Mona
@lenore70.bsky.social
Artist multimedia-watercolor, woven wire, soldered silver, polymer, pmc, vintage style fine bead work. Retired nurse, old soul, no drama zone. Love to bake and decorate fancy desserts. Every form of creative expression brings me joy.
A Mr. Lincoln Rose in my garden!
November 21, 2025 at 3:42 AM
A Mr. Lincoln Rose in my garden!
Getting ready for the holidays. I love my Grinch earrings! LOL
November 16, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Getting ready for the holidays. I love my Grinch earrings! LOL
When I was a kid I was allergic to pine. Now I'm using it to create watercolor paintings by using pine needles as a resist on my backgrounds. Fun stuff! All of these are 9x12 without mats.
November 16, 2025 at 5:17 AM
When I was a kid I was allergic to pine. Now I'm using it to create watercolor paintings by using pine needles as a resist on my backgrounds. Fun stuff! All of these are 9x12 without mats.
Still exploring creating art with colored pencils! A whole new skill set. Intense color analyzation! More eye training! I have to admit, I love the control I have with colored pencils!
July 8, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Still exploring creating art with colored pencils! A whole new skill set. Intense color analyzation! More eye training! I have to admit, I love the control I have with colored pencils!
Playing with new stuff this week. A trial with acrylic paints in a round practice canvas and a colored pencil rose from a tutorial at Youtube. I've not done anything in acrylic before and I've wanted to learn to use colored pencils. Big Play time!
June 28, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Playing with new stuff this week. A trial with acrylic paints in a round practice canvas and a colored pencil rose from a tutorial at Youtube. I've not done anything in acrylic before and I've wanted to learn to use colored pencils. Big Play time!
A memoriam in roses. A remembrance of a loved one. 4x6 without the mat. I just wanted to see if this could be done. Nobody ever views a 4x6 up this close but the work is so clean that I thought you might enjoy a magnification of this with the tiny veins etched into the leaves.
June 4, 2025 at 4:24 PM
A memoriam in roses. A remembrance of a loved one. 4x6 without the mat. I just wanted to see if this could be done. Nobody ever views a 4x6 up this close but the work is so clean that I thought you might enjoy a magnification of this with the tiny veins etched into the leaves.
Got new paint colors in this past week. Kuratake Gan Sai Tambi Granulation Colors! Talk about an experiment. This is the Aurora collection. Keys for success. Paint very wet. Mix the colors in a little pan and let them rest a minute or two before beginning for the magic to work.
May 31, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Got new paint colors in this past week. Kuratake Gan Sai Tambi Granulation Colors! Talk about an experiment. This is the Aurora collection. Keys for success. Paint very wet. Mix the colors in a little pan and let them rest a minute or two before beginning for the magic to work.
I've been working on some aquatic things for group challenges. We had a seahorse challenge a few weeks ago. This is one of my submissions! I was inspired to do the ships in a stormy sea by Jean Haines' Book on Atmospheric Watercolors.
May 28, 2025 at 12:49 PM
I've been working on some aquatic things for group challenges. We had a seahorse challenge a few weeks ago. This is one of my submissions! I was inspired to do the ships in a stormy sea by Jean Haines' Book on Atmospheric Watercolors.
I was going through Chemo last December and could do very little. I have a skinny tree for my bedroom and decided to decorate with demitasse cups because I love tea and coffee. This has become an addiction. First I was attaching cups to saucers for ornaments. Now I am buying them to fondle.
February 14, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I was going through Chemo last December and could do very little. I have a skinny tree for my bedroom and decided to decorate with demitasse cups because I love tea and coffee. This has become an addiction. First I was attaching cups to saucers for ornaments. Now I am buying them to fondle.
Got this old glass juicer from a flea market years ago. Practicing watercoloring glass and crystal this week. My original photo was used of the juicer with a wedge of lemon. I'm pretty happy with this first try. Have a great day everyone!
February 14, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Got this old glass juicer from a flea market years ago. Practicing watercoloring glass and crystal this week. My original photo was used of the juicer with a wedge of lemon. I'm pretty happy with this first try. Have a great day everyone!
Was searching old china patterns in hand painted landscapes by Noritake, Morimura, and ended up going down a long rabbit hole full of fun. It inspired me to paint a watercolor of a very vintage style!
January 30, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Was searching old china patterns in hand painted landscapes by Noritake, Morimura, and ended up going down a long rabbit hole full of fun. It inspired me to paint a watercolor of a very vintage style!
I go through phases. These are from my jellyfish phase! When I'm done, it's time to paint something else! I also seem to go back to flowers. These are all done in watercolor and some blown White acrylic ink accents so simulate coral-like structures.
January 27, 2025 at 3:52 AM
I go through phases. These are from my jellyfish phase! When I'm done, it's time to paint something else! I also seem to go back to flowers. These are all done in watercolor and some blown White acrylic ink accents so simulate coral-like structures.
Inspiration comes from anywhere. Lunching at the Italian place nearby, the waitress was just about to toss her left over leather leaf fern into the trash, when I interrupted her. She was done decorating,I asked can I have her left over leaves. After I was done she got the one on the left.
January 27, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Inspiration comes from anywhere. Lunching at the Italian place nearby, the waitress was just about to toss her left over leather leaf fern into the trash, when I interrupted her. She was done decorating,I asked can I have her left over leaves. After I was done she got the one on the left.
