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Monday, October 29, 2012 9:20:45 PM
Jan Clifton Watford added Drabsville to her Bookshelf
Jan said, "My first picture book for children was published in September, 2012. Drabsville, is a picture book about Matthew John Paul Abernathy, a bright boy that lives in a very drab town. After he dreams in color of how to change his surroundings to a more colorfu"
Saturday, October 27, 2012 1:42:24 AM
Jan Clifton Watford wrote a blog post titled Be Creative – Black And Blue Collage Part 1 – Creative:
Jan said, "The creative ideas for my paintings and collages come to me randomly. Sometimes I may think of colors I want to use or materials and the creative process starts from there. I thought for this collage I would like to use black and blue. I..." more
Thursday, October 25, 2012 8:28:22 PM
Jan Clifton Watford wrote a blog post titled Life Inspirations and Theories On How To Live A Long Life:
Jan said, " Every week I write about my art and how I create my paintings, collages or about my children’s books. There are occasional posts about other topics in these categories that might move or inspire me, but the topics are usually about..." more
Saturday, October 13, 2012 12:26:44 PM
Jan Clifton Watford wrote a blog post titled Be Creative- Mixed Media Collage – Be Creative:
Jan said, " For this collage I decided to try a realistic style for my collage since most of them have been abstract. I used some different materials also, including clippings from magazines, some of my own abstract drawings, fabric, and pieces of a..." more
Saturday, October 6, 2012 11:28:21 AM
Jan Clifton Watford wrote a blog post titled Illustrators Sketch Book Visit to Oakland Cemetery for Creative Inspiration:
Jan said, "All illustrators and artists seek to be more creative and search for new ways to spurn our inspiration for our artwork. On September 29, I met with a a group of illustrators from SCBWI for a sketchbook tour of Oakland Cemetery in downtown..." more
Saturday, September 29, 2012 1:06:08 AM
Jan Clifton Watford wrote a blog post titled Be Creative – Tissue Paper Collage Part 2 – Creative:
Jan said, "As my art and creative process progressed with my tissue paper collage, I decided after creating the tissue paper strips in the background that I also would include shapes. For this collage, I decided that I only wanted to use the tissue paper as..." more
Saturday, September 22, 2012 12:01:17 PM
Jan Clifton Watford wrote a blog post titled Be Creative – Tissue Paper Collage Part 1 – Creative:
Jan said, " My fascination with collage is still strong in my quest to be creative. Different materials bring different inspiration and the combination or a single choice for an artwork can be a completely different visual look to the piece. In the past I..." more
Saturday, September 15, 2012 10:58:39 AM
Jan Clifton Watford wrote a blog post titled Be Creative – My Watercolor Background Challenge – Creative:
Jan said, "Recently I finished this watercolor. It came to life in an unusual way. I painted the background without any thought as to what the painting would eventually look like. Sometimes I like to do this to challenge myself from the usual method of..." more
Tuesday, September 11, 2012 12:46:53 PM
Jan Clifton Watford wrote a blog post titled Children’s Books -Roland’s Stupendous Imagination And The Native Americans:
Jan said, "September, 2012 is a big month for me because I have two books being published. My first book, Drabsville was released last week as a hard copy. My second book, Roland’s Stupendous Imagination And The Native Americans will be published as..." more
Saturday, September 8, 2012 5:53:54 PM
Jan Clifton Watford wrote a blog post titled Children’s Books – The Big Day – Author:
Jan said, " Today, September 7, 2012 is a big day for me. My first book, Drabsville is published. After several revisions, I received the hard copy in a package yesterday and quickly checked it over and over. To my delight it passed the final..." more
Saturday, September 1, 2012 4:49:24 PM
Jan Clifton Watford wrote a blog post titled Be Creative – Blended Colors Abstract – Part 2- Creative:
Jan said, " Progress is continuing on my large blended colors abstract and my push to be more creative with my painting. The progress in the painting may not be quite as obvious in the video as it is in person. I am working hard to establish different subtle..." more
