Bamboo Swap

Over at ATCsforALL I enter a swap of Kats I believe she called it HD/HP Bamboo Swap these are the 4 I came up with.

Host Card

The next 3 went to individuals in the swap.

The next one I kept for myself

Medium: Watercolor

Nebulas

Kat host another swap called Nebulas I found these to be so challenging and so much fun! We had the choice of either doing this as a collage or hand drawn/hand painted. I decided to do both boy was that an experience and so different.

Watercolor Nebulas

Collage Nebulas

Zentangle Book Page

Mermaid

Made for Linda4atc

Host: Linda4atc

ATCsforALL Art Group

Size 5x7

Zentangle Book Page

Lovebirds

Made for Kat

Host: Linda4atc

ATCsforALL Art Group

Size 5x7

Zentangle Book Page

Under the Sea

Made for LindyLu

Host: Linda4atc

ATCsforALL Art Group

Size 5x7

CHERRIES n FIGS

In this world of insecurity

at times

one

needs to get away from it all.

Cherries n Figs

COUNTRY LIVING

There is no better joy than to be able to work on one's art.

Letting inspiration flow through ones vain

County Living

FIGS

Having fun painting in watercolor paints.

Hand Drawn

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VALLEY OF GRAPES

Another day of relaxing

Valley of Grapes

Hand Drawn

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Fall Apple Harvest

I enter the Fall Contest over at ATCsforALL 

Fall Apple Harvest

 

After the last look at the voting mine not making it. What was I thinking about Fall, me Harvest look like everyone else was thinking Halloween. Oh well, I had fun painting this in watercolor.

 

Dancing Butterfly Dance

A few days ago I received an PM from a DariRose over at ATCsforAll asking me to do a blind trade with her. I agreed. I was still on the butterfly thread so I decided to one for her. As I worked on her card I decided I needed to make me one.

dancing butterfly dance

 

~Ranie Patridis

The back ground of this card was done in Acrylic Paints several different colors giving it a abstract look. I then once the back ground was dried I then painted the butterflies in with Watercolor and Ink. Here I choose to have 2 different size of butterflies. The one I did for DariRose her butterflies were all the same size. This was so much letting loose playing with the colors.

 

 

Peaceful Woods

A couple of cards I made for myself to represent the woods that surround us.

Size 2.5 x 3.5

and here is the other one......

Medium: Watercolor Paint
I also made three other wood scene drawings which I title Trinity Woods. I did those for the NorCal Swap that was being held over at ATCsforALL

ATC Butterfly Delight

This piece came to me while I was working on a set of cards over at ATCsforALL in a swap that I was participating in. For that swap I painted tulips some with butterflies. Here I hand drawn a stump 

adding a vine of flowers and a butterfly. The medium I use for this card is Watercolor. this was fun and I plan to make more in this series.

Art with a bit of Sparkle

 

These Artist trading cards were made for a swap I enter in at ATCsforALL. The medium I use is watercolor paint and a bit of sparkle to it. There were hand drawn then painted.  

Mr. Confuse

This is one of my adorable ZettiCrow family.



I want you to meet Mr. Confuse ZettizCrow he is looking trying to figure out where did he lay that down at. Now if I could just remember what it was that I'm looking for.



Sometimes I feel just like that.



This drawing is a watercolor painting on watercolor paper.

Draw-a-Thon

I know it is the 3rd day now on this same subject. I really did have fun drawing and trading my cards. It was odd we were suppose to draw a card then post it, well, I just couldn't keep up with everyone. So Saturday night around 11:00 p.m. I posted a few pictures then I stayed up past 1:00 a.m. drawing a couple more pictures. By then I was run drum. I was thinking to myself oh my, what happen if they don't trade. I'm proud to say I traded every one of them plus a few that were already in my gallery. It was a whole lot of fun. Here are the last 4 drawings, well, should I say, no there drawings just different styles. You figure it out.

 

I am wishing you all a wonderful day may it be special and full of joy! 

Draw-a-Thon

Well here are a couple of more from the Draw-a-Thon this last weekend.

These three butterflies are done in Watercolor Paints on Watercolor Paper.

Draw-a-Thon

Wow this weekend was busy. We did a Draw-a-Thon over at ATCsforALL it started Friday night at midnight ends tonight Sunday midnight. Whew! I made up 10 cards and swap them all out! I'm exhausted not to add all the different interruption I had this week. I loved it! I am still in wonder how I manage to draw 10 cards and swap them out. These two are Zetti Gals, it sure was a lot of fun. I'll share a few more tomorrow.

MAIL ART 4x6

This is another Mail Art card 4x6 that I made for TherapyArtist over at ATCsforAll. Here again I use designer paper which I stamped for the background. Then I went to my computer dug up some clipart arrange them the way I wanted then printed them out. The Grass is made by me which I painted with acrylic paint. The stick lady is me, can't you tell, ..giggle.. running through the garden the sleeping dog and the loveable cats are not paying any attention not to say the blue birds building their house or the hummingbirds flying around. I then accented the flowers and back ground with metallic acrylic paint and then ink the edges and added a tad more ink on the front of the card edges. This was a lot of fun!

Brillant Weblog Award

This is a drawing of mine that I did for the Zetti Girls Swap over at ATCsforALL.

This painting is done on watercolor paper and I painted in watercolor paints and inks.

I can just hear you saying to yourself what is a Zetti?

I'm not sure, what I do know there are stripes involved. I'm sure there is probably some sort of mythology to it seems there is a lot of that going around. I myself do not get into that I prefer the simple beautiful look adding stripes to the character in a tasteful way.

Goodness gracious, I got the surprise of my life yesterday. I was over visiting my friend Artstanding Stranger Blog only to discover that I was part of the 7 that she nominated for the Brillant Weblog Award. Wasn't that nice of her. Please click on Artstanding Stranger link she has a wonderful site. I feel so Honor to received this award.

The way I understand this, I am to nominate 7 blogs that I enjoy visiting. Well thats a little hard, I enjoy all the blogs I visit and they are all my favorites. Well, here are the rules:

1. Put the logo on your blog (click on it and save it to your files)
2. Add a link to the person who gave it to you (that would be me)
3. Nominate at least 7 other favorite blogs
4. Add links to those people
5. Leave a message for those 7 nominees

LAGAZ DESIGNS
GOATGODDESS'S WEBLOG
ARTEDAR'S ATTIC
PAUSE-ABILITY
ANNIE OAKLEAVES
PURPLEMAJIC ART
JAN'S JOURNAL

Here are a couple of sites that I have discovered recently that are very inspirational.

Huntsville Art Blog
What's Up Roc

May this day be a beautiful one for all of us.