Deborah Velásquez

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Art Every Day Seventeen • Leaves and Trees

Spent part of the day drawing trees and leaves. They make great motifs in design. Drawing is a very soothing exercise for me. Great process to begin a piece of work with and become engaged with the subject . I escape, relax and learn.
It is creative research.

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Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Art Every Day Sixteen • Celebrating Orange

The ever energetic, enthusiastic and exciting color orange. Named after the orange fruit. It draws attention and embraces you with warmth. Sociable, sensational, a sunset.

Fun, flamboyant and my favorite. I collected a few things to share.

What color is your orange?

saffron

sweet potato

tangerine

apricot

peach

terra cotta

rust

pumpkin

butternut squash

cantaloupe

marigold

yams

sun

tang

carrot

fire

goldfish

cheddar

There is no blue without yellow or orange-Van Gogh

My World Quote From the book, What Color is Your World by Bob Gill

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Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Art Every Day Fifteen • So Modern

©Velásquez

Having fun with circular shapes on paper.

Simple, Strong and Stylish.

©Velásquez

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Monday, November 14, 2011

Art Every Day Fourteen • Green Beauty

Green and always giving in it's beauty.

The three sisters are complete. I loved working on these. This is not the last of these.
I so want to paint more! Exploration of another color story and a change in size may be the way to go.

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Sunday, November 13, 2011

Art Every Day Thirteen • Blue Beauty

Majestic, Blue and Beautiful.

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Saturday, November 12, 2011

Art Every Day Twelve • Almost Done

Almost finished, she is also going to be a beauty. This blue is a favorite color of mine, and with the matte finish that you get with the gouache, absolutely delightful! I have one more flower to go, then the three sisters will be finished. Can't wait to show you.

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Friday, November 11, 2011

Word Path • Joy and Art Every Day Eleven

Everyone has a word path. One word leads to another.

Word Paths, a Friday feature showcasing possibilities in written words, creative process and artistic pieces.

My goal is to present three to five words or three to five lines.

I may go to seven words or seven lines but probably not often, only if needed.

I plan to work the Word Paths out artistically and process them to share with you here.

You can go here, to my first post on this project and see how it all started.

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Playing with color

The more I thought about the word joy another word came to mind, happiness. The words are like cousins when used in conversation. Joy is an emotion and happiness a quest. For me I have always felt that happiness lay more on the surface and is ever changing on many levels. Joy on the other hand settles in and stays deeply felt in your soul.
New art supplies always brings me happiness.
Making art, pure joy.
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Here is my word path for today

Happy Weekend • Open the Door Joy is Knocking• Enjoy the Language of Words

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Thursday, November 10, 2011

Art Everyday Day Ten • Orange Beauty

Orange echinacea, gouache on paper, 12 x 18

She is a beauty. Echinacea, tall and elegant like a dancing ballerina in the garden.

Working on three echinacea flower paintings. I was able to complete this one today.

When I finish the other two I will share them with you.

The paintings are a product of yesterday's flower sketches.

Thank you for stopping by.

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Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Art Everyday Day Nine • Flower Sketches

Echinacea flower studies.

I love to sketch with Sharpies or Micron pens, the ink flows nicely on paper.

Painting with a pen.

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Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Art Everyday Day Eight • Paris on My Mind

I just received a book called Paris Made by Hand by Australian stylist and photographer Pia Jane Bijkerk. This lovely gift was given to me this past Saturday, by one of my closest friends. Whenever we visit she always has a bag or box of "Deb" things.
I love her found elements of inspiration, it is always Christmas!

I started to look through the book today for inspiration and found over fifty Parisian shops celebrating the spirit of handmade traditions. Turn the pages you and walk through the shops of milliners, shoemakers, dressmakers and more. With each shop that is highlighted you will find their address, phone number, hours, Metro station and website if the shop has one.

Pia gives you a brief glossary of terms en français that I would like to share with you here:

Atelier: studio/workshop

Bricoler: to make/do/adjust/repair things with your hands(DIY)

Bricoleur: the person who enjoys bricoler

Brocantes: flea markets

Chineur: someone who finds antiques and old things

Créateur: designer

Fait main: made by hand

Mercerie: boutique selling sewing and craft supplies

I love the city of Paris and I love to make and create things by hand, this combination truly lights me up.
These Paris boards were inspired by the book.

It wouldn't be complete without Edith, The Little Sparrow

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Monday, November 7, 2011

Art Everyday Day Seven • Flower Series

More for the flower series. I had some left over paint, thought I would put it to good use.

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Sunday, November 6, 2011

Art Everyday Day Six

After some fun sketch time yesterday on butcher paper, I painted the flower in gouache on watercolor paper.
This will make a fun series with different color stories applied.

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Saturday, November 5, 2011

Art Everyday Day Five • Flower Gestures

Flower sketch warm ups on butcher paper.

Loving my gouache. Working towards final artwork for a flower series.

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Friday, November 4, 2011

Word Paths • Life and Art Every Day Four

Everyone has a word path. One word leads to another.

Word Paths, a Friday feature showcasing possibilities in written words, creative process and artistic pieces.

My goal is to present three to five words or three to five lines.

I may go to seven words or seven lines but probably not often, only if needed.

I plan to work the Word Paths out artistically and process them to share with you here.

You can go here, to my first post on this project and see how it all started.

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Here is my word path for today

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Happy Weekend • Enjoy the Now• Enjoy the Language of Words

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