Created YouTube channel...

Hello!

As you can see from the title of this post, I created a YouTube channel! I am now up loading 4 videos a week of my Minecraft play. On Monday, Wednesday, and Friday I will upload my regular Survival series, and on Friday I will also upload a "Field Trip" video of somewhere else. This gives me something else to do with my time, and it is fun.

I forgot to mention...

Last week that I have placed the two pieces from a previous art show up for sale on my Etsy page.

Both pieces sell for $25 at my shop MandilynJane 

In Minecraft news...

So this week concludes my first week on YouTube. I have 4 episodes up and running,as well as an introduction, and later today I will post my first "Field Trip". I hope you have a chance to check it out!

www.youtube.com/channel/UCWqFBz_snqOrHKxiRuq9UNA

Spring is in the air...

Finally some pretty photos of flowers I have seen...

A little flowering tree with little leaves. If you know what it is please leave a comment.

A Northwest rhododendron

As always, thanks for reading! Leave a comment or subscribe!

Mandy 

So its Friday again...

Hello!

So it's Friday again, and time to post another blog entry...I don't have much to show this week, but I'll let you know what's happening.

Art Show...

I finished my colored pencil piece for an upcoming art show in Edmonds, WA at Stunningly Strange Gallery. The show starts on May 15th. Check it out if you are in the area. The theme of the show is 'Childhood'.

Other art stuff...

I will probably be finishing my bubbles painting in the near future.

This is my progress so far...

In Minecraft news...

I have created my YouTube channel, DragnFeathers. I will have my intro video up soon, and my first Let's Play video shortly after. The channel also coming with a Google+ page.

Enjoy the beginning of Summer! (Maybe?)

Thanks for reading! Comment or subscribe.

Mandy

More arts and less Minecraft...

Hello!

So I was recently talking to my boyfriend, and he asked if I was doing arts and crafts. I told him I was doing less art and too much Minecraft! So, now I am determined to change that and do MORE art and LESS Minecraft... We'll see how that goes, since I have also decided to start recording YouTube videos of playing Minecraft! Maybe people will like my videos and they will become popular, or maybe not. I know that I will have fun playing them!

Art Show Progress...

So the piece for my friends art show is coming along nicely.I have to have it finished by April 30th. I don't want to show pictures of the progress. I'll scan it when it's done.

In training this week...

I worked on another still life, but it isn't quite finished yet. Similar to the others, it feature a white mug, an orange, and a red bowl on a blue background. I have never really done still-life before and I am enjoying it a bit.

Spring is really here...

The flowers are blooming, the trees are leafing, and the birds are singing! I really like Spring! I feel bad that there have been no pictures so far in this post so I'll see if I can find something pretty for you to look at...

How about so mossy trees! This was taken at Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo Rose Garden.

I LOVE MOSSY THINGS!!!!

There is also this beautiful sunset with pink and purple clouds!

I LOVE PURPLE!!!!

In Minecraft...

On the multi-player server, I went mining for a while. I went to a mob trap and killed a bunch of wither skeletons. I bought  a wolf egg and tamed her, used a nametag and named her Violet. I bought an ocelot egg and tamed it, its name is Precious. On Easter a got an 'Easter Egg', it was a squid I have spawned it and will name him Borris!

As I mentioned at the beginning of the blog, I will be starting a YouTube channel and posting videos of my Minecraft fun! You can check it out now or wait until I've posted something! My channel is called DragnFeathers. I will have a link in the blog when I post my first video. 

As always, thanks for reading this! Please comment or subscribe( or both).

Mandy

What I'm NOT doing...

hello!

This week I have not done much art...I am just too addicted to watching Minecraft players on Youtube!

I did take a couple photos of my lovely neighborhood trees, and a couple screenshots of my Minecraft world (in case you wanted to see it).

Mini Monday

The one day this week I got some art done, while on hold... I was working a four part piece. Each canvas panel is 2" x 2". I painted WORMS!

Sorry the quality is bad, I had to use my camera phone. (It's a dumbphone!)

The weather...

Early in the week in rained heavily, which creates giant puddles in my neighborhood. The only good thing about that is the great reflections!

This was taken this week, with beautiful sunshine!

This is from November 2011, while it is still raining.

I like pictures of trees reflected in puddles. Its like look up while looking down!

Minecraft...

Okay, for any of you that are Minecraft fans, I play on PC. I have not ventured into multiplayer servers yet, but I am looking forward to it soon. Here is a glimpse of me on my front porch:

My gamer tag is Dragnfeathers, and my home is called Dragn's Lair.

I recently made a 'Love Garden" to shout out my favorite Youtube Minecraft players:

Stampylongnose

iBallisticSquid

Honeydew & Xephos (Yogcast Lewis & Simon)

I just built my first Nether Portal and will going there soon.

Thanks for reading this...please leave any comments, and follow me for regular updates!

