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Radiant: Faces – The Nymph
I had planned on posting after every two lessons of Radiant Faces but I’ve been busy working on other projects, preparing things for the Halloween Art-a-thon I am cohosting and being sick so its taking longer to complete lesson 2. Its almost done though.
I won’t go into much detail on any of the lessons as they are part of a class you have to pay for. I will mention the teacher, lesson title, whatever mediums I used and when possible post progress pictures besides the completed piece.
For the Radiant classes I decided to create my own journals using 140lb mixed media paper. I created several signatures and once I am done with the classes I will combine them all to create the journal. I won’t be creating the covers until I have completed both classes.
Lesson One: The Nymph was taught by Jane Davenport. For this lesson we had to choose a reference art piece and I chose “Flora and the Zephyrs” by John William Waterhouse.
I specifically focused on Flora.
Besides trying to capture her face I really wanted to include her arms as well. Unfortunately after several tries I could not get them to look right so I decided to leave them out. Before drawing her on the mixed media paper I sketched her out several times on scrap paper. With each sketch I improved a bit.
Here is the completed piece. I used Dylusions Acrylic Paints, iridescent paint, Sharpie China Markers and Faber-Castell Pitt Pens. I think her eyes need more detail and maybe at some point I might add them but for now this is how she will stay. She isn’t perfect but I like how she turned out.
Before I leave you, I want to share a giveaway offered by Iris Fritschi-Cussens of Iris Impressions. She is giving away a free spot to Radiant II: Art Journaling. She will be one of the many teachers in Radiant II. If you are interested please visit her site for more information.
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ICAD, Radiant Classes & a Art-a-thon!
I’m back!! Its been a long time since I posted on here. I’ve been busy and keep postponing on posting; saying “I will do it next week” but next week turns into the next and into the next, etc. So I am back for now. I won’t make any promises as to how often I will be posting so as not to break them. I have been creating and posting some of it on my instagram.
For June and July I have been participating in Daisy Yellow’s Index Card a Day (ICAD) challenge. I have been posting the cards on instagram and in the facebook group for the challenge. Once the challenge is over I will post a slide show of all the cards I created during the challenge.
I have also signed up for Effy Wild’s Radiant Faces and Radiant II: Art Journaling classes. I have a really hard time drawing faces so I thought these classes might help me create them better or help me come up with a style that I would like doing. Another big reason for taking the classes is that my friend Sarah Trumpp of Wonderstrange will be a teacher in Radiant II. Her art is awesome, weird and fun! Radiant Faces is currently in self guided mode and Radiant II will begin October 1st. Each class can be purchased separately or together for a savings. To see the full list of teachers and to get more info on the classes click here.
I have already completed the first lesson in Radiant Faces and hope to start working on the second lesson this weekend. I will post the finished pieces on here every once in a while.
In October Rhonda, Ruth , Sarah and I will be hosting another art-a-thon. This one will only be 13 hours and will be Halloween themed. It will be held on October 24th. We are still working on the starting time and a few other details. As with our other art-a-thon everyone is welcomed to participate. For more information check out our 24 Hour Art-a-thon site. You can also join the facebook group.
Also in the next few weeks I will be updating my etsy store and adding more items. The “White Rabbit” painting will also finally be going up for sale. I hope by the end of the year to have finished another painting in the Alice in Wonderland series which will also go up for sale on my etsy store. I just need to finally decide on which character I will be doing next.
As you can see the rest of the year is going to be pretty busy and hopefully lots of fun.
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Art from the 24 Hour Art-a-thon
This post is late but I didn’t have a chance until this weekend to create it.
The art-a-thon went well and was a lot of fun. We only had a handful of people signed up but more signed up a couple of days before and by the time the day of the art-a-thon arrived we had about 30 people in the Facebook group. We might do it again but no idea when though.
I had planned to post after each prompt during the art-a-thon but I was unable to create the posts. Instead I posted to the Facebook group only; as it was easier and quicker to do. I had hoped to create something for each prompt but I wasn’t able to. I also didn’t create as much as I had hoped. It felt like I was going in slow motion.
However I did get to play with alcohol inks. They were a lot of fun. They might actually be one of my new favorite mediums to work with.
So much fun! I created many art pieces with the alcohol inks. I used shrink plastic and used a circle punch to create buttons. However I didn’t get to shrink them during the art-a-thon. I also created several splotch pieces that I will at some point go back to and turn into creatures or scenes. Below are pictures of some of the pieces I created.
Below are the other art pieces I created.
I really love how this came out. I may have to keep this for myself. This was created for the “Food with a Face” prompt. I had other drawings for this prompt but I did not finish them. 
Created for the “Circles, Circles, Circles” Prompt. 
Created for the “Inspired by a Song” prompt. 
Created for the “Encaustic” Prompt. I was unable to finish this as my heat gun kept overheating. 
This dice tower was created for the “Something with a Function” prompt. I created this for my husband for when he plays D&D. I didn’t get to finish it. It still needs at least 1 more coat of paint before I seal it. I might also create a banner to hang on the front. Below is what I created for the “Something Stuffed” prompt. I haven’t created anything like this in years. It was not easy so I kept it simple. When I first started it my husband said it kinda looked like a Carcasonne meeple. For those who don’t know what a meeple is, they are the little wooden characters that represent the player in games like Carcassonne. She isn’t a meeple but I’m not sure what she is. My stuffed creature is pictured below with a huge replica of a Carcassone meeple. She didn’t come out too bad. Her smile or frown though came out horrible.
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Goals for the 24 Hour Art-a-thon
The art-a-thon starts in just under a half hour so I decided to do a quick post on my goals for the art-a-thon.  I’m keeping my goals simple since I am one of the hosts and have other responsibilities today.  After each prompt is done I will create a post on here to show what I have created.  I will also be posting in the facebook group, on twitter and instagram.
Goals
1 – Create at least one item for each prompt.
This shouldn’t be too hard as long as I stay focused and don’t create something that will obviously take more than the 2 hours for each prompt.2 – Finally get to play with alcohol inks!
I purchased all the Tim Holtz Alcohol Inks with Christmas and birthday money but decided I wanted something new to try during the art-a-thon so I haven’t used them. I have been trying patiently to wait till today. Now the day is finally here and I can finally play with them.3- Be social
I am so not a social butterfly. I am quite the opposite but I will try my best. I am one of the hosts after all so being social is a big part it.4 – Have fun!
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My Prizes for the 24 Hour Art-a-thon
For the art-a-thon all the hosts are giving away prizes. For the grand prize we decided on each giving art supplies and for regular prizes we decided on giving away items we have created. Below are the prizes participants may win from me. To view the prizes the other hosts are offering head over to the official art-a-thon site and view the prizes page.
For the grand prize I decided to give away some of my favorite art supplies. It was hard to settle on which of my favorites I would purchase for this since I have several supplies that are my favorite. I finally settled on Faber-Castell Big Brush Pitt Pens, Uniball Signo White Gel Pens and Strathmore Mixed Media Journal.
For the individual prizes I decided to give away my “White Rabbit” canvas painting which I created in February. Its part of my Alice in Wonderland series. To learn more about the painting see my post from February.
My last prize allows a winner to choose an art piece I create during the art-a-thon. At the end of the art-a-thon I will email the winner a list of art pieces they can choose from. Not everything I create will be available as some pieces may be from projects I am working on.
If you are interested in joining us for the 24 Hour Art-a-thon you can sign up here. Â If you have already signed up; Good Luck and see you on Saturday!!