Splashing Through Life - Art by Patricia Henderson

  I have been having lots of fun in my very cheap sketchbook that I bought a few months ago. I think I said a few posts back that I was going to start a new sketchbook and make it myself. Well, I did make one, but I've decided to use it for special projects like Sketchbook Revival or something similar.  I got this book at Walmart and I think it's supposed to be used for pencil sketching or writing. But I decided it was something I could use to play in and not worry about ruining something.  I've been doing very, very quick mixed media abstracts on the left page (a lot of collage involved) and on the right page I do something completely different, but using similar colours. Last night, I was laying in bed and thought, "It's been so long since I have done any sketching!" And it's been quite a while since I've sketched a bird. A few years ago, mostly during COVID, I painted and/or collaged 100 birds. I guess I was a bit birded-out after that!  I also have...

 I recently saw one of my older collages on Pinterest. It was a piece that I had previously put on FineArtAmerica to be sold as a print. I have taken down my Fine Art America site as I never really made much money from it.  I thought it must have been pinned while it was still up on FAA, but when I clicked the link, it took me to an online jigsaw puzzle site. And the picture had the Fine Art America watermark on it! Not the first time someone did a screenshot from there and used one of my images. So frustrating. I'm glad I'm no longer part of that site. I have had to send proof that this is my art. I no longer have an actual website so have sent some links to my Facebook page. I used to do reverse images of my art, but it would take a long time to search for copyright infringement that way, unless someone else has a quicker way to do it! Anyway, that's what greeted me in my email this morning.