Paint Party Friday: Week 42, Year 3 Check In

Welcome To Week 42, Year 3 of Paint Party Friday!

Last Week's Tea Party for Tracey was a huge success... So huge, in fact, that Tracey inspired artwork and dedicated posts continued throughout the weekend (and beyond)!  What a fantastic community this is!!!  So, we say, what better way to finish off the year than to share some more love?!?

From left to right...

Top row: Karla B, Gloria V

2nd row: Emma Kaufmann, Kat (Dreamcolour)

3rd row: Dana, Sirkka, Helen

Bottom row: Gillena, Lori

From left to right...

Top row: Piarom, Susan, Lynn Cohen

2nd row: Rita Dua, Peggy, Tammie Dickerson

3rd row: Sirkka, Zafaran

Bottom row: Lorraine, Susan Ariel

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Best wishes for a healthy, happy, prosperous and especially a paint-filled 2014!

Paint Party Friday: A Tea Party For Tracey!

(created at photofacefun.com)

Welcome to Week 41, Year 3 of Paint Party Friday!  This week we're celebrating the holidays PPF style.  Every week PPFers gather to share, support, and encourage each other.  As a result, Paint Party Friday has become a very close knit community...

As you probably know, our friend Tracey Fletcher King is courageously fighting breast cancer.  Tracey has been such an active and encouraging member of PPF, we thought it would be fun to surprise her with some holiday cheer and support.  And, when you think of Tracey, it's hard not to think of tea!  So...

What better way to send her some love than to have a virtual tea party?!?

Dear Tracey,

We love your spirit, your talent, your humor, and your kindness.

Every week you inspire us with your extraordinary creativity and strength.

Thank you for being such an amazing and supportive part of this community.

This week is dedicated to you!

With love,

Your PPF Family

From left to right...

Top row: Annette G, Boo, Nic McLean

2nd row: Gloria V, giggles, Sharon Evans

3rd row: minnemie, Jez Eden, Valerie-Jael

Bottom row: sue::alarmcat studio, Joy Corcoran, Christine

From left to right...

Top row: Kat Griffin, Ann Hyde

2nd row: Faye, Linda Kunsman, Natasha May

3rd row: Kristin Dudish, Gina Sismilich, Joss

4th row: JKW, EVA

Bottom row: Laurie McKnight, Debbie Smith

From left to right...

Top: minnemie, Ilona

Bottom: giggles, Ilona

If you've created a piece for Tracey don't forget to sign in with 

"FOR TRACEY" in addition to your name.

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Happy Holidays to all our wonderful friends and to your families!

P.S.  If you missed the secret announcement and would like to participate, please feel free to post twice and also email us the image so we can add it to a collage (to be added here) later in the weekend/week!

Paint Party Friday: Week 40, Year 3 Check-In

Welcome to Week 40 of Year 3 of Paint Party Friday!

This week the random.org generator chose #5 - Tammie Dickerson. Her lovely painting has us humming... (It's starting to look a lot like....)

image courtesy of Tammie Dickerson



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Have a wonderful and creative week everyone!
And, be sure to stop by next Friday when we'll be celebrating the holidays "PPF Style"!!!

Paint Party Friday: Week 39, Year 3 Check-In

Welcome to Week 39, Year 3 of Paint Party Friday!

This week, our random number generator chose #6 - froebelsternchen. Froebelsternchen Susi shared a wonderful art journal page with a thought provoking question.  We're curious... What would your answer be?

 

image courtesy of froebelsternchen

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Have a great week!

Paint Party Friday: Week 38, Year 3 Check-In

Welcome to Week 38, Year 3 of Paint Party Friday!

This week, our random number generator chose #51 - Pauline Leger.  Not only does Pauline share boxes full of beautiful paintings with us, she also shares some wonderful advice.  Be sure to head over to her blog for a dose of inspiration!

Image courtesy of Pauline Leger

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Have a great week and a very, very Happy Hanukkah to all who celebrate (and we hope our American friends who celebrate enjoyed a very special "Thanksgivukkah")!

