January 22 Daily Art Journal Crayon

When I was a little girl, I received many boxes of Crayola crayons but never one bigger than, say, the 16 pack. Maybe the 32? What I never did get was the giant box of 64, the box with the sharpener. I don't know why but I got it into my head that this set was too expensive.

By the time I was earning my own money, I'd lost the desire and by the time I'd regained the desire, I was on to bigger and better art supplies. One day I spotted the giant box of 64. It was less than $4, little enough to spend on a whim. I still have that box, as well as a vintage pack of 48 picked up at an estate sale and a pack of 8 that's come to me in the flotsam and jetsam.

Tonight I thought I'd have some fun coloring the way I used to: layering the colors, glazing and shading. And so I did.

January 21 Daily Art Challenge - Altered Photograph

Don't think this is finished. the top image, which I managed quite by accident with an inkjet copy and a lot of citrus gel stripper. I thought I was following directions rubbing away with a spoon but the transfer didn't take.

A bit later, I peeled the copy away from the sketchbook and wiped down the page where a vague and woozy image was staining it nicely. Can't remember why, but I laid the copy down again and wiped with a damp paper towel. The result is ghostly and will make a nice background if I can get past how precious I'm finding it.

Meanwhile, I took a busy photo of my little dog, Hazel looking remarkably tarty after a trip to the groomers (they always emphasized her poodle qualities making her into a little cliche.)

Here, I simply wet down the photo and sanded away at the scruffy lawn and busy trees. I always loved this wall, which introduced a lovely old apartment house property in Tuscaloosa, where I lived for a few years.

Ideas welcome for how to finish or proceed. I'd say it's about a third of its way.

January 19 Daily Art Challenge - Embellishment

Not always a lie, the addition of extra bit emphasizes what is important.

January 15 Art Every Day

Finally got the name of this challenge right!

This page feels too easy to be art but it's something I've always wanted to do: lay stuff out on the scanner and see what I get. Art should always have a little something changeable about it.

These are some of my favorite 'white' things: pearls, feathers, a single glove, animal skelton. Behind it all a transparency of a bird cage I'll be using for the next Random Art journal page collaborative.

I like it.