The Gathering of Koi
I have been on a fish kick lately, and finally created the mixed media Koi piece that has been swimming around my head for awhile. It was a fun process, as every mixed media adventure seems to be! To create the … Continued
“Lucky” Jefferson in my Art Journal
“I am a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more of it I have.” Thomas Jefferson This is a page out of my art journal and is an example of paint over collage. You … Continued
“By Him and to Him and From Him and Through HIm All Things were Created”
This artwork was inspired by a few different verses, especially Colossians 1:16 “For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created … Continued
Adeline – using Pebeo Prisme Fantasy
Yesterday, I shared my mixed media piece “Addie” inspired by Gustav Klimt’s 1907 work “A Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I” . Again following Klimt’s lead, I have created another piece loosely fashioned after Klimt’s 1912 work “A Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer … Continued
“Birds at Midnight”
This is one of those pieces that just evolved as it went. When I made the background, I had in mind some sort of aquatic scene with the blues and greens. After the background piece sat for a couple of … Continued
Embossing Citra Solv Technique
I was recently playing around with using Citra Solv to alter National Geographic pages, and discovered a new favorite technique. I simply used a VersaMark embossing inkpad (I like to use the small one) to stamp through a stencil onto an … Continued
Weekend Citra Solv Workshop
This weekend, I had a two session Citra Solv workshop at Tessera Fine Art Gallery in Wichita. I thought the results were lovely! In Session 1 of the Citra Solv workshop, we learned the basic techniques of altering National Geographic pages with Citra … Continued
WORKSHOP FUN! Hosting your own Art Party!
I have been having a blast making some fun workshop adventures for the artsy, or even the not so artsy, at heart. I am getting more and more requests from people wanting to host a workshop in their own home, … Continued
Lil’ Junker
I always get excited when I introduce one of my new little creations. Most of them are a long time coming as they stir around in my head for quite some time until they finally become so insistent that I actually … Continued