Summer Camping

Caught 4 and yes 1 did get away (just as I was bringing it on the bank) Rainbow Trout and good fun family time.
At Riggs Flat Lake in the Mt. Graham mountains nearby...a 2 hr drive...lots of rain and beautiful scenery... Son Larry and his family and Daughter Casie and her sons and I...

Trip to CG AZ....

Oh K!!!! I'm at my daughters house in Casa Grande AZ and brought them home after their visit...

this is Brandie and her honey Pete....

Holly Hocks & Dolphins

This picture of the school of bottle nose dolphins was from the Mutual of Omaha 2003 calender.
Done in the Inktense watercolor pencils and WC paper.










Well... I tried to do some holly hocks and I'll be doing this again from the picture that I took of them! I know that The scan didn't do a good job. Derwent watercolor pencils and WC paper
I gave Lillian this picture of them they were from her front yard.

Fathers Day and Anniversary Card and Gift

Here they are!

Sunday kickin'

Yesterday was our 17th wedding anniversary we went to dinner at a local mexican restraunt very good food, and then watched two DVD's Rush Hour 3 and Ace of Hearts. Both were fun to watch. I made Davids' card (my own design) and he gave me a beautiful Hallmark card.. and also a beautiful Rooster Cookie canister (that matches other things that he's bought me for the kitchen decorations.)...

I also made his Fathers Day Card which I used a Design by Tami Mayberry from the CardMaker newsletter...that I subscribe to. CardMakerMagazine.com

This is a recent picture of Casie and the boys... Jonathan 3 1/2 and Matthew 11 1/2 months

Nature Trail at Roper Lake St. Park

This is the beggining of the Nature trail across from the Hot tub! It's already in the triple digit heat here in Southeastern Az. and the man made lake is a big draw...

Cup of Coffee

Roper Lake fun with the boys and Casie and drawing this pic.

I was sitting and drinking from this cup that was Momma's.... Mom always had a cup of coffee and a ciggerette. June 3 2008

Another Water Color done at Roper Lake yesterday June 4

Left before it was completed when the wind came up really bad...it threw up my container (plastic) cola into my face and all over me...but the hot tub was wonderful to soak in ....

Everyday in May

This is the First drawing for June 2. I decided to try to draw everyother day in June so it won't be so furious and I can possibly spend more time on a project and do a couple other types of things.

This is an African violet plant that survived out of four and it bloomed this year. W/C pencils in journal.














This next picture is of a scene from a calender picture from Kauai Island.
Derwent pencils in the journal.



I caught this picture of Casie at the Sink last Christmas and it was mostly in shadows...This is a different approach using watercolours and 140 lb. watercolor paper.


This is a Conche shell done with Watercolor pencil in my journal that I've come to find a real challenge in it's self to paint/draw in.

Mothers Day

Here are two of my (April on the left and Casie on the right) daughters and grandson Jonathan.

Happy Mothers Day to one and all!

Post for ED in May 10th and 11th

Well this is Mattie with his other Nana Lillian liking that hat putting it on and off...

He now is 10 mnts. has two bottom teeth and every once in a while you catch him standing alone but hasn't taken that first step yet.

Birthday Cake (done from a Trinket box) and I put itrepeated 4 X on a cardstock and have made Birthday Cards for the Grandaughters B-Day's...18 yr olds

This is a Rose from my Garden Pots I took a pic and then scanned it in and used my photoshop to make it look like a oil painting and it helped me see the different values that was in the Rose ...

Again I made a 4 pieces on cardstock they printed out really well.... to make cards for Mothers Day for all the daughters...

This is the First page (Catching up the ones that I missed... am using the ATC Book Journal pages as one of the days May #2) watercolor painting done with Watercolour pencils & paper for the Every Day in May Challenge. I'll be putting it together like a scrapbook. I've been having a lot of fun with this.

Graduation 2008

2008 May 23rd Step Grandaughters Graduation picture of Tawnee. She'll be Eighteen this June! I used watercolor paper and watercolor pencils, color pencils and pigma pens...