Paint Party Friday: Week 37, Year 3 Check-in

Welcome to Week 37, Year 3 of Paint Party Friday!

This week, our random number generator chose #10 - Tracey Fletcher King. Tracey painted this gorgeous lily to help celebrate her daughter's and nephew's high school graduation. Congratulations to Phantom Steve and Tim!

image courtesy of Tracey Fletcher King

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Have a great week. For Thursday, we want to wish all our American friends a very Happy Thanksgiving! We are very thankful for you - all our PPF partyers and painters, your wonderful art, participation and friendship. Thank You.

Paint Party Friday: Week 36, Year 3 Check-In

Welcome To Week 36, Year 3 of Paint Party Friday! If you haven't already, please check-out last week's post and reply/comment to learn more about our upcoming secret PPF Holiday Celebration!

 

This week, the random number generator chose #40 Ann at Whimsyville. Anticipating the changing weather and the upcoming American Thanksgiving, Ann expressed her gratitude and thanks for creativity, and the simple things in life, with a quartet of charming snow men...

 

"Men of Snow" image courtesy of Ann

 

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Have a wonderfully creative week everyone!

Paint Party Friday: Week 35, Year 3 Check-In... Are You Interested In Celebrating The Holidays PPF Style?

Welcome To Week 35, Year 3 of Paint Party Friday!

(image created at photofacefun.com)

PPF is planning something fun for the holidays...

Something that involves art, kindness, secrets, and virtual "gift giving".

Are you intrigued? Do you want more details?

Email us at:

paintpartyfriday (at) gmail.com

and we'll share what we're up to!

Now, on to this week's party...

Have a lovely and creative week everyone!

Paint Party Friday: Week 34, Year 3 Check-In

Welcome to Week 34 of Paint Party Friday!
 

This week the random number generator chose #36, Andrea of Falling Ladies. Andrea, another painter and partyer since the beginning of PPF (thank you, Andrea!) has found great inspiration in her fall walks and painted this handsome fellow:

image courtesy of Andrea of Falling Ladies

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Have a lovely and creative week everyone!

Paint Party Friday: Week 33, Year 3 Check-In

Welcome to Week 33, Year 3 of Paint Party Friday!

This week, the random.org number generator chose #9 for our PPF Painting Spotlight.

Nic McLean, of Nic's eARTh, has been painting and partying with us since week 1!!!  If you've been with us for awhile, you may remember her as "pointypix"... It has been so much fun to watch her style evolve over the years, but it seems very appropriate that last week she chose to share a beautiful painting, in her (self-proclaimed) "go-to" pointillist style.  Please be sure to stop by her blog to see her amazingly intricate work!

"The end of the summer" - image courtesy of Nic McLean

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Have a fun and paint-filled week everyone!

Paint Party Friday: Week 32, Year 3 Check In

Welcome to Week 32 of Paint Party Friday!

This week, the random.org number generator chose #56 for our PPF Painting Spotlight.  Miss Marple's entry is a wonderfully inspirational painting all on its own, but it is also a perfectly functional piece for the "artist-on-the-go"!  Please be sure to stop by her blog to see her "pimped watercolor box" (with step by step photos so you can make one too)...

"Pimped Watercolor Box" - images courtesy of Miss Marple

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Have a fun and paint-filled week everyone!

Paint Party Friday: Week 31, Year 3 Check-In

Welcome to Week 31 of Paint Party Friday. Happy Thanksgiving weekend to all our Canadian partyers and Happy Columbus Day to our Americans!

This week our random number generator chose #55 Deneen. She painted a lovely fall pillow (inspired by a catalogue she had). We often laugh/smile at how appropriate the random number generator picks sometimes are for the week - this painting seems perfect for Thanksgiving!

image courtesy of Deneen



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Have a fun and paint-filled week everyone!

Paint Party Friday: Week 30, Year 3 Check-In

Welcome to Week 30 of Paint Party Friday!

 

This week, the random number generator chose #32 Adrienne Rose. Adrienne has had a very creative week and even credits all of the partyers and painters here at PPF for motivation and inspiration! (Thanks Adrienne and thanks to all of you!) Here is one of her creations last week - a very yummy-looking painting... 



image courtesy of Adrienne Rose



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Have a wonderfully creative week everyone!

