A Free Coloring Page for You!

 A couple of years ago, I participated in a collaborative art  project called "Doodles for Donation", where artists were invited to create doodles which were later published as coloring books to be distributed for senior retirement homes as a way to relieve their stress. 

I am glad to say that this  doodle below  was accepted as a part of their jury process. 

I am sharing this coloring page here for you to print it out and color it any which way you like so that it can relieve your stress as well. 

Title: Gossip Time!

I am  someone who loves birds and also being an active birder , I decided to create this doodle. I imagined that the birds are meeting other birds on a hot summer day and are enjoying   and  gossiping on  the events of their day and that's the inspiration for this doodle.   

You have my permission to color this page. But please don't sell the coloring page that I have created. 

I would love to see your creations and please share your art with me on Instagram using the hashtag #coloringcreativejayu

Have a fun time coloring!

You are invited to the Spring Auxiliary Boutique at the Sunnyvale Community Services

I would like to invite you all to the Sunnyvale Community Services Spring Boutique happening on Saturday May 13,2017 9 am to 4 pm at the Sunnyvale Community Services--- 725 Kifer Road, Sunnyvale CA 94086 ( between Wolfe & Fair oaks)

100% of proceeds benefit Sunnyvale community services. 

Website: Sunnyvale Community Services

This event is hosted by the SCS Auxilary.

This year I am a part of the Auxiliary team and you can find some of my origami  greeting cards, minion themed pencil pouches and cell phone cases.

Here is a picture of the my contribution to the Boutique

Title:  My contribution to the Spring Boutique Items for 2017

Update: I came to know that the show was a success and fun. I sold all my items pictured above.


Here is the postcard of the Spring Boutique.

In other news, the Sunnyvale Art Club had its monthly meeting on April 20,2017. The monthly competition theme was " Flowers". My painting won 3rd place at this show. After doing an iPad painting of waterlilies , I wanted to create a traditional painting as well. So did this one with a combination of watercolor pencils and colored pencils polychromos. I used 140 pound cold pressed watercolor paper for this one.

Here is a picture:

Title: Monet's Waterlily
Medium: Colored pencils and Watercolor pencils on watercolor paper
Size: 9.5" x 7.5"

I thank you all for your time for visiting my blog. I will leave you with a quote from Claude Monet for you to ponder on.

"It took me time to understand my water lilies. I had planted them for the pleasure of it; I grew them without ever thinking of painting them."-- Claude Monet

Feliz Cumpleanos !!

Feliz Cumpleanos to Creative Jayu's Blog as we are celebrating its 7th birthday today.  I created this animated gif for this occasion. This is done using an iPad only.

Title: Feliz Cumpleanos
Medium: iPad Art

After that I got hooked and created more animated GIFs. So here are some more done using the iPad.

Title: Minions !

Below animated GIFs are my very first animated GIFs

Title: Its a Beautiful Day!

Title: Hello there!

This painting below is for the Feb 2017 Facebook group Art Challenge. This is at Lisa's FB group at Lachri Fine Art. The theme for this month's challenge is " Things in Trees." I used my own reference picture for this challenge.

Here is my entry for this month's art challenge

Title: Two is Company
Medium: iPad Art

Update: I thank Lisa for featuring my iPad art seen  above  ( Two is Company) for the Feb 2017 art challenge. Here is the video link Feb 2017 Art Challenge 


 The painting below is for Colored Pencil Magazine's monthly challenge. This challenge is for Nov 2016. Photo reference credit -- Sally Robertson ( Copyright released). Thank you for the picture.

Title: House Guests!
Medium: Colored Pencils on Canson's Acid Free Sketch paper

The painting below is for Colored Pencil Magazine's monthly challenge. This challenge is for Sept 2016. Photo reference credit -- Sally Robertson ( Copyright released). Thank you for the picture.

Title: Needle and Thread
Medium: Colored pencils on Canson's Acid Free Sketch paper, Ball point pen for numbers

The painting below is for Colored Pencil Magazine's monthly challenge. This challenge is for Oct 2016. Photo reference credit -- Sally Robertson ( Copyright released). Thank you for the picture.

