Artistic Artifacts.....

Thought I would share

some of the fun things I found

back at 

Art and Soul

last month...

 This great set of vintage playing cards

a full deck for only $2

 I couldn't resist these little paper clown baskets$3

and

 the German Christmas scrap

$4

This bright little board game was also $2

 I paid a bit more for these two

but I have never seen any like them before..

I paid $8 but they are so much fun and we love 

St.Patrick's Day here!

 These are Kiddie Keno

boards...

never heard of it,

but again the graphics and colors are so great

I know I can make something fun with them.

$2 seemed to be the price for the evening.

I have a few more pieces that I will share tomorrow...

Hope you enjoyed the peek.

I really enjoy the vendor night at Art and SOul because you just

never know what you are going to find!

Silly Session.....

The Art of Whimsy and Silliness

is

well taught by

Carla Sonheim

I took a class from her in 2010

at Art and Soul.

She is a lovely,down to earth, patient, easy going teacher,

self taught in watercolors like me.

She has the most beautiful smile doesn't she!

She was a featured Etsy labs workshop instructor recently

and I wanted to let everyone know how

much I absolutely loved her class.

She gave me some of that freedom from the fear of not being "perfect"

or needing to be a realist master.

Plus I have to say I was very flattered when she

said my continuous line drawings were

"very fluid, someone who is obviously very comfortable with this style"

(this was in a blind critique)

Of course I felt a puff of pride ,

because I was truly horrified

to draw without looking at the paper.

Way out of my comfort zone knowing people might look at it across the table

when I was done and it could look like a first grader drew it.

To my surprise

I was actually pretty happy with them when I was done

(even before i shared it)

There was something freeing about her style of drawing!

I thought I would share a few of my SIMPLE

continuous line drawings

?

Two relaxed frogs...

Le Bicycle

Fish

(Sorry couldn't get this one to rotate)

Sitting Donkey

(Same apologies for rotation)

Potty Time!

Then I started a series

giving animals some human characteristics or "likes"

They are finished pieces.

Stay tuned for a series of posts featuring them.

I hope you follow the Linky above and check Carla out...

She has a wonderful Drawing lab book

and has several on-line courses.

Go and get your Silly on!

Happy Saturday!