Blissful Pumpkin

Mail Art Swap From The Secret Hermit

2012-02-24T17:13:00.003+11:00

In January I took part in a 'Mail Art Swap' with awesome artist Micki Wilde, otherwise know as 'The Secret Hermit'. I am so happy to say that the artwork from sweet Micki arrived and I love it. Thank you Micki. xo

Here it is:

And here is the artwork that I created especially for Micki. Her word for the year is 'Nurture', which is what I based my work around.

You can view more of Micki's amazing work at:

Flickr

Etsy Store

Smiles,

Kyles =D

Angels in my Studio Registration open. I'm giving away 1 place.

2012-02-20T12:59:00.000+11:00

Registration is now open for the upcoming 5 month online course 'Angels in my Studio'.

Come join me and 10 other instructors, including Michael Golzmane from Angel Activations, our 'Angel Guy'.

Students in this course will see their connection to the angelic realm blossom and spill over beautifully into their artwork.

Each attunement from Michael Golzmane will bring you into deeper connection with your personal angels and guides as well as more universal angels that serve us all.

I will be teaching a mixed media class using a variety of art supplies, including watercolour paper and fabric to create a beautiful angel inspired art piece.
To find out more please click here.

To celebrate this grand event, I am giving away a free place to one lucky person.

How to enter:

*Leave a comment letting me know why you would like to win a free place in this course.

*Follow me on my new Linky Follower, at the top right hand side of my blog.

(Word is that Google Friend Connect is on borrowed time and will be deleted soon, so Linky Follower will replace it here on my blog. )

Good luck. =D

New Mixed Media Artwork

2012-02-17T17:07:00.001+11:00

A few more finished mixed media artworks. Available in my etsy store.

'Always Follow Your Bliss'

'My Kimono'

'A Bird in the Hand'

I'd really love some feedback regarding my store, so if you could do me a huge favor and take a peek, it would be greatly appreciated. You can leave a message (convo) by going to the 'contact' word on the left hand side of my store, just before the words 'Shop info' which are written in bold black writing.

I'd really like to here what you like and don't like about my store. Do you like the look of the store? What about the prices? Anything I should change?

Comments on this post are still welcome here and appreciated.

Smiles, Kyles =D

Giveaway Winner & Angels in my Studio

2012-02-16T12:39:00.000+11:00

This is the new online course I'll be contributing to. More details to come. =D

Giveaway Results

Thank you all so very much for entering my 100th post giveaway. I appreciate all of your comments and entries.

Drum roll please.............................................

And the winner is:

Diana Caho from B4UStamp Studio

Congratulations Diana. You have won a 5"x7" art print created from my original mixed media artwork 'Believe in Dreams'. I will be contacting you shortly.

Thanks again for all your entries. Keep an eye out as I have another giveaway in the pipeline.

Smiles,

Kyles =D

Mixed Media ATC Swap

2012-02-14T14:00:00.001+11:00

Here are my ATC's that I created and swapped over at Willowing.ning.com. My lovely partner for the month of January was Nicole Pipoly. The theme for January was 'Ladybugs' and here are mine:

Hope you're having a glorious day,

Kyles =D

P.S
Today is the last day to enter my 100th Post Giveaway. Good luck.

New Mixed Media Artwork on Wood

2012-02-13T06:22:00.000+11:00

I thought I'd share some more work in my store. More to come.

I'd love to hear what you think.

There is still time to enter my Giveaway.

Classes on Lifebook have been great and I am so proud at the response to my class. It's never to late to join in. Click here for more details.

New mixed media artwork & Giveaway still on

2012-02-09T19:08:00.000+11:00

Here are two more items that I added to my store this week.

'Bless this House'

'Beauty is Everywhere'

Feedback always welcome.

Both paintings are available in my shop.

You can still enter my Giveaway here. Entries close the 15th Feb 2012.

I hope this post finds you well.