Title: Indian Corn
Medium: Colored Pencils on Canson's Acid Free Sketch paper

I created this  quick doodle ( see below) for the BBC ( Blue Blotch  Challenge ) challenge that takes place at the " The Mobile Artist Collective"  Facebook group. This is done using an iPad.

Title: Fishing Anyone?
Medium: iPad Art
Apps used: Procreate

I took part in Kathryn Costa's Mandalafest 2016. Here are some of my mandalas I created during the class.

Title: For Mandalafest 2016
Medium: Colored pencils

Title: Mandalafest 2016
Medium: Colored digitally using the iPad

The painting below is inspired from the book  -- Enchanted Fairies.

Title: Enchanted Fairies
Medium: Colored Pencils only

For Lisa's FB group challenge for March 2017 the theme is Water or something to do with it. Here is my entry

Title: Waterlily
Medium: iPad Art
Apps used: Paper by 53 and Procreate

Update: I would like to thank Lisa from Lachri Fine Art for featuring my Waterlily painting. Here is the video link for you to watch--  March 2017 Art Challenge


Painting below is entry for Color Pencil Magazine monthly challenge for Feb 2017. Thanks to Sally Robertson for reference picture ( Copyright Released)

Title: Feathers and Butterflies
Medium: Kohinoor Woodless Color Pencils and Butterfly Stickers on an acid free drawing paper.

I thank you all for hopping onto my blog. See you soon with another blog post.

" Keep your face to the Sunshine and you cannot see the Shadows." 

You are invited to the Sunnyvale Community Services Auxiliary Team Holiday Boutique

 The Sunnyvale Community Services Auxiliary " Holiday Boutique" is happening  on Friday, October 28,2016: 3 pm to 7 pm and Saturday,October 29,2016: 9 am to 4 pm located at 725 Kifer Road, Sunnyvale ( Between Wolfe and Fair Oaks). 

This year I am a part of the Auxiliary team and you can find some of my handmade greeting cards, candles, paintings  and other baked goodies. 

Some more information for you about this Boutique

Sunnyvale Community Services Auxiliary Holiday Boutique
What: Handmade and heartfelt gifts for the holidays !
Ornaments, quilts, jams, baked goods, pet corner, jewelry, gifts & more.

When: Friday, October 28,2016: 3 pm to 7 pm and Saturday,October 29,2016: 9 am to 4 pm

Where: 725 Kifer Road, Sunnyvale ( Between Wolfe and Fair oaks)

100% of the proceeds benefit Sunnyvale Community Services ( working to prevent homelessness and hunger). 

www.svcommunityservices.org

Here is a sneak preview of some of my items that you will find at the Boutique. I don't have pictures of the beeswax candles that I made earlier, but you will find them at the boutique.

Holiday Greeting Cards

Birthday Greeting Cards

Update: I sold the above greeting cards at this show. 

Birthday Greeting Cards

Update: I sold the above greeting card at this show.

Pen and Ink Bookmarks

Update: I sold the above bookmarks   at this show.

Holiday Gift Tags

Update: I sold the above gift tags  at this show.

Warli  Style Greeting Cards

Update: I sold the above  warli  greeting card at this show.

Doodled Greeting Cards

Title: Winter Snowflakes
Medium: Mixed media on 18" by 14" canvas

Title: Hoot Hoot!
Medium: Pen and Ink on Watercolor Paper
Size: 9"by 7"

Update: I sold the above painting ( Hoot Hoot )  at this show.

Below is the postcard for the Holiday Boutique

Thank you for visiting my blog.

#greetingcards #holidaygifts #gifts  #Sunnyvale #BayArea #giveback  #penandink #ColoredPencils #candles #earrings #handmade
#Quilts #BirthdayGift #HolidayOrnaments #bakedgoods   #jewellery #shopping #petcorner

Happy Valentine's Day !

