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Wishing you and your families health and safety during this difficult time,

Barbee

Bye Bye 2020!

 As we near the end of 2020, I must admit, I'm kinda happy to see it go!  It's been an extraordinarily difficult year for many on this planet and I'm right there with ya! Here is the last painting I did which reflects the difficulty of staying away from home till next year so we don’t spread the deadly virus! I used some amazing and affordable digital brushes in the Procreate App on my iPad to create it. All brushes mentioned in this blog and many free items are available at Holly Pixels website by clicking here. Studio Kitsch's SnowGlobe, SnowDust, Letterland and InLights brushes are each available by clicking on those titles to see her gorgeous, sweet, "kitschy" sets. The texture was added using Lisa Glanz’ TextureBrushes (click on each title where it is underlined in this blog to view).

Still, it's brought me some wonderful events. My dear husband and I had another grandson born this year, so you see, 2020 has been fantastic in some respects, haha! He's our third grandson and as sweet and handsome as the other two grandsons! I painted the below fox from a Design Cuts YouTube video by Lisa Glanz using her InstantArtist brush set and her tutorial was so good that my fox looks almost identical to hers!

We'd hoped to be spending more time with our new grandson - and all our grandchildren - this year, but the pandemic forced us to hold off while we wait for the vaccine. As I write this blog, I dream of the day when we can travel in our RV to visit family and friends across the country. Intermixed with those dreams of travel are dreams of spending hours together with family and helping out where we can with this newest grandson, since his family resides close by. The below art was created using a Christmas Chalk Procreate brush set by OkayAnnie. This set, like all those in this blog, is available on HollyPixels.com here

As for my art, it's been an amazing year! I started the year with the dream of creating a stamp set and was very fortunate to instead have been approached by an online shop that makes and sells stamp sets. The cost to setup, produce and market stamps is so high, this is the perfect alternative! 

They purchased some of my images and are working on a set that is planned to make an appearance in Fall of 2021. I'll keep the rest of this a surprise but will share more when the time is right. 

The Merry Christmas painting above was created using the ChristmasChalk set by OkayAnnie.

This trio of snow globes was created using Studio Kitsch’s SnowGlobe brush set. Although I created the 3 characters shown here, this brush set actually has its own set of cute characters like a penguin, Santa and others. This means that no drawing is required! 

Anyway, in addition to getting closer this year to having a stamp or two made from my own illustrations, I have been very fortunate to be asked to join the Creative Team of the extraordinary Holly Pixels as an "Ambassador." I've been interspersing some of the digital products made by amazing illustrators who sell on Holly Pixels' online shop into my own art and have created one art piece each month since last May using a wonderful iOS app called "Procreate" which allows me to draw on my iPad and hone each painting into a fun, whimsical piece of art. You can view more on this in my previous blogs and on my Instagram account.

I urge you to check out HollyPixels.com and her Instagram account, @HollyPixels as well. Her website HollyPixels.com has a marvelous freebies section called "the vault" which holds a myriad of wonderful treats, the best of which is a free activity guide, filled with color swatches, a month of doodle prompts, drawing lessons and more. The above and below mandalas are some of several I created as part of the “Holly Doodle” series I did this December using Holly Pixels prompts available in her Freebie vault. She also has amazing free monthly activity guides, so be sure to go to Holly Pixels online by clicking here and check out her Freebies vault! 

I was also asked to join the Creative Team of the previously mentioned, sweetly creative shop named "Studio Kitsch Designs" (@StudioKitschDesigns), who’s brush sets I used in several of the above art. The owner is super talented and I've been very fortunate to have been invited by her to use her amazing products to create lots of new digital art, featured on my Instagram Account under the somewhat predictable handle, @BarbaraHauenstein. I was very lucky to have met this marvelously thoughtful, gifted, dear lady and it's been a joy watching her super creative thought process as she gifts the world more and more beautiful art and endearing products. Yet another happy event from 2020.

The art posted here is some of my recent art, but I hope you check out all of Studio Kitsch's products on HollyPixels.com as well. And don't forget to check out my art on my Instagram Account so that you can read the associated posts. I also post it on Facebook on my own page as well as in several groups. I plan to highlight those groups more next year.

I am still working on Inktober too! That'll take me into 2021, I'm afraid. It's another picture story and although I'm enjoying the crisp illustrations because I've been inking it on my iPad (no eraser marks - yay), I've been taking perfectionism to a whole new level so it's taking me longer than before. The story itself is a mystery, of course and has a little to do with current events. Its somewhat nonsensical, like ones that I've done before it, although I guess "whimsical" sounds better, ha ha!

The below happy flower art was created using a foundation I made from Studio Kitsch's brush set "Fall Frenzy" at Holly Pixels online. I loved adding some of my signature faces and grunge to this lively digital drawing!

