In Like a Lion

Hi everyone.

March has not been a very spring like month so far here in New Hampshire. We've had cold, wind, and even a little bit of snow.  And after the snow we had just about a week ago, we need to go through the  melting process again, but this time with a few new inches on top of the old.

I have a spread for this March weather with some wind and then tea to warm you up, along with wishes for some early signs of spring.

I started by stamping these teapots. This is a new Dylusions set that I recently bought. I like the size of the teapots, and surprisingly I only have 1 very small teapot stamp but several tea cup stamps. I also like  how fun these teapots are. After stamping them,  I  colored them in.

I wanted something to represent the wind, so I used a water wave stencil and drew in the waves  with  watercolor markers around the teapots. When I was packing up part of my play space and moving things I came across a box of Farber-Castell watercolor markers that I have no recollection of buying. That in itself was unusual because I love trying out new media products when I get them. Somehow this box got put on top of a shelf where I couldn't see them (thanks to me being short), and so the good news is it was like getting a new toy.

I had to try them out now that I found them.

I  used a wet brush to spread out the colors from the wave lines onto the overall page. Those marker create wonderful bold color. In fact, the colors competed a bit too much with my teapots, so I sponged a bit of gesso with a paper towel here and there  and that muted them just enough.

I then drew some flowers growing out of the tea spouts. I also drew the bird, kites and the rain shoes as well as the hearts. I stamped the bowler hat and also used a stencil to make the rainbow. The umbrella is stamped but I drew in the rain drops. Finally, I used some letter stickers and added the quote. I didn't use the second part of the quote that said "and we shall have snow" because snow is not very spring like. (Even though its not unusual here to get it in early spring.)

I must say my muse is loving my new temporary workspace. I think it is because the woodstove is in the dining room, and I can stay toasty warm working.  Surprisingly the mess doesn't bother me much either, as long as I keep it off the table.  But good luck walking around the table. Smile.

Every time I sit down for a nice long art session I seem to have more piles on the floor.

I hope you like my page, and that the new month is treating you well so far.

Thanks for visiting.