Splashing Through Life - Art by Patricia Henderson

This one was a long time in the making, for various reasons, but I finished her today and she makes me smile! I've named her Henrietta, the "Little Red Hen". She's keeping an eye on things in the studio right now. She is collaged onto an 8 X 10 X 1.5" canvas and is ready to go in my Etsy shop! (Edit: SOLD!)

  The Enchanter 20X16" Currently not for sale. In the spring and summer I tend to spend more time outside of my studio and in the garden enjoying nature. That's why it's taken me quite a while to finish my latest paper collage piece I've titled The Enchanter. We think his eyes are quite mesmerizing, hence the title! This piece is going to live in our home for a while, but will eventually be up for sale. I'll be sure to let everyone know when that happens!

  Underpainting - ready to apply paper! You can see how the collage is also on all sides. No need for framing! Finished! Lollipop! and Candy is Dandy! (Licorice Allsorts) are heading out today to my collector in Washington state! What a fun commission, I enjoyed creating both candy collages so much! Thank you Erin F. for the opportunity.

Candy is Dandy! 6X6X1.5" paper collage   I have been commissioned to do a couple of small collages for a very nice lady in Spokane, Washington. She had seen some of my older pieces on Pinterest and contacted me! She wanted something in the theme of candy/sweets and has given me free rein as to what I chose to do. How awesome is that? I've just completed the first one and of course I gave myself a challenge. LOL These colourful Licorice Allsorts have A LOT of tiny pieces, considering the canvas is only 6" X 6". I like how it turned out though. The next one will be on a 10" X 10" canvas. Stay tuned to see what I decide to do!

Happy New Year, followers! It's that time of year again, when a lot of people make resolutions for the new year. I'm not really one to do that, but this year I do have one resolution: Create more art! (And I really should make one for posting in my blog more often too! Sorry about that.) I did have a pretty successful year at selling my artwork, with 15 pieces heading out across the U.S. and Canada! I also was commissioned to do a couple of interesting projects; one in paper collage and the other a watercolour. It was exciting to have three of my collages accepted into the Thames Art Gallery's biannual Eye 4 Art Exhibition in November. Even more thrilling was that one of my pieces, Galaxy, was sold! Above: Here I am with I'm All Ears, and Trickster Above: This piece, Galaxy, was sold. My goal this year is to build up my inventory, and to have fun along the way. When I'm not creating work to sell, I will be playing in my sketchbooks. I'm almost finished with one ...

I have a bunch of sketchbooks/art journals laying around that I had been sporadically working in. I get very excited every March when Karen Abend starts up Sketchbook Revival and I work away each day, discovering new ways to journal and sketch, and discovering wonderful artists, crafters and writers. But when March is over, I go back to only getting out my books just every once in a while. I've decided to change that and start a "Regular Art Journal Practice." That doesn't mean that I will be slavishly producing something wonderful every day. Some days I work at something quite intricate and intense, other days I will just cover a page with leftover paint from my palette! Other days I won't do anything at all. But it's not long before I get back into a sketchbook. I thought I'd share a few pages with you and how I came to make them. Many are inspired by prompts or demos by other artists that I admire, some come from books or prompt cards that I own. S...