No FB

Hi Everyone, I cant seem to access FB right now...this is the closest I can get to it! Dont know what's wrong with the darn thing! Anyway, I will be doing other things for now but will continue to try to log in to FB. See ewe all when I do, xo
Jodie Simpson, hope you get this message...bought your canvas today. Very exciting! It's a nice one too :)
cheers and hugs to all.

"Little Tulip"

Ink on water colour paper

One of the ink sketches I did for the March MPC group. I like the simplicity!

"Landscape" 12 brushstrokes

"Landscape" 12 brushstrokes

March MPC

This I found was a wonderful exercise in self control! Only 12 brushstrokes allowed. I completed 6 works but chose this one as I thought it felt more Japanese than any of the others, although there is one more I will post here and on my @Muddy Mama Shed Productions FB page. I was trying to achieve an Asian minimalist feeling to the work.

"Underneath" Pen, 21 x 30cm

Underneath

I was at a boring meeting with the lawyer a few days ago and a little doodle began to appear under my pen amongst my notes. When I got home I immediately redrew it larger on good paper...I love this...being able to see above and below the ground!

Monthly Painters Challenge, January

Eucalyptus Leaf

The brief for the Challenge was what you can see through a magnifying glass! My magnifying glass is only 2.5cm across so it really was a challenge!

I chose a dead leaf because I love anything organic and the most interesting section appeared to be the hole in the right side of the leaf. Also included live leaves and open flowers for a little variety.

I began in paint but ditched that very quickly! It suddenly seemed to me that pen was the way to go with lots of detail and cross hatching. Pencil for shadows within the dead leaf. I had completed a pen drawing the day before that I was very happy with. and I am happy I decided to go with pen for this too!

Monthly Painters Challenge, December

"SQUARE FISH"

Alfoil, stitched paper and oil paint.

12 x 18cm

November Monthly Painting Challenge: Design for Fabric

This was fun! I chose the subject for this month, now that's a bit scary! You cant please everyone! But it was nice; the other artists seemed happy with it. :)

I began with watercolour paper. Decided to do some masking with aquadhere in a random sort of way and finished with watercolour when the aquadhere had a dried skin on it! I love to experiment and quite often only have a basic plan in my head.

I do like the way the glue spread a bit and provided some lovely lines from the paint brush. And because it was random I called it "Random".

New Painting!

"Lone Fish in a Fantasea"

Acrylics on canvas

24 x 30cm

$150 excluding postage.

This new work is a bit of fun! We bought 3 new fishies for our pond today and I was feeling very fishy! The pond is finished now and looks beautiful...thanks to my husband! We have a waterfall and fountain, lots of hidey places for the fish and plants of course! Now to keep the cats away.....

WIP

WIP: "Lone Fish" Acrylics and canvas. This is a fun one!

New work coming up!

After finishing Geoff's painting I am just a little bit enthralled with Fantasy right now! So as I had a spate of bird painting, now will be a collection of Fantasy. Cant wait to get going with it! First up will be a wizard.

"Battle Immanent"

Geoff Sodaberg's painting
Acrylics on canvas
25 x 25cm
Geoff is making me 2 of his wonderful creepy creations and we are swapping!

"Ostara Ogling Olives"

This is my Monthly Painters Challenge entry for Oct/November! The Challenge was to create a work beginning with O. So here it is! BTW, Ostara is the Germanic Sun Goddess. I like goddesses...and Paganism. I can relate to that much better than any other set of beliefs.

This is the painting the random winner will receive when I reach 100 Likes on my FB page!
30 x 22cm very good quality canvas, Acrylics.
"Watery Night Reflections"
Easy! Just go to my pagehttp://www.facebook.com/pages/Muddy-Mama-Shed-Productions-Cathryn-Backer/198383243538592 and click Like!

Sketches for Geoff's fantasy painting

Sketches for Geoff's fantasy painting

"Storm Chasing in Moorine Rock"

From a photo by Janis Unkovich. (talented photographer!)
Acrylic on canvas
20 x 60cm

I loved Janis's photo so much I offered to paint it for her. I am very happy with the resulting painting. :)

New work coming up!

Two commissions, both acrylic on canvas. One of an enormous storm over the paddocks and the other is a Fantasy which will be a big surprise! Watch this space!

My work for the last 23 days

I've been working on a self set project of a painting a day. Just a little half hour work, although some of them turn into 3 hours depending on the complexity of the work! Mostly watercolour and mostly birds and a couple of landscapes with big skies at this stage. I love painting birds! Here is a selection of recent little paintings.

September Monthly Painters Challenge

Hi all, well, I found the topic "Dislike" to be a little difficult! I think we all did at first. Was going to base it on Consumerism (one of my pet dislikes) Then thought of at least a dozen other contemporary topics I could use. Made a list...discounted the list and decided to go with personal dislikes. So it ended up being my dislike of my fears...those I had in childhood that have carried through to adulthood. I am still running from them.

I wanted the sequence of images to be a little dream like..my dreams are in Technicolor and Dolby Sound so for me this is dreamlike! The child in blue is me carrying a candle because of my fear of the dark. The collapsing staircase is my fear of heights and the very large dog with slavering jaws is my fear of very large dogs! I actually enjoyed painting it....

I dont know that painting my fears has destroyed them at all...time will tell. Enjoy <3

It's been a while.....

Since I blogged. been so busy moving my daughter and grandchildren into their own house.  They are very happy with their A frame Fairy House! It's lovely with beautiful views. Very quiet here now. But that's ok...enjoying the peace and serenity. They are only 10 minutes away so I see them every day. :)

Working on the Monthly Challenge and happy with the way it's going :) It's an interesting idea I am using.....wait for it!!!!!!

Ok, time to go and read and sleep. See you all tomoz with smiley faces and happy thoughts.
Love to all