Heart The Art Prompts 2010 Week #43 " Spooky "

Okay here it is, 3:30 New Year's Eve and I should be getting ready for our evening out but NOOOOOO   I'm getting caught up in my art journal!!   Crazy??  yeah well a little.   Here is # 43 and #44 is on the table almost complete!  I really wanted to be at 52 by tomorrow a.m but we have some wonderful plans for the evening and as much as I'd love to stay home and paint..... I'm really looking forward to dancing the night away to my hubby's band and cheering to a new year with my friends.  

  2010 was a year filled with many good times, heart breaks, stressful moments, some firsts in the family.... university, reuniting with new found friends and lots of love.   I wish you all a very healthy and happy new year and thank you all so much for your encouraging words and for following me on my journey of getting to know myself a little better through this art journey.   xoxox

Heart The Art Prompts 2010 Week 25 "Beauty "

Week 25's prompt is Beauty. So many ideas for this one since the world is full of beautiful people and things . I could have expressed how I feel about the beauty of nature , places I want to travel to, beauty found in art or a piece of music... that would be predictable .
I decided that maybe my slight addiction to fashion and beauty magazines would suffice . I love to play with makeup ,paint my nails and get funky hair colors as much as the next girl ,but sometimes all that advice is confusing and overwhelming .
We are bombarded with ideas of what the perfect body image should be, who's style we should be copying , the latest mascaras promising colossal lashes, liposuction , wrinkle creams , fake tans, bleached teeth , waxing , pedicures , manicures, plastic surgery ...... Whew! It's exhausting work! I'm so glad that a beautiful personality and a pretty smile still counts for something ..especially when I run out of concealer!

Heart The Art Prompts 2010 Week 24 " Doubt "

Week 24!! I'm getting there ....slooowly! I experimented with my Golden Black Gesso on this page to get the "chalkboard look" then used a white Crayola crayon for my chalk . The result is pretty convincing don't you think ? When faced with this prompt so many things ran through my mind . Doubt lingers in everyone and can destroy "what could have been" if we let it. I've learned the hard way not to let it in anymore .

Heart The Art Prompts 2010 Week 23 "Hidden Thoughts "

One of my MANY hidden thoughts is my fear of time passing too quickly . There are too many things i want to experience and it worries me that I may not get a chance to do it all. My hectic life and lack of $$$$ make it seem impossible to get out in the world surround myself with other cultures and art. I'd like to be able to do all this while my mind is still somewhat sharp! Another hidden thought.....What the @#!* is up with my memory ??? Getting older...not my forte~