New Pug Painting ~ Design A96 ~ "Guidance"

Happy Wednesday everyone!

I am so excited to introduce my newest pug painting to you!

I just love how it turned out!

I have titled it ...

"Guidance"

8 x 10

Acrylic on Wood

Copyright ~ Melissa Langer ~ 2016

I have taken lots of photos of it for you as I painted it so you can see it pop to life...

This is the original sketch on wood that I did to begin.

You can see I have made my first brush strokes to shade in the fur.

The next step is to bring their faces to life!

After the pugs are painted I choose the perfect background color and add the fine line to really make them pop to life!

Ta Da!

That was so much FUN, and I am so excited to share it with you!

I hope you enjoyed meeting them as much as I did! 

It is design A96 on my website and is now available on all of my products for you to enjoy! 

http://www.pugnotes.com

xoxoxoxo

Melissa & R-Chee

New Black Pug Painting ~ Design A95 ~ Innocent Pug ~ "Who Me?"

Happy Sunday everyone!

I am so excited to introduce my newest pug painting to you!

He is an innocent little guy who NEVER gets into any trouble!

I have titled it ...

"Who Me?"

8 x 10

Acrylic on Wood

Copyright ~ Melissa Langer ~ 2016

I have taken lots of photos of it for you as I painted it so you can see it pop to life...

 This is the original sketch on wood that I did to begin.

You can see I have made my first brush strokes to shade in the fur.

The next steps are  the eyes, the ears

Nose

and mouth!

Next are the fine lines and background to really bring him to life!

Ta Da!

That was so much FUN, and I am so excited to share him with you!

I hope you enjoyed meeting him as much as I did! :)

It is design A95 on my website and is now available on all of my products for you to enjoy! 

http://www.pugnotes.com

xoxoxoxo

Melissa & R-Chee

New Pug Painting ~ You can always..."Lean On Me" ~ 2 Fawn Pugs - Design A94

Happy Monday everyone!

I am so excited to introduce my newest pug painting to you!

I have titled it ...

"Lean On Me"

8 x 10

Acrylic on Wood

Copyright ~ Melissa Langer ~ 2016

I have taken lots of photos of it for you as I painted it so you can see it pop to life...

This is the original sketch on wood that I did to begin.

You can see I have made my first brush strokes to start shading in the fur.

The next step is the eyes and ears!

Noses...

and mouths!

Next are the fine lines and background to really bring them to life!

Ta Da!

That was so much FUN, and I am so excited to share him with you!

It is design A94 on my website and is now available on all of my products for you to enjoy! 

 http://www.pugnotes.com

xoxoxoxo

Melissa & R-Chee

Finger Painting is FUN!

Happy Monday everyone!

Do you remember what it was like to finger paint as a kid?

I remember how fun and free it was to stick my fingers in the pretty colors of paint set out for us by the teacher.

I can still feel the sensation of the cool & slick pigments on my fingers. 

The construction paper always felt rough at first when my fingertips spread the paint in lots of different shapes to form a picture.

When we are children, we do not judge what we do... we just do it and enjoy it as we do it!

That is what life is all about... enjoying the moment and appreciating the experience of whatever we are doing.

As we grow up, we lose some of that ease of just doing it to do it.  It always has to mean something or "be" something, and that pressure can kinda take the fun out of what we are doing.

So when I saw a Finger Painting Class offered by my favorite "art teacher" :) Carla Sonheim, I could not wait to sign up! 

In this wonderful 3 lesson, mini class, we relearn how to smush paint around again and have FUN seeing what appears on the page!

Here are the paintings I have made so far...

Three little Pugs all in a row!

A Bear

...and a Bunny!

They were so much fun to make and I cannot wait to see who else pops to life.

I highly recommend checking out all of Carla's classes.

She is an amazing teacher!

It does not matter if you think you cannot draw or paint. :)

If you can scribble on a piece of paper, you are an artist!

She will teach you a whole toolbox of wonderful techniques and from the very first lesson... all of a sudden art appears!

It is relaxing, fun and exciting just to create!

I would love to see what you make!

Please feel free to share it with me!

I would love to see!

xoxoxo

Melissa & R-Chee

Monday Morning Musings ~ Grab Your Pug & Get in Close!

Happy Monday everyone!

I had so FUN kicking back & coloring with my crayons this weekend!

I love appreciating the stillness of Sunday mornings.

Before the sun rises, it feels like everyone in the world is still asleep except for the little birds singing outside and my sweet R-Chee looking up at me with his groggy pug eyes.

It is the perfect time to grab my crayons and a cup of tea and color the morning away!

Look who came out to play with us!

This little pug appeared to remind us to...

"Get In Close"

by Melissa Langer ~ 2015

Wax Crayon & Collage

and listen to what the stillness has to say!

What does your "Inner Pug" say to you?

xoxoxo

Melissa & R-Chee

A World of Wonders ~ Come and Color with Me & R-Chee!

Happy Monday everyone!