ED in May 7 and 8

Everyday in May #8 This is a watercolor pencils picture of the AZ Desert Bird of Paradise that is right out my front porch...it was really nice to sit out on the porch this morning and do this.

Everyday in May #7

Here is a graphite pencil drawing of Frida Kahlo from an online picture that I'd found. I really want to paint it in watercolor but I think it would look more approriately done in Acrylics.

EveryDay in May 6

This pic was done freehand with MaimeriBlu watercolours... and it got away from me so I just played around with pen and glitter to define it more, it was done on a ATC size watercolor 140 lb. paper...Not so good but was still fun.

I'll probably mount these pics in a collage type framing...

I've also decided to go ahead and do 1-4 days which will be interesting.

EveryDay in May

Ive joined a group of artist On Every Day Matters (thank you Mary O.!!)...
Here is the first of one of the groups challenges to do something artistic every day....
For now I've added my already done #'s 1 - 4 pieces till this #5 piece of cake offering... Which is also part of the EDM Weekly Challenges. My theme you ask is "Anything Goes" LOL!
First of the Everyday in May done! #5 Piece of Carrot Cake

Every Day in May#4 Grandmas Pepper Shaker This is a ink pen sketch done in my Drawing 1 Class in Sept. of 2005

Every Day in May #3 stacked boxes a 2 point graphite pencil perspective also from my class in 2005
Every Day in May # 2 "Indian with Bowl" Watercolour done in Spring of 2007
Every Day in May #1 offering Inner Circle made of gold paint collage

Matchbox swap

Daughter Casie and Grandma Lillian Romero with Grandson Mattie.... :~)

Surprize in the box...

My first matchbox, really, I just had fun playing... I just couldn't get a good enough picture of it. The first one doesn't really look like it should but I really like it too! LOL!!!

Matchbox Swap

This was so much fun and I really enjoyed doing this. You cover a match box with clay and then decorate the inside and outside making sure that it will fit (sanding) and then a little more...LOL!

Jeannie

back row Mom, Cindy, Me (Linda Kay) Grandma Roxie
front row Billie Renee, and Jeannie 1966
Grandma Roxie Starns, Cathy (Momma), (Me) Linda Kay, (Sisters) Jeannie, Billie, and Cindy

1988

Francis Jeanette (Vales) Chenowith My 47 year old sister passed away March 28, 2008...They had a memorial for her in MI.. and last weekend we had one in AZ. Her life was fraught with pain and anguish...She gave us her love and smiles and 3 Children and another's son who she raised from a baby. She was so very loved and will be missed.


This is to my sister Jeannie

Although we maybe parted now,

Your still in my heart.

You fought so valiantly the demons of the past

That thrust it's way into your life.

You can now be at peace, in

Gods loving embrace.

I'll miss your sweet smile and loving spirit.

Your Sister,

Linda Kay

2 Birthday cards!!

Here is the cards I was working on and I used the CardMaker magazine to make them from!

I know that I have too much in the cards background I'm going to have to study really hard on how to take better pictures. I had fun making these too. I hope they liked them as I'll probably never hear if they did...they're to my stepdaughter and step daughter-in-law.

Playing time

Iris Folding Duck that I printed out was spied by the 3 yr.old Jonathan and wanted me to make one well I've been printing these out for at least a year now and never made one so now I have and they're lots of fun to do...

The Heart is for a swap online for Tami and I had a lot of fun doing it. I've used Polymer clay glitter,beads, mica/pearlex powders, and paints.

Today I'm making Birthday Cards ... Hoping to get started on the Charmed One doll that is about ready to be put together...

Casa Grande AZ

I'm here in CG I've brought Kari home to mama Brandie (above) and she is glad to be home.

The Michaels has opened here and I'm going to check it out on the way home today... LOL!!!

Have a good day!

Happy Easter!

My daughter Brandie gave me these tulips for Easter last week and they bloomed so beautifully on Easter Day!