This summer I have been painting a lot...

I took a class by lovely Jenny Grant but she was the host when I

 was in Stockholm last summer taking Tracy Verdugo´s class Paint Mojo. 

Jenny´s class was on Life Book, a year long class with

 new teacher every week and a lot of 

new method to learn in every class.

I wanted to use brighter colours and I did 

add a little gold on the Mandalas.

I like them but I feel like I´m not finished yet, 

have to add a little here and there..

Have a great week

Namaste

Done.... with my painting....

Im so happy with this one. Love how it turned out.

The pattern in the background, the colour of her hair, the Mandala and her hands... 

I love everything about her..

What do you think..

Have a great sunny day

Namaste

Still working on this one..

As you know I did not like the colours and the face in my painting

 so I did paint over and changed the colours in my Mandala.

Yes, I changed the face, the colour of the Mandala and did add another hand...

Still a work to do, give the new hand a colour and 
work a little bit on the background :)

Have a beautiful Wednesday.

Namaste

Did not like the colour in my Mandala..

I did make this beautiful Mandala but did not like the colours..

And I did not like this pretty face... 

So I painted over with Gesso and started paint the Mandala in new colours..

And I did paint a new face, more like my face..

with the big nose and my kind of eyes..

Here Im in my sofa corner with my painting and some paint.. 

 I did add some black colour around my girl and Mandala, 

now I have to start with the background and girl..

I love my Mandala now, I love my girl now... I hope I dont have to paint over again... 

Have a wonderful day

We have the sun in Iceland now.... and I hope we are going to keep it for some time :)

Namaste

Painting in the sun

Yesterday we had a beautiful weather in Iceland so

I took my canvas out and did a little painting in the sun.

Just if we could get more sunny days here, today it is cold and no sun.. so Im painting inside..

 I was playing with ink, stencils and paint..

Not sure about the outcome, I'm not finished yet.

The ink did dry fast in the sun.

Played a little with hot and cold colours.

Drawing a girl.

Adding outlines to my Mandala girl.

Have a nice week

Namaste

I did paint a painting that I was happy with :)

I had to give last Life Book class another try, not happy with the first one I made.

So I started making background with my ink.

Then it was to draw a Mandala, that was easy as I love Mandala making.

After the Mandala was ready painted I did start with the girl holding the Mandala.

Then it was to paint and use some pens for the outline. Some ink here and there.

Litle paint here and there, some more lines and little paint on the Mandala.

Dont you think she is ok? I think so, happy with the colours and happy with the Mandala. The face is ok but the hands are still to small.. Have to practice on hands :)

Have a great Sunday

Namaste

New painting for Life Book

Last weekend I made a new painting for Life Book 2016. 

The teacher was Renata Loree and I just have to say that I loved her class.

We did start by drawing a Mandala then we drew the girl like around the Mandala.

I wanted my Mandala to be visible but some did paint over most of the Mandalas.

I was not to happy with my painting, didn't like the girls face, know I can make a beautiful face.

The hands were too small and so on... 

But after watching my painting I started liking it more and more so I decided to post a photo of it. 

Im making a new one, this time Im going to do the girl more my style..

Have a beautiful weekend

Namaste

Now I have made a little video of my journey making 100 Mandalas in 100 days.

Go to the link bellow if you want to watch.

My 100 Mandalas  

Hope you like what you see.

Have a great day

Namaste

Im back with a new Laptop :)

Mandala 19/100

Finally I bought a new lapptop....

My old did not want to work anymore so..

Now I can start blogging again..

I have been very busy making Mandalas, one every day for 100 days.

Now I have only 17 more to make.. :)

Time is flying, 100 days sinch my birthday but then I made the first one.

I was going to blog about my Mandalas every day but as I did not have my computer I was not able to.. So after 17 days im going to make a video with all of them together and post here :)

As I told you before then Im taking Life Book 2016.

One of the teachers is ... and I made these fiveminute flover painting after watching her class video.

Usually I dont like to paint flowers but after this class Im more interested in painting them.

Have a wonderful day all of you

Namaste

I borrowed a computer so now I can make a new post :)

Finally I can write a litle post.

My computer broke down so I have been unable to write and add photos to my blog.

Today I have a computer so Im going to write a little.

Last time I wrote about my Mandala project.

Making one Mandala every day for 100 days.

I was about to give up when I had make 10 but I always made one more and one more and today Im making Mandala nr. 66 I think.. on the 66th day from new years day..

I love making Mandala, I love to draw and I love to paint Mandala. 

Now I have made few on canvas and I think they all look beautiful.

Those two paintings I made for an exhibition started today in Reykjavík. I think we are about 40 having painting there together. All very different.

I did not go for the opening, was busy at home painting. 

Ill go some day. 

I love to paint big. I thought I was finished with this one ready in frame but I saw a have forgotten to paint the nose for animal.... Have to try to make a nose without spoiling the painting :)

More Mandalas

Now I have made some more Mandalas, one every day and many more to do..

Day 8

Day 9

Day10

Day 11

Day 12

Day 13

Day 14

Day 15

Hope you like my Mandalas, I love making them

Going to make 100 in 100 days

Have a great day

Namaste

My first week of Mandala making..

Now I have made seven Mandalas of one hundred.

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5

Day 6

Day 7

What is Mandala? Mandala is a Sanskrit word that loosely translates to mean “circle” or “center.” (center of the world)

I love making Mandala, love to see how different they are though I start from the same point every time.

My first week was black and white Mandalas, I might make next week in color..
Hope you enjoy following me on my Mandala journey

Have a wonderful day

Namaste

Happy New Year to all of you :)

Hello, happy new year to all of you.

To day is January the first, my birthday :)

To day is an very important day for me.

To day Life Book 2016 begins and Im going to be there.

To day I did draw the first Mandalas of one hundred Mandalas.. 

Wish me luck... one Mandala every day for 100 days..

At least Im going to try..

Have a wonderful day

Namaste

New Mandala..

Last week I learned to make a new Mandala.

I thought it was a very difficult one but soon found out it was very easy to make.

I love my Mandalas black and white but I always color them at the end.

This Mandala is a Gratitude Mandala.

In every leaf I was supposed to write something I was grateful for but I did start 

to write verbs I love. Then I did fill it up with gratitude words.

Kind of like it with colors.. 

Have a nice week

Namaste

I love to draw Mandala...

I love to draw Mandala. Find it so relaxing to sit and draw.

It is so amazing how you can draw many Mandalas and they never look alike. 

I have been teaching my students to draw Mandala and I love to see how beautiful their Mandalas turn out.

This Mandala I did draw for a special project but decided to make another that I cant post a photo of yet. I spent a long time deciding if to color or not. I always end up coloring but after I always think I should have left it black and white.

What do you think, black and white or colored.

Have a wonderful week

Namaste

I love to draw Mandalas

I have been drawing few Mandalas for the last days.

I find it so relaxing to sit in my sofa corner and draw a Mandala starting with one point.

I love to see how different my Mandalas  are

and how different they look after little coloring.

I bought me two new colors last week that are perfect for  coloring Mandalas.

Winsor & Newton watercolors marker is the brand.

I also love making black and white Mandalas

Here I only used pencil,

little pencil here and there and there is a beautiful Mandala.

Have a beautiful day

Namaste