R-Chee & I love to color to just relax sometimes!  You can color on anything and make a special thought, feeling or character pop to life right before your very eyes!

I love turning junk mail into little canvases to color on.

It is a wonderful way to recycle messages people are offering that would otherwise be thrown away.

He was so FUN & Easy to make!

To create him...

I lightly painted a coat of gesso on a junk mail postcard mailer and let some of the background still show through.

After the gesso dried, I painted a light wash of watercolor over the gesso to add some color and let it pool to form water stained blobs to find a character in to bring out.

After turning the page this way and that to create some interesting shapes, I let it dry and pulled out my pencil and found a little fox to color in!

I pulled out my Neocolor 1 & 2 Wax crayons and started coloring him in.

He started to come to life and I finished his features with a bit of outlining with a black ink permanent marker.

The final step was to get out my old magazines and paste and cut out letters to form a message he was calling out loud and clear!

After our new friend appeared before our eyes & we heard him as he exclaimed... 

We LIVE in a...

"World of Wonders"

Wax Crayons, Ink & Collage on paper

Melissa Langer ~ 2015

"World of Wonders!"

What a smart message!

We are all here appreciate everything around us!

What things will you appreciate today?

A flower?

Blue Skies?

Clean, Fresh Air?

Please leave us a note and let us know!

We cannot wait to hear all about it!

xoxoox

Melissa & R-Chee

Reindeer Games ~ Come & Play With Me!

Happy Monday everyone!

R-Chee & I had so much FUN making a new collage last week that we made another one to share with you!

After our new friend appeared before our eyes & we heard him call out to us...

"Come & Play with Me"

Wax Crayons, Ink & Collage on paper

Melissa Langer ~ 2015

He was so FUN & Easy to make!

To create him...

I lightly painted a coat of gesso on a junk mail postcard mailer and let some of the background still show through.

After the gesso dried, I painted a light wash of watercolor over the gesso to add some color and let it pool to form water stained blobs to find a character in to bring out.

After turning the page this way and that to create some interesting shapes, I let it dry and pulled out my pencil and found a little dog to color in!

I pulled out my Neocolor 1 & 2 Wax crayons and started coloring him in.

He started to come to life and I finished his features with a bit of outlining with a black ink permanent marker.

The final step was to get out my old magazines and paste and cut out letters to form a message he was calling out loud and clear!

"Come & Play with Me!"

What a smart message!

We are all here to play & have FUN!

How will you play today?

Please leave us a note and let us know!

We cannot wait to hear all about it!

xoxoox

Melissa & R-Chee

Meet Tip Toe Teddy!

Happy Friday everyone!

R-Chee & I had so much FUN making a new collage this past weekend that we made another one to share with you!

After our new friend appeared before our eyes & we heard him whisper his name to us!

"Tip Toe Teddy"

Wax Crayons, Ink & Collage on paper

Melissa Langer ~ 2015

He was so FUN & Easy to make!

To create him...

I lightly painted a coat of gesso on a junk mail postcard mailer and let some of the background still show through.

After the gesso dried, I painted a light wash of watercolor over the gesso to add some color and let it pool to form water stained blobs to find a character in to bring out.

After turning the page this way and that to create some interesting shapes, I let it dry and pulled out my pencil and found a little dog to color in!

I pulled out my Neocolor 1 & 2 Wax crayons and started coloring him in.

He started to come to life and I finished his features with a bit of outlining with a black ink permanent marker.

The final step was to get out my old magazines and paste and cut out letters to form a message he was whispering from his heart to me...

"Tip Toe"

Tip Toe Teddy likes to Tip Toe everywhere he goes!

It is FUN to Tip Toe through the Tulips!

Spring is coming!

We can all feel, smell, hear and see it popping up all around us!

Let's go play in the sunshine this weekend!

How will you celebrate the Spring weather?

Please leave us a note and let us know!

We cannot wait to hear all about it!

xoxoox

Melissa & R-Chee

Simply Bark Out LOVE!

Happy Monday everyone!

R-Chee & I had so much FUN making a new collage today!

After our new friend appeared before our eyes we heard him bark out a message that we had to collage!

"Simply Bark Out Love"

Wax Crayons, Ink & Collage on paper

Melissa Langer ~ 2015

To create him...

I lightly painted a coat of gesso on a junk mail postcard mailer and let some of the background still show through.

After the gesso dried, I painted a light wash of watercolor over the gesso to add some color and let it pool to form water stained blobs to find a character in to bring out.

After turning the page this way and that to create some interesting shapes, I let it dry and pulled out my pencil and found a little dog to color in!

I pulled out my Neocolor 1 & 2 Wax crayons and started coloring him in.

He started to come to life and I finished his features with a bit of outlining with a black ink permanent marker.

The final step was to get out my old magazines and paste and cut out letters to form a message he was loudly barking from his heart to me...

"Simply Bark Out LOVE"

Ta Da!

That was FUN!

What FUN things are you doing this week?

Please leave me a note and let me know!

R-Chee & I would love to hear all about them!

xoxoxo

Melissa & R-Chee