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25 comments:
I love the colors and the whimsy of your drawings. Great Job!
The use of colors is just amazing! I love those lines and designs you add to a usually simple stroke that shows the outline of the subject.
I love the dragon stamp on your previous post too! ^^
I love the bottom one! It reminds me of visiting Abiquiui, NM 2 years ago. We were there hiking and sketching and we saw beautiful Mesa like in your drawing. I'd like to go back there some day.
I really enjoy your cactus pictures - we don't have anything like them here so they have a slightly alien quality for me. (Well, we do have tiny indoor cacti, in little pots. But that is hardly in the same league!)
how jolly. and all on an atc? those little things astound me, that's one thing i am sure i wouldn't manage to draw on, i like BIG.hcm fellow cactuteer.
Wonderful!
Happy Cactus Monday. What terrific cactus. They are so lively. Sometimes cactus look like they are old and can't move but these appear to be jumping around in the sunlight.
I especially love the texture on the bottom cactus. HCM. have a wonderful day...
Sunny and beautiful!
I love your orange yellow sun!
And also wild cactus beauty is the focus here!
HCM!!!!!
I love these two ATCs--especially the second one. If I imagine shrinking myself down into one of them, I can feel the warmth of your sun on my bakc--such a wonderful feeling. Thank you for sharings with us.
I wish I could come up with something more to say other than "wow!!!"
I love these ;)
HCM!!
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That first just grabbed me!!! Love it. I love the other one but the first spoke to my soul.
LOVE that quote. That spoke to me also :)
HCM
Wonderful Atc´s Margaret!
So full of sunshine , just what need!
Happy cactus Monday!
Another beauty. And I love that quote you put on. I'll be back for catch up here.
Whoops my word identification is "ovens". Are you having a warm up there in your area....
the cactus ATC's are BRILLIANT!
Lovely creative drawings as always, love the patterns and your use of the warm bright colours on the coloured craft paper.
Love these sunny delights! Gouache?
These are great! Love these colors!
I really so enjoy your art work and your site, it always puts me in a good mood and makes me want to draw!! The ATC's are just great!
Love the quote! My favorite colors are red, orange and yellow and you seem to use them a lot. I love bright, hot, vibrant work. Thanks for the uplift today!
I saw these on Flicker and came running over here!
What beautiful pieces... love the color combination and the Southwest feel...
You definitely have refused to put your crayons down. Great quote also...
HCM and week Margaret :-) Keep painting!
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Gorgeous, the both of them!!!
WOW!!!
Happy CM! Julie
Fabulous cards, Margaret!
love the colours!HCM!
You each big me such big smiles...Both these cards are now taken...:)
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