Hugs,

Kyles =D

Giveaway and new mixed media artworks in store

2012-02-07T23:38:00.001+11:00

G'day all, Just thought I'd pop in to let you know I finally started adding some original mixed media artwork to my etsy store, funnily enough it's also called 'Blissful Pumpkin'. Here are the first 2 items on the shelves. I'd love to hear what you think. Hopefully I'll add more over the next few days.

Butterfly Love

Birdie Companion

You can still enter my 100th post giveaway. Entries close 15th Feb 2012. So please spread the word.

Wishing you a wonderful day.

Big smiles,

Kyles =D

100th post Giveaway

2012-02-03T14:22:00.000+11:00

In honor of my 100th post and as well as to celebrate my Life Book classes going online this week I thought I would have a giveaway.

Instead of 1 class this month I put together 3. So students are already getting more than they signed up for. How cool is that? The feedback from my Life Book classes have been overwhelmingly positive, so a big THANK YOU to all of you lovely students.

The giveaway:

1x matted print ready to be popped into a 5x7" frame. As well as the inclusion of secret goodies.


'Believe in Dreams'

To enter:

Simply become a follower and leave a comment letting me know you did. That's it. How easy is that?

Additional entries:

Please comment separately for each additional entry, to make it easy for me.

'Subscribe' by email (enter your email in the box to the right of this post)

'Like' my Facebook page,

'Follow' me on Twitter.

Share this post for 2 additional entries. (please let me know where and provide the link)

Original art works will be put into my store very soon as promised. Just running a little behind schedule due to Life Book preparations and preparations for another up and coming course I've been asked to teach on, Angels in my Studio. So look out for that. I'll give you more information soon.

Hugs, Kyles =D

Pencil Portrait Finished - Ashley

2012-01-14T21:27:00.000+11:00

As promised here is one of the portrait commissions I completed at the end of 2011.

Drawn on Canson 160gm pastel paper with a combination of

Derment Prismacolor & Derwent Studio pencils.

My next post will be my 100th post and i think a giveaway would be in order. What do you think?

In other news, Life Book is up and running and as expected, its awesome. Over 900 students have enrolled thus far. Amazing huh? Well done to Tamara Laporte. I haven't completed week 1 yet, but am looking forward to working on it over the next few days or so.

I have also been asked to be involve in a new project. Whoo Hoo! But for now it remains under wraps while planning and preparations occur. I'll let you know all about it as soon as I'm able.

On a personal note, my youngest child recently turned 5 years old and starts school in a few weeks. I can't begin to tell you how bitter sweet this is. The positive side is the obvious, I'll have more time to get everything done and more. Artwork here I come. The negative side to this is the realization that my baby is growing up and will no longer be with me 24 hours a day (well, just about). I'm making the most of the remaining school holidays, as come early Feb my baby, my little buddy, my daily companion, my helper, my source of unconditional love, hugs and kisses, my little spark that makes me laugh every day without fail, will go to school with his brother Jack (6 years old) and his sister Louise (7 years old) and will no longer be by my side all day long.
Bitter sweet indeed.

I'm dreading that first day when I kiss and cuddle him goodbye and walk home......by myself. He, on the other hand, is ready and very excited about going and I will not let him see how big-a-deal this is for me. Instead I will make a big deal about how great the occasion is for him and how happy I am for him.

2012 is full of big changes for me and I am excited and eagerly looking forward to discovering what is in store. Time will tell.

I hope that 2012 brings you all the things you need in order to follow your dreams and live the life your are destined to live.

Humungous Hugs,

Kyles xo

Life Book is underway. WooHoo!

2012-01-07T08:46:00.000+11:00

Happy New Year to you all. I know it's a little late.

Just popping in to let you know that the Mixed Media Life Book course has just started. It's never too late to jump in and get started. The first class, by the wonderful and talented Tamara Laporte (aka Willowing) is up and running and is as brilliant as I expected. My class starts on 30th January.

If you're thinking about treating yourself to a year of fun, friendship and creativity, then Life Book is for you. Click on the image above for more details. I do hope to see you here.

