“Ruby Red” is an example of reverse painting on a mixed media background. I used Golden high flow paints, acrylic inks, alcohol inks, blending solution and alcohol to create an interesting field of red on Yupo paper similar to this … Continued
“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
I have been doing more fingerpainting play, this time making sunflowers! As a Kansas girl, I just have to be kind of partial to sunflowers! I love the discovery that adding a little Golden flourescent high flow to other paint … Continued
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” 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
I can’t decide which is my favorite part of this piece, the red pot made from some of my monoprinted paper stash, or the little bird who has come to perch by this pot of flowers. that I imagine sitting … Continued
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 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
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