Yesterday I shared with you my cover art for the current issue of The Coloring Studio made from my “Boho Elephant” coloring page. Today I have another example of how I turned my coloring page into a piece of art… … Continued
After doing a couple of elephant pieces with the crackle medium by Golden, I decided it was high time for a rhinoceros to join the party! The crackle effect and color of paint create the look of dried mud, but … Continued
Last week I taught a “Tangible Textures” Workshop where we made these textured, dimensional canvases. We achieved both visible and tangible texture with surface materials like corrugated cardboard and lace, with mediums like modeling paste through stencils, and by adding in … Continued
Still trying out crow styles, this time on a background that has been waiting for awhile. I loved the papers printed on deli paper with a sheet of plexi glass and some homegrown and found stencils… I can readily see … Continued
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
“Paint from your soul and the colors that are in your heart will flow onto the canvas.” -Kandy Myny
Made from “Bits and Pieces” of monoprinted and patterned paper on a 10 x 20 inch canvas. I like the slightly chaotic look of this woman whose face only halfway fits on this canvas. It is a mix of papers … Continued
I recently held a workshop at Tessera Fine Art Gallery on Paying Tribute. Some brought their own photos and memorabilia to create a tribute to a loved one, while some made a more generic piece of art. We all learned … Continued
I always stress the importance of starting with a good background, in this case it was a Citra Solv treated bed of magazine pages. I wanted an abstract leaf like pattern, so designed the stencil special for this piece. (If … Continued