I love posting my art but it's impossible to get the same resolution by simply downloading it on the other end. To add to that, I typically watermark it and post it at a reduced resolution to preclude theft, as we all know that is rampant these days with all the digital art out there! Should you want a full resolution copy in a format of your choice to use for yourself, I'm making it available for purchase using your Paypal account at a price you deem fair, starting at $10 per piece. Just email me and name the price you feel it's worth to you (minimum $10 per piece) and we'll seal the deal! To do my part for this difficult situation our world is facing, for the month of January, I'm donating 100% of the proceeds to a charity of your choice! It's a great way to have this art for your own and also makes a beautiful gift to someone while giving back to a charity you believe in. I'm hoping we can start out this new year making this special gift together! Just email me at BuzzyBarbee@gmail.com to arrange to add some of my art to your collection while helping a worthy cause!

The above illustration was created using Studio Kitsch's gorgeous hand drawn brushes that gave me a quick way to layout a foundation with that handmade-look of inking! I added some art of my own style to finish it off and color it. This amazing set is called "Messy Ink" and you can access it here.

My books remain available on Amazon.com. You may view them on my special Amazon page by clicking here. You may retrieve this page by going to Amazon.com and typing in "Barbara Ann Sanders Hauenstein" then clicking on my name on the author line when it displays my books. Please follow me there so you can be notified when I publish my new mystery-picture book!

Well, that's it for now! Thank you if you made it through my entire blog, you're an amazing friend and I am thankful to have you follow me! May you enjoy the Holidays and move swiftly and eagerly into the warm and welcoming arms of 2021! And, more importantly, may you be happy and prosperous now and this upcoming year. It's important for our health and sanity to remain positive, creative and find fulfillment through this time and always.

God bless you all and keep you safe, Barbee

San Diego, California, @BarbaraHauenstein, BuzzyBarbee@gmail.com

Here’s a little photo of me with my sweet husband Bruce as we wish you a Merry Christmas and excellent New Year! 

Time to remember that its the last week of September!

Hello dear friends!

As I began reflecting on how 2020 is going so far, I realized that September is almost over and we'll be entering a new month soon. With the crazy pandemic, if feels like time has done some strange things! Sometimes I feel like it's moving very slow and other times it seems to race by. Do you feel the same way? How are you spending your time these days? I continue to create art, primarily on my new iPad 11 with it's wonderful magnetic Apple Pencil. There are many great YouTube Tutorials out there that detail how to use the iPad and Pencil with a wonderful ios app called Procreate, so I've been watching them all and learning as I go.

Last month I wrote about my new affiliation as a Brand Ambassador with HollyPixels.com and how I create an art piece each month using products from designers who sell in the Holly Pixels online shop. In August, for the theme "School," I created this painting featuring an old schoolhouse. School openings have been big in the news lately as we try to balance safety with the need to educate our children. Not easy decisions. I much prefer creating art to making decisions like that! In the end, I know we're doing the best we can, and that is the most important thing we can do. Have a look at @HollyPixels on Instagram to see more of Holly's beautiful posts and products.

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Here's my Holly Pixels creation for September for the theme "Autumn." Lots of comforting bits and pieces in this painting!

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Today, I have more news! I am now on the Creative Team of Studio Kitsch, who's owner is an amazing artist/illustrator/entrepreneur with super creative ideas and products! I've been making and posting art lately on Facebook and Instagram using them and WOW, are they fun to use! They are simple for the novice to use and for the seasoned artist alike! Here's my latest creation which used her Monster Mash Scrapbook Kit in the iPad app Procreate (something I'd not figured out how to do before this). This is available to everyone along with other fabulous art products at HollyPixels.com. You can follow @StudioKitschDesign on Instagram too! She's been designing many types of art products that are easy to use for a while now so check her out on the internet just by searching for the name as well. Lots of fun art to look at any time day or night. I enjoy using her art as a foundation or blueprint that kickstarts my creativity and lets me spend more time adding details. I'm looking forward to a wonderful scary Halloween and hope you are too!

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Please let me know in the comments if you'd like me to provide any coloring pages or other fun items here as I'm happy to post them if you'll use them. Take great care as you continue to maneuver through the last few months of this strange year! I'm looking forward to wonderful things to come, as I hope you are too, but don't forget to enjoy each day now and live a creative life to the fullest!

Barbee
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Happy August: Holly Pixels & the Space Dragon

What a crazy, pandemic year we're having! I pray that you're all staying safe and hope you're creating because it really does help!

