BE-ing and Having Fun

Oh such fun--I love Illuminated Manuscripts and woodcut prints.  Have had these letters for years waiting to play with them.   Today's the day!   I am cleaning up these early block letters.  This is like being a kid again because I am coloring!  Yea!

Blessings

DETAILS FROM 14th CENTURY ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT

Photograph by Elisabeth Bacon

Art Journal

Yesterday I played with my Art Journals. No sloppy, share who you are, for me. However, I did come up with an idea and am exploring possibilities.

Here is a detail photograph of a background section:

DETAIL FROM ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT JOURNAL PAGE (In Process)

This is original art work done with Renaissance tapestries in mind. Now that I am painting again, it is hard to stop.