Grrr....

The mermaid is having some issues...I was hoping to be able to color in the body using watercolor pencils along with regular colored pencils and a bit of acrylic paint. Nope not going to work. Sigh, going to have to just paint it. The pencils are a bit easier to work with than straight paint.

Cast on for a scarf. I got a single skein of a Noro yarn this past fall, a close out. The pattern I was doing didn't thrill me so I am going to us Yarn Harlot's scarf pattern nice and simple one at that.

Mermaid

I finally decided how to get her to the canvas board. Used graphite paper then painted her in white. Not much to show a large white blob on the background.

What I have been up to... (Post 1)

Part of the Art House Co-op's Canvas Project: Memories and Moments

I did Stonehenge. It was my first time there and we got there before it opened and were the first ones in. We had the Stones to ourselves (not counting the staff) for about 15 minutes where we zoomed around taking photos with no people in the background. Then the buses started coming in.



Waiting to Dry: Waiting to dry between steps. They are all mixed media. The First layer was paper from an old ency the entry on Stonehenge and a dictionary page.



The road to Stonehenge is fields on both sides some with sheep in them (We were staying in a town about 5km east of the site).



When driving, you see this field with grey stones sticking up. You really can't tell what they are...



THEN BAM there be the circle.




You go under a side road via a tunnel and it is right there. Get there first thing during the off seasons and you might have it to yourself.



Once the Tour Buses start coming it gets very very crowded.

Stonehenge: Mixed media: Paper, Oil Pastels, Acrylic Paint, and Charcoal.

Link to their flickr site with two of them on the wall:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/arthousecoop/3106013917/