Merry Christmas from me to you

Here is my picture. HO HO HO

Did you get some new art supply for Christmas???
I gifted myself a little while ago with new prismacolor coloring pencils and can't wait to get really into it.
For now I have a little contest for you. I drew quick four wimpsy Christmas trees. Can you color, or tangle (doodle art.you know its my favorite) them? Sent me a picture per email or post them on my irismartinart facebook page. I will draw a winner in the end of the year and you can win one of my favorite micron ink pens and a little notebook. This contest is for everybody no age limitation :-)

Click here to download and print:         4 wimpsy trees


Here is my picture.  Maybe I will still add blue to the sky.  Not sure yet.   Where is yours? 

And because it was so nice here another one!

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A Christmas present for your kids

While working yesterday I was doodling around and I thought of all the coloring pages people download from the computer. My kids love to do that.
This is my first try to do my own for you to download. Please feel free to share my page.

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My First Holiday and Craft show

I wasn't a lot on my blog lately.  I was locked in my craft room to produce a lot of nice things to show at my first attemped of a holiday boutique.  

What do you think??

Christmas in my studio

Christmas is coming in big steps and so does the little holiday show I am participating in.  

Here are my "saison blocks" 

One side Christmas and the other summer.  

September means soccer season

I wasn't able to do a lot over the summer because I was busy traveling to Europe and hang out with my familyin Germany.   Back to school and here we are in crazy soccer schedule maniac.  I thought it would be fun to create a banner for my sons team this year.  I was looking at the printed banners but thought they are kind of looking all the same. So very ambitious I volunteered without really knowing what I am putting myself into.  

Some research, measurements, a name, a uniform color... Golden warriors. I wanted this little yellow Pokemon  guy but team decided they want to be "golden warriors" well then! 

Trip to Beverly's and buying canvas, measurement and getting it to the right size took forever especially because my machine kept breaking sewing needles. Neighbor helped sewing this puppy. 

I found a cool soccer warrior image online and my art friend Donna blew it up and via overhead projector we transferred it onto the prepped canvas (gesso and grey acrylic background)

I thought it would be cute if the names are on a shield and those in team color (yellow). Many hours painting (15 hours with two people).  We added in the end some glitter on the head and on the black part of the ball.  I think we pulled of the coolest banner ever. See yourself. 

And the best part is to see the pride of the kids because their mom did it.

Acrylic painting

My friend Donna May-Brunet is an amazing artist and also one of Michaels fine art instructors.

I signed up for one of her classes and I learned a lot of technique. 

Not sure what made me start with the hardest one.  Water right after faces! So difficult.  

Here my result.  While painting I had the incredible sky from Dana Point in front of my inner eye. Friends own a beach house there and I spend many evenings there admiring the sunsets. 

If you want to learn acrylic painting I just can highly recommend Donnas classes. 

The class was 2 hours. I wasn't able to finish it in that time.  Maybe you can learn and practice techniques and then you have to learn and finish at home? I was lucky Donna did overtime for me. I think this took me approx 5 hours.

If You Were The Only Girl

Zing!

Ave Maria