am I or am'nt I

Is that a real word? amn't???? no I think it's a Robyn word but anyole who I just came to the conclusion that maybe just maybe besides being an addict buying art supplies I'm addicted to online classes!  I'm going to be taking another one with Kelly Berkey on Painting Portraits in Oils.. I just started to use oils about 6 months ago and I adore them.

well my point is that I just finished a class and made a pact with a friend name Jackie that we wouldn't buy anymore classes.. I'm the first to break the pact.. I just had to... Kelly's style is so beautiful and right in line with mine in a way... Here is the link to her blog.. http://kellyberkey.indiemade.com/blog

so anywho after talking to her about the supplies for her class I decided not to wait awhile but to take it now.. and yup I did order the few supplies I needed.. am I guilty of being a classaholic? I think so but it could be worse ya know. I could be hanging on the street corners drinking and acting the fool.. Oh no more huh now that I'm in the wheelchair.. so what's a gal to do but take classes when she is obsessed with art.. When I was a professional dancer before my accident I had my dance and music and now I have art.  Yeah that's the ticket, now I don't feel so bad that I have to tell my hubby I spent more money!! GULP!!

anyways ya want to see my bird series in oils? Here they are.

and here is another gal for the 29 faces challenge

I do need a lot of help doing hair lately.. I think I'm between two styles and I don't really like it.

anyole ways again

Happy Valentines Day to all

toodaloo

Robyn

it's a Save!

omg I thought this was going to be a garbage dweller when I was at first painting her hair.. I tried at first to use brown watercolor crayons.. They looked sooooo washed out that I went to the black watercolor crayons and the same thing happened. She looked awful.. I didn't really want to break out the acrylics but I didn't really want to can her either.. I liked her, I didn't like her, I liked her... and over and over ye ole head went.. finally I grabbed some Mars Black Acrylic and threw it on.. not so good... I got out some gray paint and started to streak her hair. still not so good.. finally I did the wet on wet technique and got what you see here.. Not so great but it's a Save!! LOL  she didn't fall into the garbage can with all the cigarette butts for friends. ROFL!!

so that's my story and I'm sticking to it!

LOL

another Portrait finished for the 29 Faces blog.. wonder if I can keep this up..

Think I'll just do some Oil Painting for the rest of the evening.

toodaloo

Robyn

My Wild cna Crazy Gal

Doesn't she look wild and Crazy!! LOL  I title this piece "Crazy for loving  you".. I love how her hair came out.. Might be a little too much on the orange side but heck the young gals these days have hair any color and I love it!!

I'm loving using the Pan Pastels with Gesso.. Never would have thought of doing that if it 

weren't for this class I took with Karen Milstein called

Simply Painting Faces

check it out on Facebook. I'm sorry I don't have the website...

She creates these beautiful pieces of very young girls... 

Well it's suppose to snow again here in Indianapolis.. I usually love winter but I think I have had

enough!!

toodaloo for now

Robyn

LiL Sis

Lil Sis is the title of my new Gal.. It justs reminds me of my lil sister... She's not so little anymore. LOL  My hubby bought us a wonderful gift this Christmas.. It's a Heart broke in half.. One Half says "Big Sis" and the other " Lil Sis" .. I have one half and so does she. I thought that was so nice of him to think of us like that.. I guess he's a keeper... well sometimes! LOL

Mediums used are watercolor crayons, gesso instead of water sometimes, pan pastels, regular pastels

I'm still in 29 faces.. so far so good. LOL

toodalooo

Robyn

What to do??

Now that I know this new technique for faces I don't know what to do.. I love working with my watercolor crayons and using water but the new technique calls for gesso. I want to do both.. so I will!! I answered that! LOL

Here is my gal for 29 faces with the old technique.. Not so romantic looking but pretty none the less.