My upcoming post will include my last two finished portraits of 2011 and some new mixed media pieces I've been working on.

I'm also planning a giveaway for my 100th post (2 posts away), so stay tuned.

Until then,

Hugs, Kyles xo

Life Book... Under 2 weeks until classes begin.

2011-12-20T21:16:00.000+11:00

Just a reminder that there is less than 2 weeks (yes that's right, 2 weeks left until the amazing LIFEBOOK begins.

Would you love a whole year of Creative Bliss, with like-minded people?

Would love to learn from AMAZING teachers,

like Tamara Laporte (AKA: Willowing), and many, many others?

Then this is the course for you.

To find out more click on the image below.

I do hope to see you there.

Big Smiles,

Kyles =D

Mixed Media ATC swap. For Lucy.

2011-12-19T22:54:00.000+11:00

The theme for the month of November was 'Ancestors' and I was partnered with the lovely
Prudence Pudleduck of 'Puddle Duck Grange' blog.

Here are the ATC's I sent to Debi:

I don't think they photographed very well, so I was reluctant to post them. So at the request of sweet
Lucy Chen, here they are.

Hugs,
Kyles =D

ATC Swap with Kirstin McCulloch

2011-12-19T21:17:00.001+11:00

The theme for the month of December was 'Baby Animals' and I was lucky enough to be partnered with the lovely Kirstin McCulloch of 'Listening to the squeak inside' blog.

You can view her amazing work on blog or her Flickr site.

Here are my ATC's I sent to Kirstin:

If you feel like you want to be apart of an ATC swap, pop on over to Willowing.ning.com. Who knows, you may end up being my swap partner.

Big Smiles,

Kyles =D

Elixir of the Gods! My Mixed Media Mail Art.

2011-12-16T21:41:00.000+11:00

I love receiving mail, with the exception of those dreaded bills, of course. The picture above is what I received in the mail last week. It looks great here, but so, so much better in person. I LOVE it. Thank you so much Cameron.

I recently came across the blog of lovely Cameron at 'Paint Myself Pretty'. On discovering her blog I landed on this 'Elixir of the Gods!' post and instantly fell in love with her art piece. I headed straight over to her Etsy store and brought it. It now is up on my wall in my studio. What do you think of it?

I also brought another art piece recently, but will save that to show you in the next post.

You still have time to enroll in Life Book. Classes start January 1st 2012. I can't wait. I hope to see you there.

I hope you are organised and have all your Christmas shopping done.

Big Smiles,

Kyles =D

30% Off in my Etsy Store.

2011-11-30T09:36:00.001+11:00

To celebrate Christmas I thought I would have a SHOP SALE.

From now until the 14th of December I will be offering

30% off on all my art prints and original ATC's

in my Esty store.

I'm planning on adding more original artworks up for sale in the new year.

In the meantime, here are a few items you will find in my store:

No fancy photos or layout today. I have to go and do some recording for my Life Book classes.

Happy Wednesday (or whatever day it is for you),

Kyles =D

Sneek peek at my new Mixed Media Portrait

2011-11-28T18:24:00.001+11:00

Ok, here is a sneak peek of my newest commission. I think I may be giving away too much here. I hope the portrait recipient does not follow by blog. eeek! This commission is going to be a Christmas gift, hence the sneeky peek only.

Still trying to get more creative with my pics.

I'm also working on small original works of art for my Esty store. How scary? As well as working on the classes I'll be teaching on Tamara Laport's course, LifeBook.
If you haven't signed up, it's not too late. To find out more click on the image below.

Hugs,

Kyles =D

Pencil Portrait Completed

2011-11-24T19:10:00.001+11:00

I have finished one of the commissioned pencil portraits I have on my agenda at the moment. Hooray! Unfortunately I can not show you this portrait in it's entirety, as it is a surprise gift for someone. But I will show you at a later date, once it has been give to the recipient.

I've tried to spruce up my images a little, instead of the my usual style. What do you think? I used a free photoshop template from Rita over at The CoffeeShop blog. I highly recommend you pay her a visit.

