Happy New Year! My 2012 Calendar for you to print...

Happy 2012!

Here's my calendar, free for you to download and print! Hope you enjoy it!

(To print the calendar, open it in Adobe Acrobat, then select print "as booklet." Print "front side only," first then flip the pages over, and with the top of the pages at the opposite side, then print as "back side only." Bind at the top with ring binding at an office supply store like Staples or Office Max. (Or do it yourself if you have a Rubicoil ring binder machine! See Bonnie's Best Art Tools for one of these groovy and handy tools.) I love mine!

Three Fairies at Tea -- all finished!

Just finished painting the "Three Fairies at Tea" fantasy portrait. Here's how it turned out!

Now on to painting some more fairies. Seems to be a theme these days...

Three Fairies at Tea -- basic color added

Here's the "local" color added to the painting. Next, I'll outline the key elements with van dyke brown, using a tiny (size 00) brush. This will help me to see what areas need more color and/or contrast. I'm looking at Cecily Mary Barker a LOT to see how she painted her lovely little flower fairies. Mine couldn't possibly approach hers, but they're wonderful inspiration!