 I didn't realize I didn't edit this picture.. tooo funny.. You can see my shelf of supplies.. all my messy mediums.. a lot of Golden products and liquitex too. That is the back of my Studio. My Studio is always a mess. I clean it up a little bit on Wednesday's when Cindi comes over to paint. but basically it's a total wreck! I don't feel to bad so is hers.. shhhhh don't tell her I said that! ROFL!

toodalooo
Robyn

29 Faces and OMG Where have I been

It's been soooooo long since I blogged. Where have I been?? wow... I have been doing a lot of art.. Getting my nerves up for this show I'm in in Indianapolis come spring.. and just doing life..

I have learned so much the past few month.. One thing I learned is I suck at watercolors, I love working with oil paint and I still love love creating "My Gals"..  LOL

My hubby is doing really well and our marriage is on the right track again.. He is straight and sober and one year old into his sobriety from drugs. I'm still in a wheelchair when we go out.. That condition is getting worse but my artwork helps me break through the pain..

I still listen to good ole rock and roll and classical music and I still need to go on a diet and quit smoking.. as she puffs hard on a cigarette.. well I won't get on my soapbox on how they need rehab for smokers.. no I just won't..

well anywho it's time for 29 faces again and I hope to keep up with it.. I'm ahead of the game. I have two done.. well I took this fabulous class from Karen Milstein called Painting Faces.. check it out .. I found out about it on Facebook. Don't really know a link but her art is out of this world beautiful.. I also have taken other classes since I last blogged.. some good some not so good.. I'm addicted to art, addicted to art classes and addicted to supplies... boy am I powerless or what! LOL

okay here are the two portraits I created from Karen's class.

she uses a lot of Gesso when she works... Combining it with pastels , paints and watercolor crayons... and that's all I'll say because if you take her class you will learn a heck of a lot..

Gesso, well that's another subject.. eh Cindi????? ROFL!! 

(private joke)

These are not my usual style .. I love this style though and will be doing a lot more of them for awhile. 

My Etsy Shop is opened again. Yeah I paid the bill.. LOL

Since I'm blogging I might as well join the party over at

Paint Party Friday

If you are interested in any painting and can't get to my shop give me a shout at

raw@ididitcreations.com

I do ship overseas

Thanks for coming by. I know it's been like forever.. I promise I will post more often.. I have to I'm in 29 faces.. LOL

toodaloo

Robyn

Been Awhile

It's been awhile since I have blogged. I'm just so damn lazy lately when it comes to the computer.. well no when it comes to everything!! LOL I have been working on a lot of varied mediums.. I have found my Panpastels. I always had them but never hardly used them. A friends of mine had been using them so I dragged mine out and then even ordered from Outlaw Women Scrapbook Emporium the "Portrait" set.. well I haven't stopped using them since. I need a lot of practice but I love love love them!! You can do about everything you do with paint with them.. Here is the last piece I did with them on her face. This was done for Effy Wild's Moonshine Mother workshop. I'm going to be sad when this is over. Almost there.

and then I did this Still Life. I had a ball with this. Loving the little bit of Landscape painting that is in it..

My Brother in Law from Florida fell in love with this piece so I sent it off to him and my sister..

So anywho that's just two of my pieces I have worked on since last blogged.

I'm heading over to Paint Party Friday to see all the wonderful

artwork.

I really got to get back to blogging.

Have a wonderful weekend everyone

Robyn

and now back to our regular scheduled program

Lately I've been working with my Genesis Oils doing a lot of Still Lifes and I'm also on the quest to learn how to do my Gals but realistically.. but, always a butt.. I wanted to go back to basics and do one of my gals.. and here she is... A Little Mermaid... LOL  

I'm joining Paint Party Friday this week. I know I've been absent for a week or two.. Just tired of the computer. Wanted to get away from it for a bit. Now I'm back... LOL

 It was my Birthday yesterday and duh hubby took me to the Art Museum. Ohhh I loved it.. we were in the Jewelry department of their gift shop when he whipped out this jewelry box... I was surprised and embarrassed as everyone started to look at us. I told him to put it back and give it to me in the car.. well in the middle of the parking lot he got it out again and put this beautiful necklace on my neck. It was just like the old days for us.. Yup I'm still in love after all these years. Even though we have tons of marital problems we still love each other and that's a lot.

