White with one magenta

I love the concept of the http://whitewith1.blogspot.ca/ challenge

to pair the purity and simplicity of white with one other color

I have joined this challenge several times and

won a Guest designer spot in September for my June layout.

For August (current month)

the challenge color is magenta

it's a very difficult color to pin down

so I did the best I could

I actually used one of my oil pastels that was labeled "magenta"

for working on the painted flowers and the edge of the paper.

the other elements were things I thought were a good match

hope you like it

and just wait till you see my creation for next month

it's still in the percolating stage but I am pretty sure of where it's going

thanks for stopping by

ttfn

he held her like a seashell

I loved the color inspiration for the July-August

http://wordspaintery.blogspot.se/

challenge - see the swatch above

and the seashell story inspiration

so I went with that idea

the canvas has multiple layers of gesso and paints

the heart is canvas onto which I glued

shells, coral, and buttons

the rest is a mix of this and that of elements

that seemed to want to be part of this layout

Since I last posted

a new month has begun

and I have started working on an online

drawing and painting class with Kate Thompson

on Jeanne Oliver's website

the class is Children of the Wild

I have been practicing painting animals

and really enjoying the class

you'll be seeing more from it soon

thanks for stopping by

ttfn