PORTRAIT CLASS W/ KATE THOMPSON: Practicing

I found this image in a SMASH album and decided to apply the lessons I've learned and recreate it. 

PORTRAIT CLASS W/ KATE THOMPSON: Lesson #1

If you haven't taken a class with Kate, you need to.  Her techniques are so amazing and so transferrable to any art medium.  She is currently doing a once a month class at Donna Downey Studios...and I am loving it....

per my cup "Lovin.  Drink It Up!"

So this was my first result from her lesson.

And since I left for the class before Tony had gone home, I got to return to this loving note. 

 I just love this man!!

DIY: Mother's Day Cards

I always spend way to much time looking for that one special card for my mom.  However, this year, since I am on a Danielle-Donaldson-creativeGIRLclass-obsession, I drew some characters as card fronts.

(one is going to my mother, and the other to my One Little Word pen pal who is a mom)

I turned both into cards by sewing the art onto patterned paper, then sketching and painting a quote inside for each.  Hope they enjoyed them!

creativeGIRL CLASS: Lavert and Shirley

From Shirley's existence, along came my creation of Lavert...

(get it...Laverne & Shirley)

To tie the two together, I used the same paper towel decoupaged onto his swim cap.

And I couldn't resist his old timer swim suit....anything to make his "Shirley" swoon.

(he still is missing his saying...in time that will come.)