Robyn

Grand Opening!! The I Did It Creations Showroom

The I Did It Creations Showroom opens today!! 

wooohooo..

 The Showroom is a collaboration of Women Artists and Craftswomen who are selling their work.. 

Come on over and win a Writing Journal by Raw Creations.. 

All you have to do is buy a piece and your name will be put in the hat for one of these Journals.. This is a $28.00 value.. 

So head on over to the I Did It Creations Showroom and take a peek at some Fabulous Arts and Crafts..

Boy am I lazy!

I sure am Lazy these days.. Just thinking of Blogging I start to yawn and do something else.. I really would like to blog, I want to blog but I'm just plain Lazy! LOL  I'm going to try though.. Starting today..

Here is a Bouquet of Flowers I just completed.. The pattern is by Mary Kingslan Jabilisco.. Check out her sight.. She sells oil paints called Genesis.. I'm really into these lately.. The way they dry is you take your heat gun to them or bake them in the oven.. voila!! a Dry Canvas!! No waiting forever like traditional oils. 

I also completed this week this still life by Mary..

I love painting Glass now. You can not believe how easy it is once you get the illusion going.. LOL

Well everyone have a great weekend. I'm going to go play at Paint Party Friday for a change on Friday.. Head over there to see some fabulous Artists's work..

Chow

Young Mother

I created my first nude painting.. Though very soft and feminine you can see the starts of a pooched belly from carrying a child.. I never could have children and in the work I'm doing with Effy Wild in Moonshine Mother it came out with my clustering and free writing.. The hurt will always be there within me .. It's way down there now that I'm in my 60's but still ever present..

I'm joining Paint Party Friday.. Check out all the fab artists over there.!

Robyn

Dedicated to Stacey

This Portrait is of my Niece Stacey.. not even sure it looks like her but I thought of her every step of the way while I was creating this.. Stacey just went into remission for Breast Cancer. She lost both of her breasts, her hair but not her dignity. I was so proud of her.. Then she just found out that the cancer had spread and she now has Liver Cancer. How strong is she suppose to be? My God she just went through hell!! She was going into New York City last I heard to consult doctors in a big Cancer Medical Center. I'm waiting to hear the news.. I just feel so broken hearted for her.. She fought so hard against the breast cancer and now this. Well she is a fighter.. I know!! and she will beat this for sure!! From my heart to God's ears!!

Summer

I call this portrait Summer... She is all dressed in her Summer Finest..   Maybe going out to watch some Polo.. LOL 

 I'm so behind in the 29 Faces Challenge.. oh well I got another one going maybe just maybe I'll finish it today..

  

I'm joining Paint Party Friday besides 29 Faces.. I'm late for that also.. ROFL!! I'm always late!

Robyninski the 927th.

for a swap

This piece I created is for a swap in a Yahoo Group I belong to.. I don't know why my camera does so much contrast.. The skin really blends quite well but in the picture it looks horrible.

any ole who here is my day 2 for 29 faces. I have to catch up..

29 Faces again

It's time for 29 Faces again. Am I going to participate you ask.. you betcha!! I hope I can meet the challenge as I'm so involved in learning oil painting now and of coarse there are all my other studies lately. but I'm going to try..

Here is Face #1.. it's a cheat as I did this at the end of August. I'm actually working on a gal as we type..

This is titled "Off to Paris".. The Background was done with Tissue Paper from 7 Gypsys which is all French sayings, words and other stuffs. I love to collage and then use paint, inks and everything else I can think of. I also included a little crochet flower that was a gift to me from my friend Melody. She is a fab Crocheter and sent me a bunch of them.. 

Well I hope I do my link right for the 29 Faces Challenge. It always confuddles me. LOL

Hope you enjoy the challenge if you going around and checking out all the wonderful artists who participate.

Robyninski the 927th.