See you next Friday!

Mandy

A New Plan...

Hello!

This week I decided to try a new plan to keep me motivated and productive. It worked a little bit. I decided to try to spend at least 30 minutes working on some art each day, and gave each day a theme.

Mini Monday

Tester Tuesday (sketches)

Watercolor Wednesday

Thoughtful Thursday (journal)

Finally Friday (work on main project)

As you can probably tell I like things that sound catchy. I spent 1 hour on Monday, 20 minutes on Tuesday, and about 15 minutes on Wednesday. Thursday nothing, and today I am writing to you. No art done :-(

What did I get done though....

Mini Monday

I prepped 4- 2" square canvas panels, and painted the background color for a small set. Then while I was waiting for some paint to dry I created a small 4" x 6" pastel picture of a lily pad with a flower.

Tester Tuesday

On Tuesday, I was lacking motivation, but I had 20 minutes to kill while cooking some rice so I did some sketching. I started working on the idea based on my troll doll "Trollina the Dragon Trainer". Here is what I have come up with so far.

Troll dolls are kind of weird, because they have big heads, big bellys, and little arms and legs. I gave her some eyelids and an earring; also some clothes! I will keep developing her and see where it goes.

Watercolor Wednesday

Another day where it is tough to get motivated... but I spent a few minutes and created a quick 5" x 8" painting based on a tutorial from the FrugalCrafter on Youtube.

Finally...

To wrap up the week.... that's it. The pastel and watercolor paintings will be available so purchase in my Etsy shop: MandilynJane so come check them out.

I will try again next week... hopefully I will create more art and spend less time playing Minecraft!

Please leave any comments or suggestion, and I hope you decide to follow this little blog! Thanks for reading! (You deserve a cake!)

Mandy

Where are you?

Hello!

I don't have much new this week. I spent too much time watching Stampylonghead on YouTube... I had some good laughs though.

First public showing...

I have submitted the sunflower from last weeks blog to the '100 Artists' show starting next week. If you are in Seattle, come to the University District next Friday, Feb. 21 for the Art Walk. I will have to small pieces on display at BC Surf & Sport. Yayy!

Book of Days...

No progress there...(booo).

Until next week...

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!!

Mandy

Slacking as usual...

Hello again!!!

I have succeeded so far in posting each Friday. Yeah!

What  I did...

I didn't get a lot done this past week. Saturday, I celebrated my birthday with FREE Starbucks in the morning, and FREE frozen yogurt in the evening! I LOVE FREE STUFF!

I did work some on my current painting:

I also created my Art Journal spread for Book of Days basic with Effy Wild:

The pre-painted page

The finished page

I know the pictures are crappy, but I have buried my scanner, and am too lazy to dig it out right now. Plus, the batteries in my digital camera died(again!), so these were taken with my 'dumbphone'. I will post better pictures next week!

This enter was about my 'Word of the Year', and chose MORE. This year I want more of the good stuff!

What I did instead...

My daughter showed me some hilarious Youtube videos of this one guy(StampylongNose) playing Minecraft, and I am addicted now! I have stayed up several nights until 2 am watching his videos back to back to back, etc.. I have decided that to curb my addiction, I will get Minecraft(I don't have it already!) and play for about an hour each day. Being creative in a video game should still count as being creative in life. So maybe there will be pictures of my Minecraft world in here now and then too.

Enough about me...

If you read this, and like it please comment to let me know someone out there is paying attention. 

Thanks for reading!

Mandy

Sorry for being gone...

Hello!

The Holidays tend to be a time of year when I tend to drop out of life. For the last few years, it has been a struggle with stress and depression, trying to make it through. 

I also like to hibernate in winter...it gets dark and I curl up and stay inside watching Netflix.

On a happier note...I have found a subject for my art that I am passionate about. Many artists have that one subject that they prefer to work with, because it has a special meaning or interest for them. Many of the artists that I am admiring on YouTube (Christy Tomlinson, Effy Wild, Leilani Joy) all use girls in a lot of their work. I wanted to find my passion subject...

 I LOVE BUTTERFLIES!!! They are a great symbol of transformation, spirit, and beauty. I am reading about butterflies of North America, and have started some sketches.

Please come back and seeing how my passion blooms into works of art. Thanks for reading!

Mandy

Still slacking...

Hello!

I am still here, and not doing the sketching I am wanting to. I had a busy weekend. Saturday, I was working all day, then I picked up my daughter, and we had a little slumber party( her & me). Sunday, I got to be her make-up model, and then we experimented with nail polish. My daughter loves YouTube make-up tutorials. (She is only ten!)

I spent yesterday doing...nothing! Well, I did mange to watch a lot of Netflix( like all day!)

Today, I did venture some sketching. I will post pictures tomorrow. 

Until next time...

Not a bad picture, for having taken it myself( of myself).

Thanks for reading!

Mandy