I'm very excited to announce that I accepted a position as Illustration/Lettering Ambassador for Holly Pixels, a wonderful creative presence on the internet who teaches iPad art, including digital lettering, planning and illustration. As an Illustration/Lettering Ambassador, I create at least one illustration each month using products from Holly Pixels' website. Holly is a wonderfully creative soul who not only sells amazing products - everything from Procreate Brushes to enamel pins - but also gives free and paid lessons on iPad lettering and art and gives free products away! She has many tutorials on YouTube. I have been using her free brush ("Durango") for a couple of months and find it just like using a fountain pen when I use it with my Apple Pencil and my new 2020 iPad Pro 11, only cleaner and easier! I urge you to get an account on her site for free to start enjoying her free lessons or investing in her paid tools and products. 

You can also sign up for the vault where you'll be able to download items she's chosen to share for free. She may be found on instagram (@hollypixels) and on the web at https://www.hollypixels.com. My first illustration for June was this little summer fairy that was largely made using Collage Maker Brushes for Procreate by OkayAnnie Designs available at: https://hollypixels.com/product/collage-maker-brushes-for-procreate-by-okayannie-designs/

and Colorado Procreate Brushes by Holly Pixels available at:

https://hollypixels.com/product/procreate-brush-set-colorado/

I created this funny pun world run by dogs and cats for my July illustration, "Bee Paws-itive and Make a Difference." I used the Collage Maker Set (above) as well as brushes from the following brushsets: 

Colorado Brushes https://hollypixels.com/product/procreate-brush-set-colorado/

Creative Light Brushes https://hollypixels.com/product/creative-light-procreate-brushes-set-by-holly-pixels/

Water Pixels Brushes https://hollypixels.com/product/water-pixels-procreate-brushes-for-watercolor-lettering-by-holly-pixels/

The most wonderful things that happened was that the SpaceX Dragon Crew returned home from a stint on the Space Station! I created this coloring page for you if you promise to sign up for my future blogs. To do this, it's best to use the web view and sign into the box that says "Follow By Email." That's only half the process though! Please look immediately for an email that confirms you want to sign up for this. It may go into your junk email so please check both your normal inbox and your junk email. By doing this, you'll be the first to get my new blogs with freebies. No spam, I promise! I send a blog every month or two and upload free cards and alterable (coloring) pages. To download my Space Dragon, please right click on this image and save to your device. Then print and alter as you'd like with stamps, stickers, colored pencils, etc. I'd love to see your creation so please take a photo of the final altered piece and upload to Instagram and tag me (@BarbaraHauenstein) or tag me on Facebook (Barbara Hauenstein). This piece is for your personal use only.

Thank you for visiting with me! Let me know how you're doing in the comments. I'd love to hear what you'd like me to draw next! 

Take care, 

Barbee

Easter Freebie, no April Foolin!

April Greetings Dear Friends!

We've been on an interesting ride since March with all that's going on in the world, but one thing is for sure - creating art will take our minds to a magical place! It's a wonderful pastime for those of us who are staying home in isolation right now.

I created this fun bunny-art on an iPad app called "Procreate" and I want to share it with you free, for your personal use. I love drawing and coloring using Procreate but it's also fun to print my drawings and color them by hand. This time, I've created 2 drawings plus some Spring and Easter greetings on one page. If you'd like to color these, just tap or click on the page and download it to your computer or other device then print it out.

Tip: Although you can print it on regular printer paper, I prefer using heavier paper. My favorite is Epson Premium Presentation Paper Matte. It's a 44 pound paper that prints colors and black lines crisply. Even if you use regular printer paper, you're sure to have fun coloring these two bunnies!

I'm also posting a photo of the two cards I created from this using Copic Markers. Colored pencils will also work well. If you print to a heavier paper, you can use watercolor pencils or watercolor.

If you'd like more freebies like this, please let me know in the comments below. If you like my art, please support me by following me here on my blog and on instagram, subscribing to my YouTube Channel and looking through/purchasing my happy art picture books on Amazon.

As we continue self-isolating at home, I wish you all the very best. We will be able to see each other in person again one day soon. Our lives may take some time to get back to what we consider to be more normal, but it will happen. I'm very lucky to have a wonderful husband to be at home with and we're continuing as much of our normal routine as possible to stay positive. We work on exercising, eating right and keeping busy with our projects. I'm also calling and texting or emailing friends and family to check on them and let them know I'm thinking of them. And of course, using social media is a great way to stay connected.

I hope you enjoy this page and am sending lots of virtual hugs to everyone!
Barbee
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March and Spring bring a new Freebie!

Happy March to you all! 

With all the issues surrounding our health risks from the COVID-19 Virus right now, I escaped into my whimsical world and drew up some St. Patrick’s Day art. I combined it all into a DIY printable, foldable St. Patrick’s Day card and am giving it to you free of charge for your personal use to help take your mind off this pandemic and to celebrate this fun green day and the first day of spring which happens in a few days as well. I hope it keeps your hands busy and brings a little happiness into your reality. After printing it, fold it in half, then in half again. Next, color it and glam it up with things like colored pencils, sequins, washi tape and crystals. Keep an eye on my “Barbee Hauenstein, Artist” YouTube Channel where I expect to be coloring this card for you soon.

