Our Lady of ....

In March of 2019, I attended an Art Immersion tour coordinated by Jewel Murphy with mixed media artist Rogene Mañas, which I write about in my Travel journal. The pieces above are from that workshop. Rogene generously provided materials for projects such as these collages/assemblages above. She has a body of work called Everyday Saints - these are 2 of my versions. The one on the left is "Our Lady of Spirituality, not Religiosity." The one on the right is "Our Lady of Going Gray Gracefully." Rogeneʻs book, Artful Clay gives a lot of guidance on this medium.

Pray and Wash

April 11, 2o20. Inspired by Pandemic. 9 x 12,  Mixed media, paper clay, acrylic, paper

Mermaid and Friends

Inspired by friends in Guam, swimming partners and coral reef protectors. 12 x 9, mixed media, paper clay and acrylic

Our Lady of Speaking Up

At the Art Immersion Tour in Oaxaca in March of 2019, I met a woman, a curator and organizer, Marietta Bernstorff who was coordinating a project to protest violence against women. The vision was that women from all over the world would contribute a fabric square for a quilt that would be unfurled at the Zocalo in Mexico City at some point. This was my contribution. The extraordinary event for The Patchwork Healing Blanket: La Manta de Curación occurred in January, 2020. The plan is for it to travel to other places and countries. 

Watercolor Lessons

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Rainbow Galaxy
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Jellyfish
I have been a consumer of online classes from the Domestika platform, mostly in Spanish with English subtitles. These are projects from the course, Modern Watercolor Techniques with Ana Victoria Calderón. 

Calligraphy

One of my classes in Domestika is English Calligraphy from A to Z with  Bego Viñuela Galarraga
I post these 3 in order of skill. I think I've gotten better with practice. 

Pray with Mother Earth

Inspired by experiences at Retreat in Oaxaca, October 2019. 9 x 12, mixed media, paper clay and acrylic.

Butterfly Flitting Around

Mixed Media, 12 x 9, paper clay and acrylic

Procreate vs. Watercolor

Learning Procreate on the iPad. Actually both of these were made on Procreate, but the lettering on the right was lifted from watercolor and pasted onto Procreate. The rocks on both as well. 

Quote Love

After taking a couple of Ana's courses, I've become inspired to continue quote painting with flower borders. Click on each one to see full view.

Procreate Digital Art

Another class at Domestika Calligraphy and Lettering for Instagram with Procreate taught by  Nubia Navarro (nubikini) Lot of learning packed in one course. 

Botanical Illustration

4/2020 - Taking a course on Botanical Illustration on the Domestika platform. These two were assignments. The verse on the fig painting is on my mind a lot! Wrote this blog piece with examination of evil in mind. 

Comic Book Creation

On my list of things to do was to publish a book of the monologues used in Honolulu Theatre for Youth's annual production called Christmas Talk Story which I was involved in from 2000-2007. I decided to make that a project in the pandemic quarantine. Here are the first draft pages of the first 2 stories. It's been difficult, but getting there. Hope to finish in time for Christmas this year.

30 Day Challenge
I am taking a Skillshare class on Finding Your Signature Design Style. The biggest assignment was to come up with a 30 day challenge. I wanted to do both - but I think I'll choose the one on the left. Everyday will be a different concept. The series is The Gifts You Give (I think). 

Below are slide shows of 30 days of painting on this theme. I learned a lot and tried to improve along the way. At some point, I actually used real water color paper.