Friday, August 24, 2012 4:07:42 PM
Jan Clifton Watford wrote a blog post titled Be Creative – Realistic Abstract Floral – Part 3 – Creative:
Jan said, " I finished it. The Be Creative – Realistic Abstract Floral – Part 3 – Creative painting is complete after some delay from working on other projects and going out of town. I had fun with this painting and it has spurned a new..." more
Saturday, August 18, 2012 1:04:22 PM
Jan Clifton Watford wrote a blog post titled Interactive Children’s Storybook Apps- My Underwear:
Jan said, " Today I was on a quest to find a new and entertaining app for my little grandson, 4 years old. In the sea of apps for children it is difficult to find age appropriate children’s book apps quickly. I had heard of Free App Friday and..." more
Saturday, August 11, 2012 1:40:22 AM
Jan Clifton Watford wrote a blog post titled Be Creative – Torn Paper Collage Part 3 – Creative:
Jan said, " The big torn paper collage project is finally finished. My creative idea for this project centered around the idea of torn edges of different colors and textured papers that were displayed in a pattern. The logistics of tearing all the paper and..." more
Monday, August 6, 2012 9:55:04 AM
Jan Clifton Watford wrote a blog post titled Smarty Britches, Nouns – Educational App:
Jan said, " The world of apps is growing by leaps and bounds. Every day thousands are released for use. Unless you read Itunes daily, it can be difficult to keep up with all the new releases. Among the also growing number of categories are educational..." more
Thursday, August 2, 2012 9:48:21 PM
Jan Clifton Watford wrote a blog post titled Be Creative – Torn Paper Collage Part 2 – Creative:
Jan said, " In this second part of my blog series, Be Creative – Torn Paper Collage Part 2 – Creative, I show the visual progress in the process. After creating a pattern for the shape I wanted to use, I traced and cut out the shapes in three..." more
Friday, July 27, 2012 10:14:23 AM
Jan Clifton Watford wrote a blog post titled Be Creative – Torn Paper Collage – Creative:
Jan said, " I have a new creative idea for a collage in my quest to be more creative with my fine art. The idea I will be working with this time is created with torn paper. I am using different kinds of wrapping paper, including green, a red orange metallic..." more
Saturday, July 21, 2012 10:32:38 AM
Jan Clifton Watford wrote a blog post titled Children’s Books – My First Book – Drabsville:
Jan said, " Matt contemplates painting his room with bright colorsOver thirty years ago, I knew I wanted to write and illustrate a children’s picture book, but I kept putting the dream aside. While I was an art education student at Georgia..." more
Friday, July 13, 2012 6:58:11 PM
Jan Clifton Watford wrote a blog post titled Be Creative – Realistic Abstract Floral – Part 2 – Creative:
Jan said, " Working on this painting has been a nice diversion for my creativity. I have been working on very abstract subject matter for my paintings and collages for several months. I enjoy shaking up the subject matter every once in a while. I have..." more
Friday, July 6, 2012 11:55:51 PM
Jan Clifton Watford wrote a blog post titled Be Creative- Realistic Abstract Floral- Part 1- Creative:
Jan said, " For the last few months my focus has been on exploring abstract painting. I recently saw a reference to realistic abstract paintings and decided for this painting project I would like to explore this as a different approach working with my..." more
Friday, July 6, 2012 8:36:25 AM
Jan Clifton Watford wrote a blog post titled Illustration On An IPad Part 1- Stylists- Be Creative:
Jan said, "Recently I have been very busy working on the illustrations for my first picture book. I had some sketches that I created in the traditional way with pencil, ink pen and watercolor. I decided to try and see if I could create the illustrations on..." more
Friday, July 6, 2012 8:36:22 AM
Jan Clifton Watford wrote a blog post titled Creative Collage With Background Color Only – Part 2:
Jan said, " The second part of this project involves building up the layers of the small shape I have cut out of both tracing paper and the clear plastic. At this point the pieces appear as individual, but as I continue applying them, I plan to..." more
Monday, October 29, 2012 10:25:33 PM
Jan Clifton Watford made friends with Janet Squires