This week at Laura Harms's blog ( Weekly Challenge #254) we have to create a tile with Valentine's day as the theme. Here are some of my Valentangles

Title: Happy Valentine's Day
Medium: Pen and Ink on an A4 size paper

Title: Happy Valentine's Day
Medium: Pen and Ink on a tile

Title: Happy Valentine's Day
Medium: Pen and Ink on Watercolor paper

Do visit Laura's blog if you want to participate for this week's challenge here : http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.com/


This week at Digital whisper the theme is Violin and their next week's sneak peak  challenge is Cupid. I thought it will be fun to   combine both the challenges and create a single painting.

Title: When the Frog played the Violin, Cupid struck him!
Medium: iPad Art
Apps used: Sketchclub

Note: For the above iPad Art, picture of the frog is taken from Graphics Fairy. The rest of it is my creation. Hope you like it.

If you want participate for this week's challenge do visit the blog here http://digitalwhisper.blogspot.com.au/

Thank you all for your lovely comments in advance. Your comments make my day!

“All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.”-- Charles M Schilz

The InkTober Initiative

Every October, artists all over the world take on the InkTober drawing challenge by doing one ink drawing a day the entire month.This year I decided I will take part in Jake Parker's Ink October Challenge.

Here are some of my entries for the challenge

Title: For Ink October Challenge
Medium: Sakura Micron Pens--  On a Moleskin Journal

Title: Origami Swan
Medium: Sakura Micron Pens on an expired coupon paper

Title: Zen Birdies
Medium: Sakura Micron Pens and Colored Pencils on Watercolor paper

Title: Zen Doodle Bookmark
Medium: Sakura Micron Pens on Watercolor paper

#Inktober

Zendala Dare and Finding Beauty in Negative Spaces Challenge

This week at I am the Diva ( Laura Harms's blog) is guest blogger Erin Olson from Zendala Dare Challenge. This week's challenge at the Diva is we have to use Erin Olson's template provided to create a Zendala.

For this week's challenge I  created a Zendala on my iPad. I haven't been tangling for a couple of weeks and my hands were itching to tangle ! I generally tangle with some soft New Age Music. 

Here is my entry for this week's challenge: 

Apps used: Sketchclub
Medium: iPad Art

And here is my entry for last week's challenge-- Guest Blogger Sandy Hunter challenged us to create a tile leaving some negative space ( white space). I found this challenge  very difficult as I am one of those artists who  has to fill the entire tile with tangles ( no white space) , so I had to really remind myself to not fill in the negative space with tangles. I decided to keep it simple for this challenge.

Title: Finding Beauty in Negative Spaces
Medium: Sakura Micron Pens  

Please check out Laura's Blog : http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.com/   if you want to participate or be inspired by other artists. 


Looking forward to your comments. Thank you in advance for your time and response.

" To The Mind That Is Still, The Whole Universe Surrenders."-- Lao Tzu.

Marie Antoinette, Diva and L Challenge this week's challenge

This week's theme at Digital Whisper is my favorite theme -- Marie Antoinette

I created this using the iPad using Procreate app. Photo of Marie Antoinette from Google search. Rest of it is my creation.  I decided to go with a black and white  scheme for my challenge this week

Here is my entry for  this week's challenge

Title: Marie Antoinette
Medium: iPad Art
Apps used: Procreate

 If you want some creative inspiration or want to participate  then do head over to this blog   http://digitalwhisper.blogspot.com.au/

This week's at the Diva we must use tangles that are organic or natural. This is my entry for this week's challenge

Title: I love my heart !
Medium: Sharpies and Sakura Micron Pens

If you would like to participate for this week's challenge then visit

 http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.com/2015/07/weekly-challenge-228-guest-blogger-cari.html 

My entry for TNTM weekly challenge is we have to use tangles starting from the letter "L" and also use tangles from the artist in focus -- J. J. LaBarbera

This is my entry for this week's challenge 

Tangles used for the TNTM challenge are Ticking, Arc Flower, Lichen, Lokomotive and I don't know the name of the heart like tangle. If you know then please  do let me know in the comments.

