Today – July 19, 2023 at 10:01AM

Listening to: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe which I’ve meant to read for a long time now.

 

My dream was to sit at cafes and paint and listen to books in Amsterdam and it’s coming true. Seagulls and canal views are a bonus addition.

#random #audiobook #amsterdam #book

The Joy of Art – July 19, 2023 at 03:53AM

 

Lettering: and here’s the back of the page with water color lines, this is another quote from the same Nathan Hill book that I love love loved.

 

#art #lettering #watercolor #loveyourimperfectletters #willajournal #willajournalscourse

The Joy of Art – July 19, 2023 at 03:51AM

 

Lettering: here’s the first art page in my travel journal. The left side is journaling and the right side is watercolor paper. I wrote out a quote from Nathan Hill’s upcoming novel “Wellness” this page already makes me happy.

 

#art #watercolor #lettering #loveyourimperfectletters #willajournal #willajournalscourse

The Joy of Art – July 19, 2023 at 03:46AM

 

Making: the little one and I just landed in Amsterdam. We will be here and in Brussels for a week so I made myself a @fodder.school #willajournal for the trip so I can keep all my art in one place. I love it. Will share pages as I work on them.

 

#art #willajournal #journal #handmade

The Joy of Art – July 17, 2023 at 07:53PM

Sketching: today’s little house. Rushing a bit since I still have to pack for tomorrow’s trip. Here’s to drawing houses in Amsterdam.

 

#art #sketch #sketching #houses #draw

Today – July 17, 2023 at 07:56PM

Listening: to this one for the trip. I hear it might be intense but hopefully also engaging for the plane.

 

#random #audiobook #book ##libby

The Joy of Art – July 17, 2023 at 07:19PM

Making: today’s collage for #fodderchallenge with @christinekarpiak I am traveling tomorrow and still need to pack but I thought I could get my next pages done in my #willajournal to prep for my #fivethings prompts coming up. I used all of the materials from the class this week. The background is the paper I put below my ribbon for day 6, the papers are from day two and the botanicals are from day one. What a joy. I’ll have to do the last two days when I am back from vacation. I’ll also get to journal on these pages when I am back.

 

And I signed up for fodder school one!!

#art #fodderchallenge2023 #collage #fodderchallenge

The Joy of Art – July 17, 2023 at 03:59PM

 

Watercoloring: here’s today’s fun page, the quote will go right there in the middle. I was going to cover the whole page but I thought it would be more fun this way and that I can write a big quote in the middle.

 

#art #watercolor #color #pattern #willajournal

The Joy of Art – July 17, 2023 at 02:51PM

 
Lettering: not my favorite lettering today but it’s important to experiment in different surfaces. It’s awesome how nothing is ever wasted, the gelliprint background is leftover from yesterday’s #fodderchallenge and the striped paper is from the day before. Love being able to use every piece.

 

#art #lettering #fodderchallenge #willajournal #collage #buddha

The Joy of Art – July 17, 2023 at 02:34PM

 
 
 
Five things: love the way this page came together with the #fodderchallenge ribbon and the letters. Even though the pen smudged a bit I love the color on this page.

 

#art #fivethings #lizlamoreux #fodderchallenge2023

Review: The Seven Sisters

The Seven Sisters
The Seven Sisters by Lucinda Riley
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I read this long, wonderful saga of a story in one and a half days. It’s the story of six sisters ( i guess i don’t know why it’s called seven sisters yet.) who are all adopted and their dad dies. I assume each book will be the story of one sister. In this one Maia follows a journey to find out about her birth mom, after reading a letter her dad wrote and finds herself in a journey that changes her life.

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The Joy of Art – July 16, 2023 at 07:23PM

 

Making: I had the most fun putting together day 8 of #fodderchallenge with @meganquinlanstudio . I loved making the tag book and I loved painting the pages with watercolors and acrylic and I loved writing all the quotes. It was pure fun from beginning to end.

 

#art #fodderschool #fodderchallenge #fodderchallenge2023 #meganquinlanstudio #quotes #lettering #watercolor #acrylic