No Holds Barred Team - an International Group of Women Artists

I had started out my blog in order to learn how blogging works and to present my works I did for the arts-class during my teacher education. Those were the intended goals!
After the finished exam I decided to keep my blog going and started adding more art/my own art/ my own choices in August 2012. By accident or rather because of a hint from one of my fellow students on Facebook I came across a You-tube video that presented an art medium. The artist was funny to watch and she left a link to her blog - where I went to see, what else she had to show. 
Soon I discovered challenges and groups in the blogging world. I joined the Paint Party Friday, which is a blog-hop, where artists from all over the world share their works. We visit each other and encourage and befriend each other. This group has shown so much appreciation and encouragement to me that I felt it could be possible to really grow to become an artist!

Like a snowball effect one scene after the other opens to you, when you start going online and share your art.

Another challenge blog is Paint and Draw Together, here we get a photo to draw or paint. I participated a few times only, because the photos do not match my interest very often, but it is a group of very talented artists that get together and share their work! Here is one example of my contributions:

This painting is produced combining two different pictures. I used two of my favorite mediums: dry pastels and acrylic. Here you can see, how it developed: Eggplant

I got into the group of 29 Faces through my blogging, where a challenge with the same title existed already. Many people join the challenge and within the group some people started grouping together to share their art in a more unrestricted manner, that was where Lizzy Love created the NHB-group, to create a space for those of us, who wanted to act, discuss and collaborate more freely.

The group was created in April of 2013 on FaceBook by Lizzy Love of Canada in order to do an uncensored round of Exquisite Corpses .  “For those of us that would like to have the freedom to create with absolutely no restrictions”.

My exquisite corpse didn't get finished, but it shows my start on the top and one of the group member's additions. I used collage, charcoal and acrylics in my part at the top.

Here are some of my works from different challenges and collaborations:

29 Faces

Travelling Journal

Mix it Monthly

Art Collaboration International my finished piece of a group collaboration in the NHB-group on Facebook.

Some of the group members and their blog-links:

Audrey Breed - https://www.facebook.com/ElaineVernonArt

Milo Wylde Chin - http://milochin.wordpress.com/.../30/art-projects-for-2013/

Tammy Gulat - https://www.facebook.com/tammy.gulat

Lizzy Love - www.oddballartco.com

Joy Redington - https://www.facebook.com/joy.redington.art  

Manon Visser-https://beta.folksy.com/shops/manonpopjes

New idea for me to get things moving and finally reaching the goal

I'll post an image or a few AND a goal for the studies. This will hopefully get me moving forward with my bachelor project!

So here comes my art:

The purple Venus

And the goal for the project: Analysis of the curriculum for English and Art concerning educational effect of cross curricular teaching in the two subjects will be todays work!

29 Faces in February 2014

I made them through the month and posted them in the Facebook group 29 Faces. And now I'll show them to all my blogger-friends and foes ;-)
No, seriously! I'm studying again and have a hard time keeping my mind at it. Making art is so much easier for me. And I would love to do nothing else, but hey, this education was started for a reason and it's only a few months before I've done it. I can get through these months without the regular party with you all! Somehow…!

I used graphite, water colour, charcoal and art bars for my portraits. I enjoyed doing these a lot as a welcome break from the studies.

So here they are:

Have a wonderful weekend everyone, miss the blog and you all and visiting your beautiful places and spaces!

Sharing with Paint Party Friday :-)

And here's the link to the one and only: Ayala Art Thank you for putting this up! It has connected me to wonderful artsy communities!

Mix it Monthly in January

Was very inspiring and so much so that I rather accidentally created paintings that fitted into the category. Here are two portraits that I did this month:

The Birdlady is a mixed media work on cardboard sized approximately 70x100 cm:

The page below is part of the Traveling Art Journal (you can see who is in the group on the link above). It is a combination of collage and acrylics.

And a pencil sketch and acrylic painting. I added the colours to the drawing last week. The woman in the painting has recently lost her father and somehow the idea to add colours came to my mind and the dripping paint just was a spontaneous idea.

Lastly I wanted to add this fair lady to the show, as she is wearing the most stunning headdress! She is the result of an international collaboration (and I need to frame her properly) 

Thank you very much for your wonderful challenge Conny! I enjoy it very much :-)

Visit the Mix it Monthly challenge, it is growing and beautiful and amazing to see!

Update on my "Birdlady"

I painted this portrait on a board I used for my oral exam to become an arts teacher. A few drawings were glued to the board and used to explain my ideas for a teaching-process. I wanted to paint a new portrait and was on the lookout for a painting surface and found the board. In stead of removing the drawings I painted over them and thought they could add some extra texture. They do that, but they also make the painting look a bit odd, because there are gaps in the painting.

Here is the painting as it looks now:

I enjoy the process of working on this painting a lot, it is still not finished. 

Thank you so much for your comments! They make me very happy!

I read an article in a Danish newspaper today, telling the story of a boy in well situated family being harassed and humiliated by his parents. In parts it sounds like the story of Harry Potter growing up with his aunt and uncle. It is incredible and disturbing.

I share this little piece of information so I have his story on my blog to revisit. I wasn't ready to read all of his story on the blog he has set up last year in November just now. But I'm going to visit him on his blog from time to time.

Fra offer - Til menneske

WIP

Hi there! I'm working on a portrait 39x28 inches/ 100x72 cm. I love the size! Actually it could even be bigger, but for now it's ok, as I only jump up to my workspace, when I feel I deserve a break from my studies. So it will take some more time to get it finished. 

She is growing a little every day :-)

Thank you for visiting!