By the way, I'm now on Pinterest and I am addicted. You can add a 'Pin It' tab to your browser and 'Pin' anything from any site. It's awesome. Great for saving ideas to refer back to later. Have a look at my pin boards and you'll get the idea.

Until next time,

keep creating,

Kyles =D

Watercolour Portrait of Mum

2011-11-16T09:59:00.001+11:00

This is another portraits I did of Mum. It was my very first attempt with watercolours. I wasn't very happy with how the watercolours turned out, so I added water colour pencils over the top. This is my favorite portrait of Mum, thus far.

Still working away on my many, many projects at the moment. Working on all, finished none. ***sigh***

One commissioned portrait just about finished and another that needs a lot more work.

Working on original artworks, as well as some other special items, for my Etsy store.

Planning my classes for Life Book. There is still time to sign up, if you haven't already.

May you have a wonderful day.

Kyles =D

Portrait of Mum

2011-11-12T12:17:00.001+11:00

I don't think I ever posted the final painting of my painting of my Mum.
This is acrylic on canvas and is approximately 1m x 1.2m. It's on a very large easel.
You can see the original drawing here.

In case you didn't see the self-portrait I did, which is exactly the same size, here it is:

These painting were to be a series of 3. I have made the third canvas, but have yet to make a start on it. It was to be either my Nana (grandmother) or my daughter, as the three would represent three generations. My style changes all the time, so who knows what the third one will look like.

A mixed media piece from The Secret Hermit - Micki Wilde

2011-11-11T15:43:00.001+11:00

I brought a beautiful original mixed media art piece from Micki Wilde, otherwise known as 'The Secret Hermit', from her Etsy store. I was so excited when I saw the parcel from Micki in my mail box today. I thought it would take longer to get to me, so it was a great surprise. I really like it before I bought it (obviously), but in real life it's even more fabulous. I now LOVE it. =D

Micki is a very talented mixed media artist from the U.K and I have been following Micki's work for quite some time now. Every Monday (I think it's Sunday in the U.K) morning I wake to have a lovely coffee while perusing her latest post, to see what wonderful work she has created over the week. It seems that every time I have fallen in love with one of her creations, I head over to her Etsy store to find that it has already been sold. This has happened so, so many times. Thankfully I came across this little beauty and couldn't hit the 'Add to Cart' button quick enough. It was such a relief when my purchase went through.

I thought I would show you some of my favorites from Micki's vast collection of works. I hope to one day own some more of her awesome work.

To see more of Micki's awesome, ever changing art work please visit her:

Blog

Esty Store

Flickr

Thank you so much Micki. Your artwork is now up in my art studio, inspiring me.

I hope this post inspires you all.
Happy creating,
Kyles =D

New artworks, Life Book and more.......

2011-11-07T16:24:00.000+11:00

I've got a few things on the go at the moment and thought I'd show you snippets of a few. Below is another box I am making. This one is going to be a Christmas present for my girlfriend's daughter.

I have been seriously thinking of putting some original artworks up for sale in my Etsy store. At the moment I have a few original ATCs for sale, but the rest are art prints. I'd love to hear what you think.

Here is a sneak peak at some small whimsical works that I'm working on , possibly to put in my store.

I am also in the middle of 2 portrait commissions, but I can't show you much, as they are for gifts and I would hate to spoil the surprise (even if the chances of the recipient seeing this post is very minimal). Here is a peek:

I am also busy working on my Life Book classes. That's right 'classes'. The first of my classes is January 30th 2012. I have seen the itinerary and their is something available every week. Yes you heard that correctly, every week. If you haven't enrolled yet, you still have time.

Classes start January 1st 2012. I hope to see you there.

Kyles =D

Famous Paintings & Heros ATCs

2011-11-04T17:07:00.001+11:00

I forgot to show you a few ATCs I have received over the last few months.

For my August ATC Swap over at Willowing.ning.com. The lovely Beth Gould, from 'Dreaming of Tomorrow' was my partner and boy did I receive two wonderful ATCs.

