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I hand illustrated this floral filled umbrella onto a paper coffee cup that I had sitting around. Why do I keep silly things like that, you ask? Well let me tell you...its a blank canvas, and it brings me joy @mariekondo ...and besides that, you never know when you are going to need one for times such as this...so go ahead and call me smart if you’d like to, I won’t mind that one little bit ☺️ I am submitting this piece for @pentalic365 #pentalic365 Umbrella Challenge and I think @jopro08 and @jemstory should try one too. Fine liners by @kellycreates were used in the entirety to create this piece.
Coffee journal...entry #14 Well this is one of those things I was talking about in my last video I did with the Pyrex coffee pot. Let me set the scene for you a little...Multiple videos...forgetting to press start...one totally glitched and couldn’t be retrieved...no space on my phone...paint...speed up the videos...once, twice, three times...download another app...splice them...speed them up again. Try and create a blog post...but I couldn’t load them for some unknown reason to me...so they needed to be sped up faster yet, for IG...add a nice little tune...think happy thoughts. The end result...a blurry one minute video, to give you an idea of the process painting that probably took more like an hour to create. If there are people out there that find this techy stuff a breeze, and it takes them no time at all to create a video such as this...I don’t like you...or I love you and wish I could hire you. Your choice. @pentelofamerica #pentelchallenge
Swipe to see the ‘girls’ version of the brown flatlay, they styled before me - Meaning of The Colour Brown...the color of earth, wood, stone, wholesomeness, reliability, elegance, security, healing, home, grounding, foundations, stability, warmth, and honesty, is a natural, neutral color that is typically associated with the seasons of fall and winter. We had very few items on the gathering tray, and all of a sudden we managed to fill it up. However, the chocolates found, melted in the sun before we noticed. Only one Ferrero Rocher survived to be in the photo. Can you find it? Also one very teansie, tiny pencil crayon?
*SWIPE FOR A VIDEO CLIP *For the love of coffee and watercolour I videoed a portion of his piece as I worked on it. There is so much more behind the scenes that go into creating a piece. The idea sparks...the rough sketches begin...I fine tune it...transfer the design...and begin the illustration/painting. If I decide to video the process...the space needs setting up...the lighting...the tripod in the right place...remembering to hit record. Coffee needs brewing and pouring to sit there and get cold, or to rinse my paintbrush in. Once the piece is completed...it’s time to style the photo, edit both photo and video...which can take longer than the actual painting. Now let’s think up some lofty words to share with my followers...that perhaps only read the first three words (or not) maybe leave a heart...and if I’m super lucky...they leave me a kind word or two. All of which are much appreciated. The question @pentelofamerica is asking in there #pentelchallenge of #whatislove comes down to this for me...I need to love what I’m doing...or I wouldn’t be doing it. Even if I didn’t share any of my art here, I couldn’t stop creating. My hope is that you enjoy it too 😊
I did this snow globe, for an assignment with @kellycreates...when ‘Let it snow,’ seemed like a fun theme at the start of winter. Can I just say ‘I’M OVER IT! As in ‘GO AWAY!’ Snow and cold and all that winter jazz. On the more pleasant side of things...I had fun using the following Kelly Creates products: Aqua Brushes, Dream Pens and white cardstock to create a watercolour piece. I used the rubber palette to place the ink colours on, and then continued from there with a waterbrush and treated them as I would paint. I didn’t encounter any problems with this piece, but a side note would be not to over use water on the cardstock, as it would not be as forgiving as specifically designed watercolour paper. #kellycreates #designteam
...for this #flatlay we took advantage of ‘the day’ and shaped it out...the girls took turns styling this one a couple of ways before this was done...swipe to see their attempt. I wish I had let them do that for each colour we’ve done up TIL now...it’s neat to see what they come up it. The behind the scenes are also somewhat interesting. We search out items for a day or two and then the question of, ‘When are we gonna do the photo Grams?’ begins. Once we do, I have them stretch out on the floor and position their hands in without moving themselves, and all the props...like driving the truck out of the photo...so it is definitely a process. Even though some moments may be trying...they excitedly ask...’What colour is next?’ ...and for that I’m thankful. @creativelysquared @lovebitescookies #cs_showmethelove #everydayobjects #sorted #creativityfound #red #heart #lovemesomered #everydayordinary #searchwandercollect #littlestoriesofmylife #ordinarythings #createdaily #beinspired #flatlaystyle #allthingsred #colourtheory #consciouscreativity #synesthesia #diamondandwillow #yxe #sasklife #whatwedoforfun #longwinters #littlehands #helpinghands

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