Walk Forward Into View

Continuously relocate and replace aspects of ourselves that don't work for us anymore and walk forward into view. Playing the orly avineri (art) journaling game.

Embrace Change

"Embrace Change" This is a spread created using The (art) Journaling Game from Orly Avineri. The title of the game card is Alterations.

sketchbook journal Dec 13-18

Mini Books

These are books I made during a quiet evening at home when my husband was at work.

Journal pages

Journal spread. Entries from Dec. 4-10 2015

Toilet Paper Roll Faces

The artist credited for these faces is Junior Fritz Jacquiet. I thought of trying these faces when I was wrapping Christmas presents tonight. 

Sketchbook Flip - The Encyclopedia Book 2015

Re-purposed Encyclopedia

8.5 x 11 inches

Exposed Stitch

5 Signatures

Various Papers: watercolor, Bristol Board, craft paper, encyclopedia pages

Spine: Duct Tape, Waxed Embroidery Thread and Wooden Beads



This book was made while attending a book arts course at Mesa College taught by
Cindy Zimmerman.

Drawings and other journal entries are from July 7, 2015 to November 30, 2015
by Lydia Velarde.

The square on the cover was made by tearing out a part of the binding with an
exacto knife, stamping a self portrait eraser carving and colored with gold
paint. 

Life

Bella Collina, San Clemente

Sketching with the San Clemente Sketchers, Just for Fun Meetup Group on the golf course!

Do One Thing At a Time

Once again i start to sketch everyday. I think it usually lasts 4-5 days but this is the first this month. A message to myself. Do One Thing at a Time.

My Sister

I haven't sketched much lately (my house is getting neater and neater) This sketch of my sister was painted with some children's watercolor I found while cleaning my studio. I didn't draw her first. I started straight in with paints. The nice thing IS that when I was painting her I got to think about how much I love her.

Complaining

Summer Past Farms Nov. 2015

my sketch at summer past farms

a 4:41 minute video of our day at summer past farms

Bird Houses at Summer Past Farms 2015

My Mini Face Book 2015

a 2 minute Lydeo of my mini face book

Mini Face Book Pages

Our Mini Face Books 2015

A Lydeo from a workshop i took this weekend.

Life Drawing at Judy's

2 minute poses
Pencil and watercolor

10 Minute Poses
pencil and watercolor

Large Watercolor Book

This is a large watercolor Coptic stitch book i made to go with the cover Gary got me at the Vista Viking Festival.

The book and the cover.

The paper was designed in a Gelli Plate class taught by Susan Bainbridge.

Los Rios Street, San Juan Capistrano 2015

Mission San Juan Capistrano

This is a sketch created at the Mission in San Juan Capistrano while on a meetup with San Diego and San Clemente Sketchers.

Waiting at the Train Station in Oceanside gave me a chance to do a warm up sketch.

Grape Day Park, Escondido, CA

A watercolor sketch done at Grape Day Park. The Escondido Center for the Arts is in the background.

Quick pencil sketch of people at the park.

Urban Sketching at Spanish Village Nov. 2015

Books

These are books I made from a watercolor I didn't like.

This book is a two in one, instructions found in Alisa Golden's book. The paper was made in a gelli print class taught by my friend, Susan Bainbridge.

Old Town, San Diego 2015

Sketching with the San Diego Watercolor Society today.

a 1:18 minute video

Orange Man

Car service sketch

Halloween

I fell

9 Artists Attend a Gelli Plate Workshop 2015

A 2 minute Lydeo of a workshop i took today.

Watercolor Practice

Practicing watercolor with a still life.

Caffeine

oil painting

I finally finished an oil painting started at Lake Hodges. 

Completed 5x7 inches on Ampersand Claybord

Lake Hodges where it started.

In progress

Leftover paint in my sketchbook.

North Park Figure Drawing

A five and two 20s.