The theme for the month was: Famous Paintings. You can see the two I sent Beth here. These ATCs below are the two I received from Beth. Aren't they great? There is even a little pearl bead glue to 'the girl with the pearl earring'.

The theme for the month of September was: Heros. The lovely Laura Zato Clemons sent me the ATCs below. Aren't they beautiful? You can see the two I sent to Laura here.

So, as you can see (especially if you've been following me for a while), I have a wonderful collection of ATCs. I just need a way to display them all in my studio. Any ideas?

I hope this post finds you well.
Kyles =D

ATCs and my Life Book Box

2011-11-02T15:59:00.000+11:00

Here is a sneak peak at a few ATCs I've been working on.

Here are the ATCs I made for last months swap over at Willowing.ning.com.

Here is the two I received today from Gretchen Schroeder. They are so cute.

And here is a sneak peak at my Life Book box that I'm creating, to store the artwork in that I create over the course.

Best Wishes,

Kyles =D

Printmaking Class Work.

2011-10-31T10:18:00.000+11:00

This is just a little something I was playing around with in my Printmaking class. This print was made using my hand carved vinyl plate and water soluble ink. After printing I coloured it in with pencils and markers. This was a practice before printing on good paper with oil based ink.

***Linda (Serendipity), this post is for you =D***

In other news:

You can now find me on Pinterest. And yes it is addictive.

You can still enroll in Life Book, the year long mixed media course that I will be guest teaching in.

Click here for more details.

Hope you're having a wonderful day.
Kyles =D

And the winner of my Life Book Giveaway is.............

2011-10-19T10:15:00.000+11:00

Thank you all very much for entering my Life Book Giveaway.

In total I received 58 entrants into this Awesome Giveaway.

I went through each and every comment to see which bloggers needed to have duplicate entries, due to promoting elsewhere. I had 2 entrants who emailed me to enter and another 2 who commented on my Facebook page, letting me know they promoted on facebook.

Here is a recap of the prize on offer:

A place in the year long mixed media course, Life Book.

You will receive a whole year of amazing artistic growth, art creating, personal development, joy, fun, laughter, friendship, art community, painting, painting, painting, mixed media, gluing, collaging, cutting, sticking things on, drawing, having crazy awesome fun!

And by the end of it, you'll have a beautifully bound journal (or Life Book) with gorgeous art that will have captured your special journey in 2012!

With the help of my trusty assistant (my son James).

Drum roll please........................No. 29. ***looking over my list****

And the Winner is: Kate.
Why not go over to Kate's blog to congratulate her.

Congratulations Kate. You are going to loooove this course.

Thank you to everyone who participate in my giveaway, particularly those of you who promoted it.

For those of you who missed out, but would love to enrol:
Click here to view more details

Best wishes,

Kyles =D

My Interview & A purchase from Juliette Crane.

2011-10-13T17:17:00.000+11:00

The lovely Deborah, from Scat N Style, has featured me and my artwork on her blog. You can read my interview here. Wow! Can you believe it? The universe is so good to me at the moment. I must have done something right, somewhere along the line.

Deborah is a Jazz singer who's blog is dedicated to music and art appreciation. There are many interesting interviews on her blog, so grab a coffee and read through a few on them, maybe even mine.

You can find her on facebook also, where she mentions my interview.

Don't forget it's not too late to enter my Life Book Giveaway, if you haven't already done so.

I have another secret....................and yes, it is as awesome as the last...........stay tuned for this one.

I hope life is treating you well.

Kyles =D

Just thought I'd show you what arrived in my mailbox.

How beautiful is this. I brought this from fellow Life Book teacher, Juliette Crane. She has a beautiful selection of prints and original artworks in her shop. You can view her post on this and two other gorgeous journals here. She didn't have them long, as they sold like hot cakes. I was one of the lucky buyers and LOVE it.

