March News and Announcements
Wow! I can’t believe that March is already here! I haven’t fully gotten used to it being 2019 yet, and here it is 1/6 of the way through! Every month is busy for me, but the next few will be … Continued
More From My Art Journal…
I have been still having lots of fun with art journal play getting myself all excited for next week’s four day workshop. One of my favorites lately, and also one of the easiest has been this glue page. I just … Continued
Sunflower Flow
“Sunflower Flow” 9 x 12 inch alcohol ink on freezer paper. I have been doing some preparing for an ink workshop, and reminding myself how fun it is to play around with alcohol inks! I mostly use them to make … Continued
Delivery Day
“Delivery Day” 18 x 24 This piece is a mix of collage and paint, inspired by an old pickup I saw on a road trip, as well as the pigs and chickens on my daughter’s farm and the sunflowers all along … Continued
In From the Field
Six (or is it seven?) years ago today one of my children got married. She went out and gathered fresh wild sunflowers for us to make into bouquets, corsages, and decorations. “In From the Field” is what our home looked … Continued
Kansas Gold
In this piece I combined a Citra Solv grungy sort of background with collage with my new to me drippy flower technique. The vase is some rice paper from my stash that I “painted” with some hot wax, then washed … Continued
Princess on the Prairie
This piece was inspired by my Kansas home. The prairie princess clutches a loaf of bread in her arms, and is surrounded by a field of wheat and sunflowers. At her feet sits a jack rabbit, which were … 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