Paint Party Friday: Week 29, Year 3 Check-In

Welcome to Week 29, Year 3 of Paint Party Friday!

This week the random.org number generator chose #29 for our PPF Painting Spotlight. Ann Hyde from "Somewhere to Sketch" created a wonderful watercolor sketch from a Google Maps Street View of Paris! If you haven't checked out the "Somewhere to Sketch" blog, be sure to stop by - it's a great challenge blog where you can draw (or paint) "on location" from the comfort of your couch!  (You can also see more of Ann's work by visiting her blog, ann @ studiohyde.)

"Cafe de deux Moulin"

image courtesy of Ann Hyde at "Somewhere to Sketch"

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Paint Party Friday: Week 28, Year 3 Check-In

Welcome to Week 28 of Paint Party Friday! The season is a-changing and this will make some of us happy, others of us sad and hopefully lead to heightened creativity for everyone!

This week Random.org chose #13 Christine! (Hope oddly appropriate #13 for Friday the 13th post... hmmm...) Christine has been partying with us since the very beginning of PPF and it is great to see her number chosen!

"Beverwijck" image courtesy of Christine

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Paint Party Friday: Week 27, Year 3 Check-In

Welcome to Week 27 of Year 3 at PPF! The season seems to be changing already here in the northern part of North America - hopefully it will lead everyone to even more creative pursuits! And Happy Friday the 13th! Let's have it bring everyone GOOD luck this time around...

 

Random.org chose #64, Kate Robertson, for this week's PPF Painting Spotlight. She is participating in the new September 2013 edition of 29 Faces and had many lovely faces to show us including this lovely cover for her chakra journal.

 

image courtesy of Kate Robertson

  

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Have a wonderfully creative week everyone!

Paint Party Friday: Week 26 Year 3 Check In

Welcome to Week 26, Year 3 of Paint Party Friday!

This week the random.org number generator chose #7 for our PPF Painting Spotlight. Heather Foust shares some calming advice and heartfelt wisdom through an intricate painting. She also walks us through her process with photos, so please be sure to check it out!

"Listen and you will see"

image courtesy of Heather Foust

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Wishing you a wise and wonderful week!

Paint Party Friday: Week 25, Year 3 Check-In

Welcome to Week 25, Year 3 of Paint Party Friday!

This week the random.org number generator chose #59 for our PPF Painting Spotlight. Miz Katie has been so prolific with her painting that she has gone through an entire gallon of gesso in six weeks!  In addition to sharing some of her beautifully expressive creations (including a video!), she also shared her secret for staying organized with her blog posts... Be sure to stop by!

"Handsome Hank" - image courtesy of Miz Katie

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Wishing you a positively prolific week!

Paint Party Friday: Week 24, Year 3 Check-In

Welcome to Week 24 of Year 3 here at Paint Party Friday!

 

This week the random.org number generator chose #25 Jenny Lee Wentworth. Jenny has been painting on her back porch this summer and this lovely lady is one of the many beautiful results. Please drop by and see some of the others!

image courtesy of Jenny Lee Wentworth



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Have a great, creative week everyone!

Paint Party Friday: Week 23 Year 3 Check-In

Welcome to Week 23, Year 3 of Paint Party Friday!

This week the random.org number generator chose #71 Tammie Dickerson  for our PPF Painting Spotlight. Tammie is on an incredible roll and this beautiful oil is her 213th painting in 213 days! Wow! Go Tammie!

 

"Docked in Fish Creek" by Tammie Dickerson



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Have a lovely creative week!

Paint Party Friday: Week 22, Year 3 Check-In

Welcome to Week 22, Year 3 of Paint Party Friday!

This week the random.org number generator chose #72 for our PPF Painting Spotlight:

Tammy at My Flower Journal created a colorful splattered paint flower garden, and generously shared a tutorial so you can create a painted garden of your own! Please visit her blog for the directions.

image courtesy of Tammy at My Flower Journal

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Have a fun and creative week!