Life Book Giveaway - Spread the Word

2011-10-11T16:31:00.002+11:00

As one of the teachers on the up and coming course, Life Book, it is my privileged to be able to give away one spot to this year long mixed media extravaganza.

To enter this HUMUNGOUS giveaway all you need to do is click through the link here:

"I would so LOVE to do this course"

and then come back and leave me a comment. Tell me what you would like to learn from me and if there is a particular style of mine you would like to know more about.

For a second entry, please be a darling and promote this post, either on your blog, facebook, twitter, a billboard on the roof of your house, sign writing in the sky, screaming it from the top of a mountain peak, etc, whatever is easiest for you.

(please only comment once, but make sure you let me know each place you promoted for additional entries.)

I am still making decisions regarding the content of my contributing workshop, so your feedback would be greatly appreciated.

Entries close Tuesday 18th October.

Good luck.

Kyles =D

Life Book - I am teaching with Tam. Giveaway coming.

2011-10-11T00:33:00.000+11:00

So much for the suspense. I just can't contain my excitement any longer. Drum roll if you please...............

I am one of the teachers of Life Book. Yep. You heard that correctly. (High fives all around)

Life Book is year long mixed media course, created by the talented and wonderful
Tam "Willowing" Laporte over on her ning site.

"Life Book, a celebration and honouring of YOU”

I will be joining Tam and at least 14 incredible art teachers, who are all gearing up to share their mixed media techniques, tips and tricks with YOU, on this Awesome course. Themed around self-development and healing, you'll be creating a minimum of 2 loose mixed media art journal pages per month (through a minimum of 2 lessons a month) which by the end of the year you will bind into a glorious journal (a Life Book)! You get a minimum of 26 spectacular mixed media lessons (videos & PDFs) plus loads of extras for less than $100. How cheap is that. And if that hasn't blown your socks off, on signing up you get to choose one of Tam's other online courses, at no extra cost. (I should be hearing the words 'WOW!' by now) So please click the link below, so Tam knows I sent you.

Click here to view more details

I will be having a giveaway in the next few days, so keep an eye out for that.
Till then,
Kyles =D
(dancing around the room)

I have a HUGE secret......and a GIVEAWAY.

2011-10-10T10:33:00.000+11:00

Yes I do have a Humungous, Gigantic, Enormous Secret. I am so, so, soooooooo excited, I want to scream it to the moon.............unfortunately it is a secret, so I can't tell you....... not just yet, anyway.

I also have a GIVEAWAY coming up that you wont want to miss. If you haven't subscribed to my blog via email, you may want to do that now, as to not miss out on my next post. You wont be disappointment.

I'll leave you with this eye candy. I printed out some of my digital ATC sheets for a future project. Don't they look great. You can view them all here at Blissfully Digital.

Mail Art for Me

2011-09-30T10:30:00.000+10:00

Look what arrived in my mailbox today. Woo Hoo!!! I brought these ATCs/ACEOs from whimsical Artist Megan K. Suarez. I have been following Megan for a while now and could no longer resist the urge to purchase some of her work. I love them and thought I would share them with you all. What do you think?

You can find Megan and her beautiful work at the following places:

Do yourself a favor and pay Megan a visit. You will be glad you did.

Wishing you a creative day,

Kyles =D

Win A Spot In The Virtual Indie Craft Fair

2011-09-24T11:50:00.001+10:00

This November, IndieBizChicks and IndiePublic are partnering to bring you

The Virtual Indie Craft Fair.

Chrissie is going to be giving away (1) vendor spot.

As a vendor, you will receive over $400 worth of advertising. You will receive a 125×125 ad on the sidebars of IndieBizChicks and CleverChicks, a featured blog post on IndieBizChicks, a featured ad spot on IndiePublic, a press release that Chrisse will write and distribute for you, and more! Chrissie will also be doing a daily giveaway of a $10 gift card on each featured vendor blog post. This will insure you get the maximum amount of traffic to your featured blog post – allowing you to show off your product to holiday shoppers!

You can see all the details here.

