenacious when pushing that piano uphill

is all you can feel,

and there doesn't seem to be an end in sight...yet.

 But...

 then

 there is

 and it's beautiful.

and it was worth it.