New Butterfly aceo's

I've been having a lot of fun creating aceo's with colored pencils. I can sit in the recliner in the evening and create while I'm relaxing. It's nice to sometimes use a medium that you don't have to sit at the table or easel to be able to use. So here are a few of my latest.

Butterflies In the Spring aceo


On the Wings aceo


Purple and Blue Butterfly aceo

Happy St. Patrick's Day

"Saint Patrick was a gentleman,
Who through strategy and stealth,
Drove all the snakes from Ireland,
Here’s a toasting to his health.
But not too many toastings
Lest you lose yourself and then
Forget the good Saint Patrick
And see all those snakes again."

To honor the day here some Irish Inspired Creations from some of our Team:

Irish Eyes By Sue Taylor Perez

Ted as Irish Dancer by Lee Pierce

Irish Cat by Linda Martin

Baby Shamrock by Kathryn's Angels

Green Soap by LisaK

Thank you for stopping by and My wish is that you all have a safe and happy St. Patrick's Day.

So It Has a Name

Last weekend when I put up my Sunday Sketch I put up a  doodle I did when my cable was out. I just did it with a couple of pens. No big deal. Just doodling.
After I posted my link to my Sunday Sketch I had a couple of people tell me that it was a zentangle.....who knew. I had no idea what a zentangle was. Turns out it some sort of mediative  drawing or doodling. According to zentangle.com  "Zentangle is an easy to learn method of creating beautiful images from repetitive patterns. It is a fascinating new art form that is fun and relaxing. It increases focus and creativity. Zentangle provides artistic satisfaction and an increased sense of personal well being"
 
 They also call it a "elegant metaphor for deliberate artistry in life" and also "mediative". You can buy kits and books...they've taken doodling to a whole new commercial thing.

I did a search on Etsy. There are a lot of them on there. But for me, it's just a doodle. I do that when I'm bored. I always have. When I go to meetings my notes are filled with doodles.  So inspired by the beautiful doodles or zentangles in color, I decided to do another and enhance it with watercolor and here it is.

It is available in my Etsy Shop at this link: http://www.etsy.com/listing/69525379/mixed-media-aceo-original-sea-of-life
.....thanks for reading. Joann Y Wheeler

New Spring Art Giveaway

Time for some more lovely art from the

 Dawg Team to be given away!

We are a group of artists that make many types of crafts.  These are aceo artcards, very collectible and you have a chance to win them just by

1. Commenting here

2. Show us you have spread the word with your twitter

3. Show us that you have added this giveaway to your blog

4. Showcased on Facebook

So you have 4 opportunties to win this great art collection!

Please CLICK HERE to see all of our Dawg Team Items on Etsy!

'Go Green...' by artbylisak

The dawg team is going green in this great treasury, full of green delights!

original art aceo card ... dogandcat $7.99	Pear CreatingWPassi... $15.00	original art pendant Gr... suecorcoran $22.99	Free Spirit Embellished... pinkglitterfae $15.00
ACEO - DEEP GREEN FAIRY... kathrynsangels $19.99	Art Lamb Spring ACEO Or... LindaLMartinAr... $9.50	Cute chicks series viol... backroomtreasu... $12.00	Silver and Sparling Gre... TheRubyBoutiqu... $4.99
Printemps Paris - fine... menuchaprints $15.00	LAUNDRY DAY II 8 X 10 ... arlenefaye $20.00	Turtle Friends Original... luvs2paint $40.00	Timmy The Turtle Needle... artbylisak $19.99
Shades of Jade Light Or... Aloquin $7.00	Lilly Bud Soldered Glas... EclecticSpirit $12.00	Autumn Bluebird - By Ma... Lazyhawk $2.00	Handpainted Porcelain C... JYWheeler $35.00