The price of a vendor spot is $99 – but you can win one for free!

To enter this Giveaway visit Chrissie at indiebizchicks.

Good luck =D

What Super Hero Are You?

2011-09-18T22:07:00.001+10:00

Angel Super Hero, a photo by Blissful Pumpkin on Flickr.

Just something I created for a local exhibition here in my home town of Horsham (Victoria, Australia). The theme was 'Heros' and the only guideline was that it had to be postcard size.
I hope you like it. She was fun to create.

Speaking of 'Heros', the theme for the September ATC Swap over at Willowing.ning.com was........ you guessed it, Heros. Here are my entries, which are now on there way to their new owner and swap partner, Laura Zato Clemons.

I hope this blog finds you well. By the way, if you were a super hero and could only have one power what would it be? What would you call yourself and why?

Kyles =D

It's Official. 'Supplies Me' Workshop has started.

2011-09-07T11:11:00.003+10:00

Yes it is official. Today I started Jane Davenport's work shop. I have just viewed the introduction week videos and am SUPER EXCITED. Whoo Hoo!!!!!

It's not to late to join Jane's new workshop, 'Supplies Me'. If you haven't signed up, then you are missing out.................Big Time. =(

There are so many wonderful ladies already signed up. I can feel it in my bones. This is going to be one AWESOME adventure.

"It’s for anyone who has bought lovely art supplies and hardly used them.

It’s for anyone who loves drawing pretty faces ( or wants to learn how!).

It’s for anyone who needs a break from the craziness of the world.

…wait a minute…it IS all about me!

But hopefully it is all about you too, and you will take that leap of creative courage and join me in my brand new School!" -Jane Davenport

So what are you waiting for. Join me and many other creatives in this SUPER EXCITING creative journey with Bubbly Jane Davenport. Bring it on!

I hope to see you there.

Kyles =D

Lady Bug Journal Page. Jane Davenport Inspired. =)

2011-08-31T13:15:00.001+10:00

Lady Bug Journal Page

My first journal entry in my new beautiful journal that I brought from Jane Davenport, during a recent visit to her gorgeous store 'The Institute of Cute'.
Obviously inspired by Jane's store and her love for cute lady bugs.

Speaking of Jane, she has a new online workshop 'Supplies Me'.

Supplies Me is an online workshop about art supplies with an emphasis on use in visual/art Journals. Jane has designed a program of intensive (not scary!) drawing lessons, to truly understand and unlock the potential of your art supplies and journal. The focus in this workshop is on faces and the figure. So as you are experimenting with using your art supplies in different ways, you will also be learning the basic structure of the feminine face and how to shade, colour and render it. Jane will also share her fashion illustration experience and get you drawing the female figure with ease.

So if this sounds as good to you as it does to me, you may sign up here.

No, I am not an affiliate, I just love her work. =D

As usual, your feedback is most welcome. Prints will be available from my store shortly.

More Modigliani inspired Girls

2011-08-23T13:48:00.001+10:00

Modigliani inspired - Fran

Modigliani inspired - April

Mogdalini inspired - Tina

My Modigliani inspired Girls

2011-08-22T16:09:00.001+10:00

Modigliani inspired - Alice (Original SOLD)

Modigliani inspired - Red

Modigliani inspired - Martina

I have more of these Modigliani girls, but I will show you in the next post. I will be putting these originals in my store. You can find them at Blissful Pumpkin Etsy Store

As always, you feedback is welcome and appreciated.

Kyles =D

Inspired by Mogdalini

2011-08-21T14:32:00.001+10:00

Inspired by artist Amedeo Modigliani.

The theme for August's ATC swap over at Willowing.ning.com was 'Inspired by famous paintings'. These are my two contributions, which now belong to Beth Gould. You can find her blog at Dreaming about Tomorrow.

I'd love to hear what you think.

After I created these two ladies, I was still feeling pretty inspired by Modigliani's artwork, so I created several of my own girls. Stay tuned, as I will include them in an upcoming post.

