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I started and finished this painting today. Two hours into it I said to a friend, “this is going to be the ugliest painting I’ve done yet.” However, layer after layer, I’ve now grown to love it. I...
View ArticleBirds of a Feather
I’m in the process of experimenting with different styles of quirky birds so I worked on two paintings this weekend to try and sort a few out. I recently came across two artists whose style is painting...
View ArticleTechnique of the Week: Fluid Acrylic Painting
I stumbled across the video below demonstrating a fluid acrylic technique and had to give it a try. It’s so simply and the effect is really cool. The first image is what I was able to achieve in...
View ArticleMr. Kitty
As promised, here’s the finished painting using the canvas I posted about earlier this week with the fluid acrylic technique as the background. I just love how the colors turned out. You can see some...
View Article100 Face Challenge: Altered Photos
There was a recent lesson in Lifebook 2013 that really inspired me. The assignment was to take a photo of a face, paste it to your paper or canvas and paint, color, and draw over it. The idea is not...
View Article100 Face Challenge – Face #5 & 6
Face #5 Inspiration Background: Tim Holtz dabber paint and spray bottle, molding paste/stencil Face #6...
View Article100 Face Challenge – Faces 7, 8, 9
Face #7 Inspiration Background – Scrapbook paper and watercolor crayons Face #8...
View ArticleTechnique: Gelli Plate Printing
A few friends and I are getting together on Saturday to play. This is one of the things we’re going to try. Can’t wait to show you what we come up with. Hope you give it a try too.
View ArticleQuirky Bird Series – #6
Here’s my interpretation of a quirky love bird. I typically have no idea what I’m going to draw and paint when I get started. In this case, I drew my inspiration from the background paper. If you...
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