If you want more freebies like this please let me know in the comments section below. If you like my art, please support me by following me here and on Instagram (@BarbaraHauenstein), subscribing to my YouTube channel HERE and perusing my picture books on Amazon HERE in case you’re able to purchase one or more for yourself or a friend. As an added bonus, you can take advantage of the many playlists on YouTube I created which have my favorite videos by subject!

Thank you so much and have a wonderful Spring week, being careful to stay healthy!!

Thank you for stopping by :)

Barbee

Instagram: @BarbaraHauenstein

Facebook: Barbara Ann Sanders Hauenstein

YouTube Channel: Barbee Hauenstein, Artist
Email: BuzzyBarbee@gmail.com

February Fairies, Freebie Valentine’s Card, Colored Fox-Trio UPDATE

UPDATED POST with link to free Valentine video for the FREEBIE Valentine’s Day card!

Valentine’s Day is FRIDAY!

If you haven’t purchased your Valentine’s Day cards yet, don’t panic and save your money! I got you covered - FOR FREE! Among other things, I posted a DIY printable Valentine on my blog 2 days ago (below) and said I plan to create a helpful video. I replaced it with this one.

Here’s the update: I was able to quickly publish a companion video showing how to easily color that printable Valentine’s Day card. I also show photos at the end of how to glam it up with washi tape and bling to create a super special Valentine! These steps turn it into a wonderful treasure that your friends and loved ones are sure to keep forever. Go to my YouTube Channel to see the the video by clicking HERE. Please click on the subscribe button to see mire free videos from me.

If you want more freebies with tutorials please let me know in the comments section below. If you like seeing my art and receiving freebies, please support me by following me here and on Instagram (@BarbaraHauenstein), subscribing to my YouTube channel HERE and perusing my picture books on Amazon HERE in case you’re able to purchase one or more for yourself or a friend. As an added bonus, you can take advantage of the many playlists on YouTube I created which outline the perfect videos by subject!

Thank you so much and have a wonderful Valentine's Day week!

Barbee

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ORIGINAL BLOG POST:

Happy February!

How are things in your neck of the woods? I hope you’re doing well and enjoying the freebies I post as well as all the art and information in this blog. If you’re not already following me, please enter your email address in the “Follow” box you see on the web version of the blog. You’ll get the freebies right in your inbox and can join in the altering/coloring fun! Remember, if you follow me, you’ll receive an email asking you to confirm you want to join. You must click on it to finalize your subscription.

Freebie Valentine’s Day Card 
It’s almost Valentine’s Day so I made a Valentine’s Day Card just for you to print on regular printer paper. Feel free to download, print, fold in fourths, and color this card. I’ve found alcohol markers and colored pencils work quite well. I plan to make a coloring tutorial video so please subscribe to my “Barbara Hauenstein” YouTube Channel and make sure your notifications are set to “on” so you can be notified when it’s posted. This card is for your personal use, not for commercial/resale purposes. I hope you enjoy it!

Fox-Trio in Color
In December, I gave you a Freebie Fox-Trio Drawing, in January, I added details to it. Here it is, altered/colored! I hope you like it. I used an app called Procreate on my iPad to create and color it. I discovered a fabulous company called RetroSupply.com online that has amazing, reasonably priced Procreate brushes which add wonderful texture. Even though I used the Procreate App, you can alter/color this by hand. How did yours turn out? Please email me with a photo, or tag me on Facebook or Messenger so I can enjoy your art as well. If you’ve not yet done it, scroll back to December (plain) or January (more details) and download then alter/color yours, too!

Fairies for February

This month, I’m collaborating with The’resa Dunnavant (@cindershearth) and Kirsten Rose Kopp (@smallworldsoutherngirl) to create fairies in our “Fay of Leap Year 2020” Creative Challenge! We came up with a fun prompt for each day, and I’m creating and posting as I have time. Please join us and let’s fill the world with fairy creations!

Here are the two fairies I’ve done so far, Minty Perfection and Calm Fire Fairy (Easy Pose). I hope you like them!

Please support my art! 
To view more of my art in my books on Amazon.com, why not buy a book for yourself or a loved one who enjoys happy, whimsical art! Just type my name BARBARA SANDERS HAUENSTEIN in the search box in the Amazon app/website to see my current list of books. Each one is jam packed with my art.

Well, that’s it for now. Enjoy Valentine’s Day and create lots of fun Fairies!

Lots of love to you all in this wonderful month where we celebrate love. Thank you for stopping by :)

Barbee

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