Kyles =D

My happy little work of art

2011-08-12T10:28:00.002+10:00

My birthday girl. Inspired by the gorgeous girls that Diane Duda creates. I hope you like it.

Kyles =D

You are exactly where you are meant to be

2011-08-11T13:56:00.002+10:00

Exactly where you are meant to be , a photo by Blissful Pumpkin on Flickr.

I've always liked to think that this is true, 'You are exactly where you are meant to be'. I created this a few weeks ago now, maybe even a month ago, as I've always liked this saying. I had planned to post it a couple of weeks ago and didn't get around to it.

I experienced a death in my family last week, when my dear Aunty passed away, which I'm trying so desperately to keep out of my mind. In reference to what has happened over the past week, I am not as satisfied with my work, as the words just don't ring as true to me now. How can my Aunty be where she is supposed to be??????

I corrected my mistake on my mixed media ATC.

2011-07-31T16:13:00.004+10:00

ATC Dreams 1, a photo by Blissful Pumpkin on Flickr.

I thought I'd share with you my corrected ATC from an ATC Swap on Willowing.ning.com. I triple checked the spelling this time. he he he

What a BIG mistake? Can you spot it?

2011-07-26T16:32:00.003+10:00

These two ATC's were created for the July ATC Swap on willowing.ning.com for Anette Husum. This month's theme was 'Dreams'.

It wasn't until I scanned them into my computer that I noticed my HUGE mistake.Woops! I can't believe I never noticed it until now.

So Annette, if you read this, I will be sending you another ATC to replace my dodgy one.

I'm so glad I can laugh at myself.

Can you see my mistake? Has this ever happened to you? I'm so glad this was only an ATC and not a large painting.

I went to see amazing artist Jane Davenport

2011-07-22T14:11:00.002+10:00

Last week I finally got the chance to visit Jane Davenport's 'The Institute of Cute', located in the beautiful Bryon Bay. We were on our way back from visiting family in Queensland, and I convinced my husband to alter our planned route back to Melbourne so that I could stop at Jane's gorgeous store. Ever since I discovered Jane's blog I have wanted to visit her super cute.

Unfortunately I did not get to meet the lovely Jane herself. However when I arrived, I was greeted by the wonderful Fiona, who was working there at the time. Talk about great customer service. What a gem she is. She seemed just as excited about Jane's store and its gorgeous items as I was. If it wasn't for my husband and kids, that were waiting for me patiently, I would have definitely spent longer there.

I ended up buying a beautiful A4 hardbound journal, an Aquah brush pen, an Acylic paint dabber and a blending pencil. As you can see from the above photo, the cute lady bug bag I'm holding was a free gift with my purchases. I love it. There were so many more things I wanted, but I thought I'd save the rest to buy from Jane's online store. I have my eye on some of the items pictured below, as well as some more of the art supplies, obviously =D.

I walked out of this store with the biggest smile on my face. This visit to Jane's awesome store was the highlight of my holiday for sure.

You can find Jane at the following places:

The Institute of Cute

Special thanks to Jane and Fiona. =D
If you would like to learn more about Jane and her artwork, Jane was interviewed by Tam Laporte (Willowing) on Tam's fabulous Ning site Willowing.ning.com. You can read the interview here.

New Items in 'Blissfully Digital' My Digital Store

2011-06-27T16:43:00.002+10:00

I've listed many new items in my digital store, 'Blissfully Digital'. Thought I'd show off a few. My favorite are the printable ATC Backs. I thought I might print them onto stickers and sticking to the back of my ATCs, otherwise I'll just glue them on after printing on normal paper.

I haven't added many more items to my art sore yet, but hope to when I have the time. You can have a peek here.

Summer ATC's for Willowing Swap

2011-06-20T16:43:00.004+10:00

My ATC's for Louise on Willowing.ning.com's June 2011 ATC SWAP.

The theme for this month was 'Summer Song' I'm really into adding text into artwork at the moment and have a few pieces that I'm working on, using text.

As always, your feedback is appreciated.