Welcome Spring!
“I am going to try to pay attention to the spring. I am going to look around at all the flowers, and look up at the hectic trees. I am going to close my eyes and listen”. Anne Lamott This … Continued
Rainy Day Bouquet
Rainy Day Bouquet is one of my finger painted drippy and splattered floral bouquets. I love making these, they are so relaxing and fun… and a good way to get me working a little looser. There is something about the … Continued
Drip and Drizzle Flowers
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Use high flow acrylics to create a drippy floral on a 16 x 20 inch stretched canvas. We will also use needle tip masking fluid, and alcohol blending solution for some special effects.
“Pretty in Pink”
I have been having a blast fingerpainting these drippy luscious florals! They have been so fun to do, and I feel like I am perfecting my technique a bit. This is one of my favorites so far, and I am … Continued
The Apology
“The Apology” 24 x 30 inch acylic and ink mixed media on deep stretched canvas. This vase of loose, drippy flowers makes me ponder the occassion for which they were given. The drips are reminiscent of tears that the messes … Continued
Breathe Deep the Aroma of a New Day
I had fun making this piece, challenging myself to lean a bit to the abstract, with slightly wonky proportions. I aim to continue to do a series of still life pieces. I started, as one must, with building a background. … Continued
I have plans on creating a series of abstract still life pieces. I keep doing some as a “warm up” or to figure out how I want to go about them. I suspect my series will end up being a … Continued
Sunny Disposition
A 16 x 24 mixed media work with sunflowers, salvia, and asters. The background in made with magazine pages altered with Citra Solv concentrated cleaner. The sunflowers are a combination of collage and paint. I was not very happy with … Continued
Name this piece contest!
I have just finished this mixed media piece on an 18 x 24 inch wood panel, and can’t think of a suitable name for it! I was hoping to get some help, so if you have a name, leave your … Continued
Musical Easels – an intro to mixed media
I recently taught a “Musical Canvas” introduction to mixed media art workshop. In it, we try out many basic techniques of mixed media, and switch canvases at each one. By the time we were done, everyone had worked at least … Continued