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Saturday, March 31, 2018

"Postage Stamp People - Sinatra" - Postcard

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This week's Sunday Postcard Art challenge was "Postage Stamp People."

I used a stamp of Frank Sinatra and made a whimsical "fly me to the moon" theme around him.

I created this using GIMP 2.8.22.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

Featured in the weekly sampler.

On an unrelated news note, Connecticut is within the predicted possible crash location for China's Tiangong-1 space station, which "will come crashing back to Earth on April 1 (Easter) at 12:15 p.m. EDT (1615 GMT), give or take 9 hours." The latest re-entry predictions can be seen here. Tiangong-1's current location can be seen here. Its current location can also be seen on this satellite tracker site by clicking on the Tiangong 1 button.

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

"Vintage Chamois Jackets Ad" - Postcard

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I made a vintage chamois jackets ad theme piece.

I created this using GIMP 2.8.22.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

"Happy Birthday" - Postcard

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I made a birthday flowers theme piece.

I created this using GIMP 2.8.22.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

Saturday, March 24, 2018

"Sewing" - Postcard

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This week's Sunday Postcard Art challenge was "Sewing (with a dress form included)."

I'm not sure if this is a true dress form that I used, but this is what I made. The background text is from a sewing instruction book.

I created this using GIMP 2.8.22.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

Thursday, March 22, 2018

Fragment - Week 12 - The Book of Days

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The week12 theme for my Book of Days was Fragment.

I created this using GIMP 2.8.22.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

The master index for all of my entries is here.

Tuesday, March 20, 2018

Envelope 6" x 4" Rhinoceros - Photograph

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This week's Sunday Postcard Art challenge was "Envelope."

This is my second entry for the week.

I made an envelope template for a 6" x 4" size envelope, then created a rhinoceros theme on it. I have always loved rhinoceros, and was saddened to read a news article today that said Sudan, the last living male northern white rhino, had died. Now only two females remain alive. The species will go extinct because of mankind. In some ways, I think mankind is analogous to being cancer on our planet: we kill to the point of extinction healthy animals and plants similar to the way cancer cells multiply and kill healthy tissue and organs within our own bodies. Neither action is done for a beneficial reason.

I created this using GIMP 2.8.22.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

Saturday, March 17, 2018

"Art Envelope 1" - Postcard

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This week's Sunday Postcard Art challenge was "Envelope."

I used the red ball flower envelope in this art envelope tutorial as my inspiration piece.

I created this using GIMP 2.8.22.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

"Saint Patrick's Day Greetings" - Postcard

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I made a Saint Patrick's Day theme piece.

I created this using GIMP 2.8.22.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

Friday, March 16, 2018

Shapes - Week 11 - The Book of Days

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The week11 theme for my Book of Days was Shapes.

I created this using GIMP 2.8.22.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

The master index for all of my entries is here.

Envelope - Week 10 - The Book of Days

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The week10 theme for my Book of Days was Envelope.

I created this using GIMP 2.8.22.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

The master index for all of my entries is here.

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

"Random Heart Art" - Postcard

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I made an art piece with random hearts and flowers in it.

I created this using GIMP 2.8.22.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

Saturday, March 10, 2018

"Sisters are Forever" - Postcard

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This week's Sunday Postcard Art challenge was "Sisters."

I have two sisters, so we are three. The bonds between all of my siblings and me remain close through the passage of time.

I created this using GIMP 2.8.22.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

Month of March - The Book of Days

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I created a Spring / Saint Patrick's Day theme art journal page for the Month of March page for the weekly planner/journal that I'm using for my Book of Days.

I created this using GIMP 2.8.22.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

The master index for all of my entries is here.

Large Flowers - Week 09 - The Book of Days

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The week09 theme for my Book of Days was Large Flowers.

I created this using GIMP 2.8.22.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

The master index for all of my entries is here.

Watercolor - Week 08 - The Book of Days

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The week08 theme for my Book of Days was Watercolor.

I created this using GIMP 2.8.22.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

The master index for all of my entries is here.