Industrial/Steampunk Art Parts
It’s a new month and time for a new Mixed Media Art Parts! For those of you who have subscribed to this monthly packet of fun, don’t worry, yours is on its way to you! The theme this month is … Continued
Welcome December!
Today I am excited about December’s arrival because a new month means a new mixed media ART PARTS! This month’s theme is vintage Christmas, and I had fun putting together some lovely ephemera for you to use in your mixed … Continued
The Chickadee Three
These are a wordy little group of chickadees hanging out on trees made from book pages that have been sprayed and splattered with coffee. The background is made from squares of National Geographic pages treated with Citra Solv. The birds … Continued
Fun and Games September Art Parts Pack
I realize it is not quite September yet, or even the end of August. But I am too excited about the next “Art Parts” mixed media pack of fun to wait any longer to introduce it! This Fun and Games … Continued
Illustrator Andrea D’Aquino
I have always had an appreciation for well illustrated children’s books, but now that I have illustrated a couple of them myself, I have become even more interested and attentive to the artwork that can make or break a book. … Continued
New Art…Did You Hear?
Just finished “Did You Hear?” in time to display at Artlandia for the month of September. It is a bit larger than most of my mixed media, on a 24 x 36 inch canvas. I started with a canvas covered with … Continued
The Artistic Anatomy of Trees by Rex Vicat Cole
I came across this little gem at a garage sale. The unusual cover, with an illustration of gnarled roots, caught my eye. When I opened the cover and saw the illustrations, I knew it would be mine! Published in Great … Continued
Mr. Rooster
Watching the rooster of my daughter and son-in-law’s brood of chickens gave me a good chuckle. Strutting around with his chest thrust forward and almost a swagger to his step, I realized there is a lot of personality in these … Continued
The Blue Musketeers
I have been enjoying having the bird photos that my friend Connie has shared with me from her own backyard bird watching as inspiration for my artwork lately. I don’t usually work from an image, so it has been kind of … Continued
Art Journal Prompt – List your Ideas
Sometimes we get stumped about what to put on those blank art journal pages. What to write? If you are like me, I think of, or run across, good ideas all the time…but then when I sit down to work … Continued