Paint Party Friday: Week 21, Year 3 Check-In

Hi Everyone, welcome again to this week's Paint Party Friday (Year 3, Week 21)!

This week, the random.org number generator chose #37 Nicola Toms from Australia. Nic had a post filled with many paintings so we hope you will visit and check out the rest, as it was hard to display just one here!

Portrait of a Friend - image courtesy of Nicola Toms Designs

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Have a wonderful creative week!

Paint Party Friday: Week 20. Year 3 Check-In

Welcome to Week 20, Year 3 of Paint Party Friday!

This week the random.org number generator chose #37 for our PPF Painting Spotlight:

Annette Goatley (a.k.a. Netty), shared a large and wonderfully colorful canvas that she created using water soluble oils titled, "Walking In The Rain". (She shared her finished piece and her work in progress, so be sure to stop by!)

"Walking in the Rain" - image courtesy of Annette from Adventures into Art

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Have a fun and creative week!

Paint Party Friday: Week 19, Year 3 Check-In

Welcome to Week 19, Year 3 of Paint Party Friday!

This week our random.org generator chose #21 - Simona at Timeless Rituals. Despite a very busy schedule Simona has been creating Manadalas. including this beautiful painted "Mandalatree":

"Mandalatree" - image courtesy of Simona at Timeless Rituals

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Have a great week everyone!

Paint Party Friday: Week 18, Year 3 Check-In

Welcome to Week 18, Year 3 of Paint Party Friday. 

This week the random.org number generator chose #77 for our PPF Painting Spotlight:

Denthe stepped out of her color comfort zone to create a painting in pink and gray for the Summer of Color, and the results were wonderful... It is the perfect example of how challenging yourself can lead to exciting discoveries!

image courtesy of Denthe

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Wishing you all a week filled with exciting discoveries!

Paint Party Friday: Week 17, Year 3 Check-In

Welcome to Week 17  of Paint Party Friday and a belated Happy Independence Day to all our American painters and partyers, and Canada Day to our Canadian ones. We hope you all had a fun celebration!

This week the random number generator selected #101. Piarom created a beautiful painting with wonderful advice "Listen to your Dreams"... Make sure to visit and check out the close-ups as well!

image courtesy of Piarom

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Have a fun-filled week everyone listening to, and maybe even acting on, your dreams!

Paint Party Friday: Week 16, Year 3 Check-In

Welcome to Week 16, Year 3 of Paint Party Friday. 

This week the random.org number generator chose #61 for our PPF Painting Spotlight:

Carolyn Dube shared a video and a helpful step-by-step of her beautifully inspirational painting...

image courtesy of Carolyn Dube

 

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Wishing you all a week filled with joyful living!

Paint Party Friday: Week 15, Year 3 Check-In

Welcome to Week 15, Year 3 of Paint Party Friday!

This week's random draw picked #73 Maggie of The Fanciful Magpie for the PPF Painting Spotlight. She has been creating a series of quirky birds. What fun they are! Here is the first...

image courtesy of Maggie - Fanciful Magpie

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Have a wonderful week everyone!

Paint Party Friday: Week 14, Year 3 Check-In

Welcome to Week 14 of Paint Party Friday! Year 3.

This week, the random generator gave us #16 for our PPF Painting Spotlight. Kirstin of LilliBean Designs was longing for sleep after a busy week with her young family....

Asleep ii

image courtesy of Kirstin @ Lillibean Designs

Looks like she found it! What a beautiful, calm, relaxing painting! Hmmm .....zzzzzz.... (No, not yet! First it is time to party, PPF Party!)

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Have a great week everyone!

Paint Party Friday: Week 13, Year 3 Check In

Welcome to Week 13, Year 3 of Paint Party Friday. 

This week the random.org number generator chose #88 for our PPF Painting Spotlight...

Belinda Carson  from The Artist's House shared some examples of the paintings she will be offering in her brand new etsy shop. Congratulations to Belinda on taking the etsy plunge!

"Southern Magnolia" courtesy of Belinda Carson

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Have a fun and creative week!