Spring Art

 Today I am having a spring theme art post + at the end of the post I am sharing some cool  spring saving coupons for groceries, beauty, cleaning supplies, etc I found... being the 1st of the month they can come in handy and lets face it "who doesn't like to save on groceries?! "they could come in handy specially for those of us on a budget

    

Stepping out of my comfort zone

I am a person that tries to do everything perfect, a type A personality, even in my art. Sometimes I get burned out or frustrated when something I am painting doesn't come out perfectly. This summer I decided to let go, try to not be perfect, paint things that are out of my comfort zone and with materials that I don't normally use. Just let go and have fun. :) It was tough at the beginning but I am learning to just go with it, do things the wrong way (not the way-techniques I was taught by my art teachers)

Here are some examples of my experiment

Bowl of Fruits

Today is one of those rainy summer days and there is nothing that makes me happier than a nice sweet fruit. Since yesterday we got some I decided to sketch them in my planner before we ate them all :) 

I decided to paint them in my planner for the month of March, since it is my favorite month :) not only because of my B-day but its Spring!

"Share your sunshine"

More behind the scenes

I got a horrible flu/cold/bug this past week but I am still finding some energy to work on my sketching and art journaling :)

4 boxes of kleenex already... Ugh!

"Don't let negative people spoil your day!"

Grateful for our blessings

Today I sketch how geateful I am for all the blessings God has given us... sometimes we take things for granted (psalm 23:5)

A Glimpse at my Calendar!

Lately, I have been having a hard time checking my planner/calendar... I don't know why I have like a subconscious rejection towards it, I loose it, I hide it under the couch, everything except have it in my purse or desk to check daily...
So in a weird creative burst this weekend I decided to paint on it and use it like a sketchbook. Maybe by adding more color to it I will want to open it and check it. And by using the extra pages as a sketchbook i'm forcing myself to carry it around...
I wanted to share with all of you a glimpse of what it looks now, I am still not done so there are some missing months lol :) but It did the trick, now I am inseparable from my calendar  (Ill keep you all posted of prices and stuff for my painted calendars of 2014!)

I loved the leather purple cover but now I love it even more!!! I started doodling with a white sharpie pen

2012
 
 

2013

 

 

  

  

Inside my sketchbook

 A sneak Peak inside my sketchbook ;)

A 5 min sketch

"Eve" (sketch)

"Eve"

(Sketch)

Graphite 8'11''