If you want to participate for this week's challenge, head over to this link

http://suzymoshcreations.blogspot.com/p/thats-new-to-me-weekly-challenge.html 

Thank you all for your time and lovely comments ! 

" A great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do." 

N tangle, Tipple and Umble Challenge

Here is my entry for this weeks challenge  at SuzyMosh's  blog. For this weeks challenge we have to use any tangle that starts with the letter "N" and we must also use the artist in focus - Neil Burley's tangles on the tile. He is a mixed media artist, designer,tutor based in UK.

I used all new tangles for this week's challenge. I used Susan McNeill's  " Nine Patch" tangle, Beth Snoderly’s  " Neuron" tangle and two of Neil Burley's   tangles  " Leggo" and " Mile Straight" for my tile for this week's challenge. 

Title: Nine Patch,Neuron,Leggo,Mile Straight
Medium: Sakura MIcron Pens and a Pencil

The artist in focus will be raffling one of his books to one lucky winner. So if you want to participate in this week's challenge do visit  her blog at http://suzymoshcreations.blogspot.com/p/thats-new-to-me-weekly-challenge.html


This week's challenge for I am the Diva is to use Tipple as a Monotangle. Here is my entry for this week's challenge

Title: Tipple
Medium:  Sakura Micron Pens and a Sharpie

Do check out her blog http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.com/ if you want to participate and for some creative inspiration from other artist's. 

This is my entry for last week's  diva challenge. We had to use Umble tangle in our art piece. 

Title: Origami Zen Swan
Medium: Micron Pens by Sakura

Note: I used an expired coupon paper and created an origami swan. After that I tangled on it with my Sakura Micron Pens. 

Title: Zen Birdies

The Zen Birds (see picture above) is inspired from Susan Mcneill's you tube channel and blog. 

I used an wood bird which I found at Michael's. Used watercolor paper and color pencils, sakura micron pens and drew tangles. Then cut it to fit the shape and used Mod Podge to glue them on. I used 2 coats of Mod Podge.

 I am yet to take a picture of the other side of the bird. Will post once  I am done.


 Thank you all for your time and response in advance. Wishing you all a Creative week ahead.

Happy Tangling !

" In the middle of every difficulty lies an opportunity." 

That's new to me weekly challenge-- Week #25

 This is my entry to this week's challenge. We have to use any tangle that starts with the letter F. Must use a tangle that we have never used before on our tile. I am glad that I decided to take part in this week's challenge as I got to learn a new tangle. I taught myself how to draw  the Flux tangle from this  website http://tanglepatterns.com/

Totally enjoyed learning a new tangle this week and creating  this tile.

Title: Flux
Medium: Micron Pens and Color Pencils

If you want to participate in this challenge, head over to her blog at http://suzymoshcreations.blogspot.com/

Thank you all wonderful people for your time and comments in advance.

" Anything is possible,one stroke at a time."-- Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas

Watercolors for Digital Whisper blog challenge

I was teaching my students on how to use the watercolor brush in the app Paper by 53 to mix colors. These paintings were created to inspire my students so that they could use their creative side of their brain to create wonderful works of art.

Here are some quick doodles by me  using the watercolor brush in  the app Paper by 53.

Title:Two little chicks !
Apps used: Paper by 53
Medium: iPad Art

  Note: The chicks were painted using the watercolor brush in the app Paper by 53.

Title: A cute little Monster
Apps used: Paper by 53
Medium: iPad Art

 Note: The Monster was colored using the watercolor brush in the app Paper by 53.

All art prints are available at my store http://society6.com/jayashree242

With that I will leave you with a quote to ponder on  that I came across from a group on Facebook. Do let me know if this is true for you.

" Artists are People Driven by the Tension between the Desire to Communicate and the Desire to Hide"- D.W. Winnicott


Thank you all for your time and comments in advance.  See you soon with another creative post.

#ipadart , #MobileArt,  #digitalart , #paperby53, #paperapp, #society6