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dream girl …

I’ve been working on another canvas … and decided this time to start with the dictionary collage face … I’ve added texture paste to her hair, the yellow polka dot dress with some Tim Holtz trim and of course a princess needs some pearls … the crown is clipart printed onto patterned paper … spritzed with some Glimmer Mist.

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the future …

belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams …

I really love this quote from Eleanor Roosevelt.

I started this canvas in September of 2009.

And although I said that I liked it … I didn’t have it hanging up anywhere.

I recently bought a new number for my letterbox … and the old one was sitting on my studio desk … and I decided to give it a new home.

The little rock was found at Avoca Beach recently …

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another canvas …

This poor girl has had loads of work done .. this is her third face … but I think she is finally finished.

Edited to add : I felt she needed a little something else …

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still drawing …

I can’t stop drawing … and playing with different watercolour pencils .. I found some Derwent watercolours (but only a tin of 12 so the colours are limited) .. but my favourite so far is the Faber-Castell .. that I’ve borrowed from my daughter.

I even had a canvas with a background already painted (because i love backgrounds) so I thought I would give painting a try .. it’s a good starting point and I’m happy with the outcome.

My mum came over yesterday and suggested a place to put her on the wall .. which I did today.

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canvas creations …

Last year I made a lot of canvases … and when I saw this mosaic maker I couldn’t wait to make one!

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christmas canvas …

This year’s Christmas Canvas is quite simple … but I really love how it looks! I got this great Santa Hat photo at my studio .. in between customers .. such a fun day … with so many cuties!!

You can see what I did last year here.

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dream big …

I recently made this canvas for the gorgeous Matilda … I have to say I LOVED working with orange!!

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art for work …

I’ve been spending a lot of time at the studio lately … painting mainly … black and red.

I have always wanted to make something artful for our family business.

Now I have … it hangs in the dressing room … and I really like it.

I found a stack of black Dell keyboards collecting dust at work (because we all use white keyboards now) and just had to use them!

I have had the mdf word create for a few years and while looking for it I found some black spraypaint …. I’ve never played with spraypaint before and boy did I love it.

And then I saw someone spraypaint a letterbox black on foxtel … and realised that I could do that. And I did! It needs another coat still, but I love my new black letterbox.

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dream canvas …

I really wanted to make something pink … and when I started putting all the pieces together I was thinking about my Aunty Sharyn who isn’t well at the moment. So when my Mum visits her next month she is going to receive this canvas as a “thinking about you” gift. I hope she likes it!

And some of the details …

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create canvas …

Lately I’ve been feeling the need to recycle … art that is. I found an old canvas in the store room the other day … and I realised that I never liked it, hence the reason it was in the store room. So I spent some time with it and today I am happy! The only original elements that remain are the studs and the central beaded flower.

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