All Blog Posts Tagged 'watercolor' (119)

I don't celebrate Christmas, but it's a good time to connect with the season of good cheer, goodwill, thoughts for a peaceful world, and so I'm getting ready with some Mail Art.

Envelope art for the postmen and women to enjoy, too.

Richard Baudet sent a beautifully written address and recycled the Greek stamp

but added a French stamp to arrive just fine:…

Elegant tree painting on the envelope, for Guido,

and another watercolor painting on the card inside,…

Just as I mailed off a small watercolor painting to Bill, this beauty arrived!

It is fluid and lovely...with nature...trees,…

This lovely envelope was waiting in the mailbox as I returned to Greece.

And inside, another watercolor art piece by Bill Porter:…

Another beauty of a card has arrived in Greece from Bill. This is titled: "Russian Sage No.2"

He has inspired me to pull out my watercolors and brushes, too.

The envelope has a most delicate, almost Japanese, detail.…

Three letters today! Lucky me.

From Fleur I received this green envelope with a smaller origami envelope inside:

Inside the ornate envelope is this little ATC gem:

It's a snowy, handmade reindeer! What a perfect holiday greeting. Thanks…

I received some wonderful pieces of art and also some great glittery things to add to my collection:…

Sue Hobbs sent me some lovely pottery from South Africa, enclosed in a handmade envelope.

Really do love the unpredictable stitching on this very small two-pager: 

(And yes, two thumbs up for Rachel Carson.) Another great Nadine drawing/watercolor, along with missing camouflage birds (seen below on envelope), book note on back, and both sides of the envelope, not to be missed. The back of the envelope has a little something drawn by Nadine that makes my skin…

Great watercolor, David, and is she singing, laughing, or screaming? Whichever it is, two thumbs up. Maybe it's all three, so much the better.

The other side at first looked partly as though you were sending me a denim patch to wear with…

How did she know I need this? "Get yourself outside" and wonderful old doors that remind me of the happiest days of childhood, spent at my grandparents' house in upstate New York. Literally, a breath of fresh air for the mind. I don't get out enough now and think that Judith must be psychic.…

Opening Thom's envelope was a bit like opening a CARE package, filled with uplifting and unexpected things.  First, there was Thom's envelope itself, painted beautifully in watercolor:

It's lovelier in person because my Mac Image Capture does a rotten job with orange.  The starfish's markings are more a burnt orange on top with lighter and brighter orange underneath. …

Today arrived to my mail box another 3 pieces :) the first one is from Julie [O-Kami] (Florida-USA), the artwork she sent me is very colorful and is somekind of Zentangle with optical effects, its a watercolor with floral ink elements, a nice piece to received on the second day of Spring :)

Thanks…

First of all happy Spring and Ostara day to all Mail Artists and IUOMA members, this is the second mail art that i received today, this one is from Jenny England (Elanora Heights, New South Wales- Australia), its a simple but nice sketch with watercolor effect, this landscape its cool gift to received in this sunny day :)

Thanks Jenny…

David Stafford sent me this painting after a chance encounter in the chat room here. He asked me for suggestions on what to make for someone, whose name I cannot now remember. I tossed off the suggestion of a goat-headed woman holding a leashed cactus. Little did I know what was about to happen. I was surprised and delighted when this gem showed in my mail. Thank you David!…

I took some step-by-step photos of my painting/drawing process for Mailart piece #017. I thought I'd share them here.

I started with tracing paper over a photo. I knew I wanted three different colors: a pale brown, a darker brown, and blue for the sky. I drew the borderlines that would delineate each area.…

Received a beautiful hand painted piece from AS in California. Watercolor, ink and pencil complete this painting folded to large envelope size. When I opened my mailbox and saw this, I was oversome with the beauty and workmanship/ workwomanship. A nice piece…