Some flowers I watercolor painted from 2024 . Funny story. I planted two strip gardens,full of zinnia seeds grow my own flowers to paint. Those plants grew about 5 feet tall and went wild with flowers. I invited neighbors to bring their children to cut flowers because I was overrun. LOL
January 27, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Some flowers I watercolor painted from 2024 . Funny story. I planted two strip gardens,full of zinnia seeds grow my own flowers to paint. Those plants grew about 5 feet tall and went wild with flowers. I invited neighbors to bring their children to cut flowers because I was overrun. LOL
While I'm showing some of my early polymer work, I thought I would go ahead and share these photos. Polymer floral earrings with embedded wire orchids and mica coloration. Tables of desserts prepped for my rings. Miniatures are such fun!
January 27, 2025 at 3:27 AM
While I'm showing some of my early polymer work, I thought I would go ahead and share these photos. Polymer floral earrings with embedded wire orchids and mica coloration. Tables of desserts prepped for my rings. Miniatures are such fun!
I do phases of work. From a while back, all work in Polymer. Cuff bracelets, and faux food. "A Modest Repast" of cheese, bread, and fruit is actually a small pin. and the ring I call "Breakfast at Tifatease". Bacon, Eggs, Orange, and Hot Roll on a polymer plate molded by an antique button.
January 27, 2025 at 3:19 AM
I do phases of work. From a while back, all work in Polymer. Cuff bracelets, and faux food. "A Modest Repast" of cheese, bread, and fruit is actually a small pin. and the ring I call "Breakfast at Tifatease". Bacon, Eggs, Orange, and Hot Roll on a polymer plate molded by an antique button.
This is where I've been learning to paint for the past year. He's warm, funny, a brilliant instructor, a benevolent human being, and devoted teacher. www.youtube.com/@ArtbyPaulCl...
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January 25, 2025 at 11:49 AM
This is where I've been learning to paint for the past year. He's warm, funny, a brilliant instructor, a benevolent human being, and devoted teacher. www.youtube.com/@ArtbyPaulCl...
A friend shared pictures from a bonsai exhibit and gave me permission to paint from his photos. I've been working a bit on coloration for some bonsai pots. There is always joy in painting trees and flowers! Try it!
January 25, 2025 at 11:46 AM
A friend shared pictures from a bonsai exhibit and gave me permission to paint from his photos. I've been working a bit on coloration for some bonsai pots. There is always joy in painting trees and flowers! Try it!
Bougainvillea and Iris that I created for putting in vases and pots around the house. These take a great deal of time to make in mass. A single flowers might take as much as 1 1/2 to 2 hours to make. With care they last more than a lifetime. Some antique work is still around and much coveted!
January 25, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Bougainvillea and Iris that I created for putting in vases and pots around the house. These take a great deal of time to make in mass. A single flowers might take as much as 1 1/2 to 2 hours to make. With care they last more than a lifetime. Some antique work is still around and much coveted!
More french beaded floral work in brooches/pins. I guess you can tell I love flowers. It seems to be a heavy theme running through my cake, jewelry, and even painting efforts! I hope you are enjoying the photos. Many of these items are sold long ago and no longer in my possession.
January 25, 2025 at 11:16 AM
More french beaded floral work in brooches/pins. I guess you can tell I love flowers. It seems to be a heavy theme running through my cake, jewelry, and even painting efforts! I hope you are enjoying the photos. Many of these items are sold long ago and no longer in my possession.
French beaded flowers were almost a lost art but have enjoyed a revival. Originally these flowers were made in France and Italy to ornament the home during off season. I've taken these techniques and transferred them to wearable art. The humble glass bead becomes so much more!
January 25, 2025 at 11:08 AM
French beaded flowers were almost a lost art but have enjoyed a revival. Originally these flowers were made in France and Italy to ornament the home during off season. I've taken these techniques and transferred them to wearable art. The humble glass bead becomes so much more!
Another photo where all you see is made of sugar. Cup, saucer, and all of those flowers are 100% made of sugar! It's a full size teacup and can be really beautiful atop a birthday cake!
January 25, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Another photo where all you see is made of sugar. Cup, saucer, and all of those flowers are 100% made of sugar! It's a full size teacup and can be really beautiful atop a birthday cake!
For a festive holiday treat, crumble cake and layer it alternating with frosting and top with more frosting. Guests love being treated special and this is an elegant way to treat them after a meal! I used red velvet cake and vanilla bean buttercream here. Could be adjusted for any holiday!
January 25, 2025 at 10:47 AM
For a festive holiday treat, crumble cake and layer it alternating with frosting and top with more frosting. Guests love being treated special and this is an elegant way to treat them after a meal! I used red velvet cake and vanilla bean buttercream here. Could be adjusted for any holiday!
Full size shoes made of sugar. The shoes, lace, ruffles, and ornaments are all 100 % made of sugar! This is my brain at play!
January 25, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Full size shoes made of sugar. The shoes, lace, ruffles, and ornaments are all 100 % made of sugar! This is my brain at play!
Everything you see here is made of sugar. Flowers, cups, saucers, lace, leaves and all made of sugar. The photo with multiple cups show full size tea cups. The other 3 photos are all demitasse in size. I had a wonderful time creating these!
January 25, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Everything you see here is made of sugar. Flowers, cups, saucers, lace, leaves and all made of sugar. The photo with multiple cups show full size tea cups. The other 3 photos are all demitasse in size. I had a wonderful time creating these!