A Still Life

I've been creating a lot of Still Lifes lately and a few Landscapes.. I just got into using Genesis Oil Paints. I love them!! They won't dry until you heat set them.. I can just leave my work table and come back three hours later and just pick up where I left off... I love that style of painting... On the other hand I did this one Landscape painting using Traditions Acrylics and used the Direct Method of painting and sat for 8 hours working wet on wet and having the problem of the drying time as the air conditioner in my Studio is very strong and dries everything way too fast.. but I do love my Acrylics too.... I guess I'm just a all over the place artist!! LOL  I do these Still Lifes and Landscapes in between creating "My Gals"...

Here is the Still Life I just Completed and the Landscape I complete a few days ago. Both two totally different methods of painting. 

Do you know which style you like best? Let me know I'd be interested in hearing opinions. 

Working with Oils or Working with Acrylics with short Open Time.

I'm joining Paint Party Friday this week.. always a little late. LOL

Robyn

Robyn's Fetish Design Team

It's that time again where we have a new Design Team over at Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps and More... I think Susan my DT Coordinator has worked her butt off to pick the best DT yet!!

These gals are so Talented it's crazy!! Wait until you see the new team's work on the first challenge they do as a team!! I can't wait to see!!

If you are into Digital Stamps head on over to my Challenge Blog -  and get creating. Each week there is a challenge to do where you can win some stamps..

Digital Stamps are very easy to work with and very cost effective. Meaning their cheap, cheap, cheap!! and you always have them to use over again, resize if you want and do a million things with... !!

Well I wanted to wish all the New Gals in the Design Team good luck and best wishes.. To my gals that have been on the team for awhile I wanted to let them know they are fantastic!! I'm so proud of them.... and to Susan my DT Coordinator and soooo much more.. Thank you thank you thank you!!

Take a look on my side bar for the new Design Team and check each gal out... it's worth it,

Get yourself some Digital Stamps over at Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps and More!

A Fae

The third in the series from Tamara's Summer Workshop was a Fae.. I love Fairies and I love creating them but the one I did at first I didn't like very much. It was something about her eyes that just didn't come out right.. So some days went by and I tried again. This time doing a three quarter portrait.. I liked this one a whole lot better..  

I am going on an art retreat next weekend and we are having a gift round robin.. I might give this one as my gift..  I am quite shy at times about my work and if it's not something that has been bought by someone I get to feeling funny about giving my work as gifts.. Isn't that totally stupid. LOL  That ugly monster inside rises up and says my work isn't good enough as a gift... good enough for someone to buy but not as a gift? Now where is the logic in that? duh and duh again!!

so anywho I'm rambling.. Here is my Fae

I'm joining Paint Party Friday this week.. Head on over and see some beautiful work done by some fantastic artists.

Robyn

Second in the Series

This piece is the second in the series of the workshop I'm taking by Tamara Laporte (willowing).. 

I'm so having fun at this workshop.. bad english I know. LOL  I've been learning also how to shade a bit more painterly then bring it all together.. 

My Circle went a bit wonky but that's okay.

I had a ball creating this piece.

Robyn

Gypsies , Tramps and Thieves

I painted this Gypsy the other day in Tam's new Summer Workshop... My hubby gave me a gift of the workshop.. I wonder what he is feeling guilty about to give me a gift!! ROFL!!  Actually I handle the money but he kind of decides what to do with it... well most of the time.. Now that he is fighting for his sobriety  he is back to handling alot of the money.. at times.. LMAO!! 

anywho here is the Gypsy I painted..  Tam's style has changed a little bit and so she is teaching a tiny bit different.. I learned quite a lot in this first part of her workshop on shading..  That is exactly what I wanted to bone up on.

Do you like my Paw print on the right hand bottom. That is how I'm signing my pieces lately. I should date it though.. I thought now if people don't remember that. LOL

I'm joining Paint Party Friday this week. Head on over to see some fabulous artwork..

Robyn the 8927th.  wow.. LOL