Some of My Sketches, Paintings, Linocut Prints – from Home.

*This is a page from my handmade book, “Mother as Writer”. I painted some watercolour washes over a print of my pencil drawing. I think the face is a bit too pink.

The works below are on view in various places at home. I did most of them during the busy years, of bringing up a family. Some sketches live on a special part of a wall, in a room where I have a desk and filing cabinet, among other things… There are a few illustrations from my small hand made books – which are formed from some of my longish poems. Some I managed, quite a few years back, (amid a household of boisterous boys) to complete and sell locally. Some pics were used on cards that I made. I still enjoy making cards.

The two paintings (acrylic) are large works for me; over A3 size, and hang in the back loungeroom. Happy memories of when we lived on our (Aussie) bush block. We still own these few hundred acres, (sold some) but as our family grew, we moved into our little local town – ah, electricity again! *To enlarge them all, please tap on an image.

Small artworks — This is a colour copy of watercolours on paper, that I would cut out, then glue onto black paper pages, for my little book, “Thank you God”.

An illustration — Some rough idea sketches, …illustrations for my little book/poem called “Corners”.

A sketch — An idea for a front cover, of my book/poem, “Mess”. A photocopy – which I’d then add watercolour to. So busy living the tale in this poem/book..it’s still to be completed!

Linocut print of a pregnant woman — I called this linocut, of a pregnant woman “Ripe”. A condition, I was in a lot over a long span of years! The pear, in the front seemed a suitable accompaniment.

Painting of bush and a house — An Acrylic painting, our “little house on the prairie” as I called it. Built by my husband, a temporary small cabin to live in. However, for many good reasons, we ended up moving into our local town.

Landscape painting — An acrylic painting, another scene of our land, we used to live on, we now just visit. 🙂

My blog is as much about sharing, and hopefully encouraging others in their creative pursuits, (and visa versa) as it is about me keeping an online record – a sort of journal. Which, in one way or another I’ve done so over the years: on paper, or scraps of paper – sometimes on the back of the kid’s school newsletters, and envelopes! *To enlarge them all, please tap on an image.

Drawing of washing — Washing over a clotheshorse, was a common sight… I wrote a poem about it – somewhere. Will unbury it! Oil pastel resist method.

A linocut of leaves — A linocut print, with added watercolours.

Picture of baby — I made the broach bases from “fimo”, glued on my photocopied drawings, and then added watercolour, and an acrylic glaze…many years ago.

When the day comes to turn my blog into a (paper) book (not a purchasable one, though maybe some of it may polish up for that!) I do want these snippets included. Who knows, my blog book may turn into an odd kind of family heirloom, and I don’t want these important parts of it left out. This outing should also quiet the rumblings from the filing cabinet, which you can read about in my poem called, “Rough Draft Rumblings”, which is towards the bottom of this recent post. *To enlarge them all, please tap on an image.

More washing – used a oil pastel resist technique.

Lino print — I still like to use a bold line, as in this linocut print. Don’t do linocuts these days – but that may change.

Ink sketch — A photocopy, of one of my ink sketches…ideas for a book… Used to use my colour copier a lot, so handy.

I’ll share these types of snippets again; and more of my illustrated poems – haiku. Anyway, it’s back to the drawing board, iPad screen, or whatever…..when the kids were younger, it would more likely have been, back to the washing machine!

Thanks for visiting, and have a great weekend!

A P.S Note… Busy with lots of art projects… I’ll be back here late October (with my 100th post!). 🙂

4 thoughts on “Some of My Sketches, Paintings, Linocut Prints – from Home.”

Wendy L. Macdonald says:

September 17, 2016 at 1:40 am

Janette, thank you for a warm and wonderful post. Yes, you are inspiring—very inspiring. 🙂
Blessings on your weekend ~ Wendy

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1. Janetteartandwords says:
  
  September 17, 2016 at 2:11 pm
  
  Such encouraging words, thank you Wendy! And thank you for all your beautiful posts and pics, which always so inspire and encourage me. Blessings to you too. Enjoy your weekend. 🙂
  
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Minuscule Moments says:

September 17, 2016 at 7:25 am

Love love all of your work and how you can use many mediums, the ink koala is wonderful and looks like an gorgeous illustration for your picture book. Very talented thanks for the inspiration Janette and keep on creating. My kitchen table is my studio and my kids are in their teens so I create around the chaos that is life. Would be lost without my art. Have a great day.

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1. Janetteartandwords says:
  
  September 17, 2016 at 2:06 pm
  
  A lovely comment, thank you! My youngest is 19 – still plenty of comings and goings, even as they get older – which is great. 🙂 My kitchen table is also often my studio, along with a couple of little “stable” tables, (those ones, which are cushioned underneath) and easily perch on my lap.
  My little arty room, is really too little to work in… I do like to experiment with different mediums, with a soft spot for, ink line and wash, watercolours, pencils, water-soluble oil pastels… For that koala, I think I used black fine liner pen, which runs a bit when you add water, and perhaps a little, wash of black watercolour…hard to remember.
  Having fun lately, starting with works on paper, then finishing them in an art app – they print up well. Enjoyed having another look around your blog today – you do beautiful work; I think your daughter is talented, like her mother! Always a challenge, (but a good one) fitting our art in around family life – looks like you are managing exceedingly well. 🙂 Hope you also have a great day!
  
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