Rock collection

This is a collection of some small stones pebbles found in my camping space near Cortez Colorado. I chose the most colorful rocks or the ones that have an unusual shape or feature. And then I simply glue them on to a flat piece of sandstone with Elmer's glue all. That's it! It pleased me a lot because it is such a reminder of this part of my grand adventure in the southwestern United States.
I gave this artwork to my friends Marja and Cinto who were visiting here from Amsterdam. She said it will remind her of her travels here in the Southwest.

This piece measures about 7 x 5" and is about and inch thick.  I glued it with Elmer's Glue.

Some artwork done in the Little House on the Highway

 I recently (4 years ago) took a painting class at Walla Walla Community College because I needed an art credit as a requirement for my AA degree.  I always kinda liked drawing but was never very good at it.  I sometimes "cartooned" and doodled but not much more than that.  What I learned at the college was that I really enjoyed painting! So, I have taken a few short classes in water color and find that painting is a great hobby to take on the road.  Watercolors are quite compact and paper and paints don't take up much room...so I guess I will post my paintings and other art work on the blog!

This little painting is a watercolor, about 7 x 10" and I think I will send it to Nancy, another RVer and jewelry maker who repaired a pair of earrings for me.

Here is a crazy mixed media painting that I created for my niece, Ali's graduation.  It has cutouts from magazines as you may notice.  Her swim suit is actually a pair of sunglasses and bath oil beads.  Her hands and mouth are from a model in the magazine. It was a lot of fun to put this together and I think it has a tongue in cheek flair.   She also looks remarkably like Karen Black, no offence to her, or her spelling.