Playing with distress inks....

  

I got some distress ink stamp pads on the weekend, and have been experimenting with them in my journal.  The results weren't so good,  it's probably the wrong type of paper for it....& too thin. Here is my first distressed background, with a little bird that I drew with India ink, and also added some acrylic.  I will add some bamboo for him to perch on.    I'm having fun in my new art studio!

A Place For Art

I've had this drafting table  that I'd bought on Craigslist in the living room for a couple of years now. But, because there wasn't enough light, or any privacy, it was only used for putting things on. I decided to move it to this corner in one of my birdroom/bedrooms, where there is plenty of light both from the window, and a shop light I have hanging in there with full spectrum lighting.
So now I have a studio....I have to share it with 5 of my birds though, but I'm loving it already!
I started my first project already, a great design I have for cute little yin-yang parrots that I want to paint on a wood circle plaque.

Drawing from imagination.