T'is the week before Christmas!

And all through the house both creatures are stirring, in fact they are running around like maniacs, not a mouse in sight! I guess they have settled and have decided that we are formally adopted. Max is sitting beside me at the moment, but will soon try to climb up in my lap. Mom does not really remember much of what this season is all about, but she is clear on next week is the start of a new year. It seems to be all about reaching and passing 100 for her.

I'm as ready as I'm going to get for Christmas, and am looking forward to watching a bunch of movies that I rented. No Christmas movies!!!

I'm still not really back into being creative. Did do a couple of works using my hand made paper. This is one.

 

I used two different stamps that I cut out with acrylic paint and then tied the prints with gel pen. I like the unruly lace effect of the paper. My technique is not to refined yet.

St Nickolaas and snow!

Well winter has started with a blast very early this year. On Sunday we had to shovel about 5 inches it felt like. Looks like it is going to stick around too. More snow predicted for today as well as the rest of the week.

Yesterday was Sinterklaas! Played yuletide music on the radio all day. Not sure how I feel about celebrating Christmas this year. I've started to put up decorations and have done a bit of baking, but the "spirit" has not kicked in yet. I don't think there will be too much socializing this season all in all. Our Art Club Christmas Pot Luck was cancelled. I will miss it.Always has been one of the key events of the season for me.

Not too much painting being done. I've had a hard time getting re-motivated after I had to give up my studio space for the 2 weeks or so before I got it back together. My momentum is a bit lost. I tried an Open House for my jewelry this past weekend. Some interest on the Sat, but Sun was a wipe-out probably because of the snow.

At any rate, here are a couple of small card sized paintings I did do. First, a water based ink pencil and watercolour painting of a pointsetta on my family room table.

Next, an acrylic mono-print of pointsetta leaves done on my own hand made paper!

December already!

Its been a while since I've posted, and more importantly, since I've been creative! But now our guests are gone, I've re-organized my studio space, so all that's needed now is for me to get back to wielding a paintbrush or something. Motivation has been more than a bit low. Mom is struggling or maybe its me who is struggling with her gradual decline. Plus the weather is grey. It seems like its been ages since we've seen sunshine. I'm in a cocooning mood.

I am also getting ready for my Jewelry Open House this weekend, so a little bit of creativity going on there. I doing some baking (always a creative process for me), decorating the front of the house and the hall, and cleaning out my cases. max has decided to sit on my lap while I'm writing this post. He has been doing that a couple of times a day lately!

At any rate, I will post this one abstract I was working on before our guests arrived. I think its finished.