Gloria J Zucaro's "The Unmasking"

Today I am sending a pastel that I just finished on over to the February challenge offered on Ria Hills' site called "Shoot and Paint".  Every month Ria and her artist buddy Pamela White Murphy post one of their photographs and invite you to paint them in your own style.  Here is my pastel of the challenge photo.

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It is on Canson Mi-Tientes Pastel Paper and is 16"H x 12"W.

I will be offering it next week for auction on the Daily Paintworks or you can email me with questions.

Gloria J Zucaro's "Sunset at Sea" Pastel

My pastel painting today is from a photo by Michael Yates.  He posted it in 2010 to Paint My Photo which is a copyright free site.  I painted this for the Daily Paintworks Challenge of the week.  The challenge was to paint with your non-dominant hand and was suggested by Christine Holzschuh.  I knew when I saw the challenge that I would try a landscape/ seascape.  I had recently had an email from a friend in Hawaii who is an artist on vacation from Illinois.  Lucky her!  We just had some ice, then a downpour of rain and thunder!  Anyway I didn't want to use her photo because she might get really mad at me!  My friend Corrine had told me about Paint My Photo.  I went to their gallery of photos and searched for "Hawaiian sunset".  Believe it or not this was the only one I found with that tag.  I was true to the challenge until the very end when I forgot one time and found myself changing to my right hand to get the mast drawn in as straight as I could.  I quickly switched back to my left hand.  Working with the opposite hand was not easy, and I have a stiff neck from holding my body in a different direction.  But other than that I found I could accommodate to it.  Maybe my brain grew a little? Ya think?!

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16"w x 12"H on Canson Mi-Tientes Pastel Paper.

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Gloria J Zucaro's "Auraknot & Bunzo Challenge"

Every Monday Laura Harms at "I am the diva" posts a new Zentangle challenge.  This weeks challenge is a duo tangle of Auraknot and Bunzo.  We have done each of these before, but not in concert.

I used strings that had the shape of hearts for Valentines' Day and did my tangle on a 4"H x 6"W greeting card.  I first did it in Black and White and then in watercolor with all the Bunzo areas in fushia and red.  The Auraknot areas stand out in their starkness.

  

I also made another thank you card.  This one for my neighbor who gave me, for Christmas, some delicious pretzels with white chocolate kisses melted inside and green and red M & M's on top.

                            

 

Gloria J Zucaro's "Glub, Glub"

Last week on Jennifer Mclean's "The Artist Playroom" we were to paint something with pairs.  I started this greeting card on Thursday with a wet watercolor wash.  I let it dry completely for two days because I had thoroughly wet both sides of the card.  On Saturday morning I had planned on finishing my entry into the challenge which ends at noon.  But "life" intervened and I did not get back to the design until Sunday.  As you can see, my "pairs" are two nosey goldfish and a pair of goggles   I did the design in black ink with a Sakura Micron pen # 01.  Then added Silks Acrylic Glaze for the other colors.  The two fish are highlighted with gold.  I finally sprayed the face of the card with Radiant Rain Shimmering Mist by LuminArte 

5"H x 7"W   Comes with envelope as a greeting card or may be framed in a 5 x 7 frame.

$6.00  To purchase go to  Daily Paintworks and PayPal

You can see the "sparkle on the photo below.

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Gloria J Zucaro's "Multi-Media Journal Page One"

Today I am showing you my first ever attempt at making a mixed media journal page for entry into "Fall Fearless and Fly".  I really had fun using ink, watercolor Silks Acrylic Glaze, Twinkling H2o's and colored pencil & paper, matte medium.etc!  My theme, one of three suggested was "Inventing the Future" 5, 10 and 15 years down the life road.

Check out the Fearless sight to see what other artists have done.

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Slanted to see more of the shimmer

 

Straight on to see the words more clearly.

Gloria J Zucaro's "By the Sea"

Original Ink Drawing with watercolor on 5"H x 7"W watercolor greeting card.

Comes with envelope.

SOLD

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This painting is based on the challenge for the month of June on the "Shoot and Paint" website. http://shootandpaint.blogspot.com/    Ria Hills and Pamela White Murphy are the hosts for the site which offers all artists the chance to express their own style by painting Ria's and Pamela's photograph.  Come join us!  And Happy Paint Party Friday Also!
http://paintpartyfriday.blogspot.com/

Gloria J Zucaro's "Let's Go Bowling!"

Original Ink design with watercolor pencil

 5"H x 7"L watercolor cardstock greeting card w/envelope.

May be framed in 5x 7 or 8 x 10 frame with or without mat. 

See this in my Daily Paintworks Auction.

This is my entry in Jennifer Mclean's The Artist's Playroom.  http://www.justaddwatersilly.com/search/label/APR

Our prompt for the week is any type of series of objects/people/animals?!  I finally thought of these bowls that I have had for a few years now and they are still in perfect condition.  I love them because of their wonderful colors of blue, green, red, pink, orange and yellow. They are made of a very heavy plastic called Melamine.  This year they updated the colors, but I like these colors better. The large blue one can hold ten cups(plus) of freshly popped corn!  The tiny yellow one holds about a half cup of nuts or raisins, etc.

I used my Derwent Inktense Watercolor Pencils, a #3 Micron black ink pen and a white gel pen.

Get on over and see the rest of the series!

Gloria J Zucaro's "Four Diamonds"

3.5"H x 3.5"W Original ink design on Zentangle Tile

Hand-colored with Sakura Metallic GellyRoll Pens. 

$3.00 includes mailing. Email Me

The is a Diva Challenge and in support  of  The Four Diamonds Fund.  "The Four Diamonds Fund was started by Charles and Irma Millard after their son, Christopher, lost his 3 year battle with cancer in 1972.  Symbolic of the traits Christopher felt were needed to defeat cancer, he wrote a story in which the knight Sir Millard overcomes obstacles to achieve the four diamonds of Courage, Wisdom, Honesty and Strength. "  This quote is from the Diva website.  As I envisioned my diamonds I also thought of hope- the Sunburst in my design,Flowers- growth and renewal,Connectors and Hearts-we are all connected by the ones we love.  Boomerang shapes for Karma we give and receive.

CONNECTOR-Jane Monk, CZT

DL-SUNRAY-Donna Hornsby, CZT

BUTTERCUP-Sandy Bartholomew,CZT

BOOMERANGS-Teresa Clerc, CZT

Gloria J Zucaro's "Hugs & Kisses" Valentine Card

5"H x 7"W ink, marker and colored pencil on watercolor paper.

$2.00 includes shipping.  My Email\

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My original design in black and white is below.  I had cards printed from my photos.  After the cards were printed I added the color to the two hearts.  The basketweave shadows are with pencil, the brighter colors in the two hearts with paint pens.  I notice that the background of the card looks blue for some reason.  It is not, it is sepia toned. This is considered a ZIA, Zentangle in art. This is my Happy Valentine to you all.  Thank you for appreciating my art.

This is my Paint Party Friday entry, too.  Happy PPF!.