Paint Party Friday....what is it worth?

 

Done for Paint Party Friday this Crazy mother and child 

was first sketched, then put into the microsoft paint program.

I digitally cut out the mosaic style pieces and added color! 

  Then digitally altered the colors in photobucket!

It was relaxing during a fairly stressful week!

It's kind of quirky, like me

 From the time my daughter was ten I raised her on my own with one hundred and eighty dollars a month custody payment. That is approximately five dollars and ninety one cents a day! Certainly not enough to feed her daily, let alone keep a roof over her head! On her nineteenth birthday it stopped completely. By law it should have been more. I  never pursued it, knowing  lawyers would eat up anything I gained. Never in a million years did I think that would happen to me or her!! It was less than a car payment!

I asked myself how much it  was worth to have her under my roof every day.....there was no monetary value to that.....it was more than I could ever afford.....I'd have paid anything to know she was safe with me!! Both physically and mentally!! There were some very rough years fiscally and emotionally. I'd not trade one minute, because  I am the true winner!!! I have the most amazing family!! A son-in-law and daughter who treat me like gold..... truly makes me cry with joy knowing how fortunate I am!!!

Knowing that my foot is still healing the kids did all the cleaning and cooking for a friends Birthday celebration on the weekend. They served, and cleared up after us! I can't thank them enough! When I attempt to share my gratitude they both say, "we're a team, we ALL do things for each other....that's who we are!!" There is no monetary value on that kind of love either!!!

 What makes you feel truly blessed in your life?

Tell me one thing that fills your heart with complete joy!

Paint Party Friday 14/2 " Nothing to Say"

Make Sure to click on any of the artwork to see clearer details!

It's Friday, so make sure to visit  all the talented artist on Paint Party Friday!!


The first thing I want to share is this amazing post on Laurie Millers blog called Birth of a Bridge! In this post Laurie walks us through her mind of doubts as she works on a commissioned piece for her city! Every artist can relate to that negative chatter that paralyzes our creative mojo! I promise you won't be disappointed at she intimately shares her process to a happy ending!

Flush of Flowers

I always enjoy when other artists share their process 

so I thought this week I might share  a snippet of mine!

I sketched the ugly little  code of arms broach below,

 then colored it in pencil crayons!

Every piece of art on this page came from this one piece!!!

Involved were digital edits and color edits and 

my basic paint program on windows!!

The above picture turned into the one below!!

Rich in color and detail...it's fun to stare at and look

for possible characters!

 

I was working on the girls above and decided to take the

older woman out of the picture!! 

But when I took her out this man appeared and  totally creeped me out!!! 

Has that ever happened to you? Seriously all I did was trace around the woman

and this guy came into the picture!! I tried to get him out. 

After much frustration

 I decided he would stay in the background of the final piece! 

Maybe there is a message here somewhere!! 

I have been stewing all week  regarding an 

issue with my niece and nephew. 

I am so sad for them I just can't get it off my mind!  

Nothing can be done, Nothing can be said!

Nothing to say!