Monsoon Season in Indiana

Painting on a magazine image

Just a pile of Gracie fur after Meranda brushed her, because Gracie won't allow Mom to do it

Trying to do complicated backgrounds first

Eye glass stencil from Gulfsprite

Started as a clean off your brush page

Tissue paper, then a glaze of craft paint for background

Pencils, markers, paint

My goal is for a detailed background that makes you look twice

Dog park about a week ago. Can we say rain?

acrylic paint over pencils on the girl

I was in a mood....

I had saved this image from a fashion magazine forever, and decided to finally use it.

My older cone flower plant

New cone flowers from this year. WTH???

Having issues again with Blogger. Just roll with me, okay? 

I haven't been art journaling as much as I would like to, mainly because of yard work, dogs, yard work, and health issues again. Yes, once again, I have screwed up my body. So today I have a helpful tip on what not to do when cleaning the house. DO NOT WEAR ISOTONER BALLET SLIPPERS ON A WET FLOOR! Got that? They have leather bottoms. Plus, the slippers are old and the bottoms really slick. Want to hear this story? You got it.

I had cleaned the house, and the last thing I do is mop the floors after getting all of the dog hair up. The hallway was wet, I was carrying the bucket full of ammonia water to the hall bathroom to dump it. My left foot slipped forward, extending my left leg straight out, and my right leg went back, folding under my body as I dumped the bucket all over me and the hallway. I had just, a few days before, been to the doctor to have the right knee X-rayed. Severe arthritis.

You can't try to stand in standing water on top of a laminate floor. I butt walked to my bedroom, got up on my knees and crawled to the bed to pull myself up. Then started the cleanup which included another shower. I had ammonia water all over my head, running down my body, plus had sat in it. The doctor had given me a script for arthritis meds, and between that and the ice machine from my hip surgery, I was able to walk by the next day. My PT starts today.....

I really am a hazard to myself.....Have a good one. Linda