Amazing how adding a layer of watercolor ground and ink adds energy! #originalart #woodpanel #workinprogress #wip #mixedmedia #abstract #livingacreativelife #fullcolorlife #dailycreating
Snapshot from My Studio: July 24, 2015 at 10:09AM
Woke up with an idea to put squares of watercolor ground on my 18″x18″ wood panel. Liking it so far! In fact, it’s giving me that tingly, buzzy feeling I get when I’m onto something that excites me, that feels like there might be a long, rich path to walk down and explore behind this… Bzzzzzzzzz!!!! #originalart #workinprogress #wip #mixedmedia #abstract #livingacreativelife #mixedmedia #woodpanel #watercolorground #ink #dailycreator #fullcolorlife
More Kitties!
Another cat doodle, sketched in my tent at Jazz Camp West.
Which kitty is your favorite?
LCN 011: BONUS! Melissa Live in Performance (Plus the Only Way to Unsuck)
I’ve got a special bonus episode for you today: an uncut recording of a live concert I gave on July 6th at a club in Martinez, CA, called Armando’s. My husband, known on my blog and the podcast as Miracle Man, or MM, for short, was kind enough to prop up my iPhone and capture the entire set, and I thought it would be fun to share it with you. [Read more…]
Kitties!
And now for something completely different!
Before heading off into the redwoods for 9 days at Jazz Camp West, I signed up for an online mini-course called Cats!, with Carla Sonheim. The pre-assignment was to pull out a Sharpie marker and doodle a page of (non-realistic) cats.
It was great timing for me, because I wanted to keep doing at least a little art-making while at camp, and doodling cats turned out to be the perfect way to keep me creating, without having to deal with water and paints in the woods.
I did this doodle before I left, and a handful more leaning against my cot in my little tent.
More kitties to come!