Some new work is almost done. I’m layering resin with paint for some new dimension. It will cure enough to take the tape off overnight, but a few days to really harden up. There are a few days of rain in the forecast so it might need extra time.
Posts Tagged ‘mixed media painting’
Amilee – available on Etsy
Friday, May 22nd, 2009She’s signed, sealed and ready to be delivered :)
Available in my Etsy shop right now :)
click to see her on etsy
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A Halloween painting
Monday, September 15th, 2008Even these sweet little pretty girls like halloween. This one is carrying a bottle of poison….
Just do it
Sunday, July 20th, 2008This is my first painted face… I finally got decent pics of it. It’s not perfect – her nose is crooked, her eyes don’t match, but that’s OK. At least I took the plunge – that what we have to do… quit taling about stuff and just do it.
I painted the background first, then the face. I added rub-on letters spelling ‘imagine’ and some punched out dragonflies are the finishing touch, distressed a bit with more paint. It’s done on a 12×12 box box lid (wood). Her cheeks are blushed, but it’s not showing up – I don’t know why.
Just call me Itchy Scratchy
Monday, February 26th, 2007
The weirdest stuff happens to me…. Today was day 2 1/2 of having a crazy rash all over my chest, shoulders, back, neck, face, eyebrows, arms and scalp. Oh and it’s even on the insides of my eye lids and lower lash according to my doctor. Jeepers. I am apparently having some extreme reaction to ‘something’.
I don’t have a clue what it is that I got into contact with. The last time I had a reaction this bad was when we added cedar chips to raku fire, about 6 years ago. I totally forgot about that, but I guess it was in my ‘record’. He asked me what I was concocting now, lol. Drat, nothing as fun as raku…. just painting with the usual supplies. So now I’m all jacked up on prednisone for the inflammation and swelling and clarinex for the itchy itches. Needless to say I didn’t go to work today – I would have scared the customers away looking like a puffy measle patient! Instead I continued to paint the day away, trying to get a bit of art to hang for my upcoming show at the gallery.
I’ll be the guest artist for the month of March at the River Gallery in Old Town Florence, OR. They are hosting a reception for me this Saturday from 1-3 pm … I should be rash free by then, lol.
Grow
Thursday, October 12th, 2006
Well here’s to hoping I can grow…. as an artist and as a person, since I’m probably not going to get any taller. (I belong to the 5 foot and under group)
So, this is my latest….
I layered acrylic paint, papers, and texture medium on an 8×8 canvas. Then embellished with vintage clip art I got from flickr’s Collage Images group, and added wings made from vintage french text. I fashioned a nest from moss and a wood egg that I painted. “Grow” is made from a distressed ‘deluxe’ scrabble tile, cut paper, a watch face and a regular scrabble tile. The black dots in the upper L corner are old snaps and buttons are vintage from a collection my mom sent me.
This is one of the pieces I will be entering into a jurried show tomorrow. I really hope I will get in because I one of my beeswax collages is in a commercial for the show – and wouldn’t it suck if I didn’t get my art IN the show?!! The chances are probably slim to none, as over 300 enter and they only take 100. I don’t do the usual ‘look’ you see around here…. everyone does coasty stuff. Oh well, I can’t get it if I don’t try, right? I won’t find out till Nov. 1st, cross your fingers for me.
Twilight and the Cup cake
Tuesday, September 26th, 2006I found these snazzy paper mache ‘plaques’ at Micheals, on sale, so I did what I always do and got 3. One to ‘try’ one to sell if it turns out good, and one to keep if I like it, for another project. I’m weird, I know, but this has worked well when I’m finding/trying something new, and I’m at least 55 miles from anywhere.
So, since I have finally
found my style
…. here is more of it, on my new paper mache plaques! Click to see them larger.
Twilight 
*painterly background
*painted papers for the trees
*bird with my signature crystal eye
*sweet sparkle stars
Bon Appetit 
*one calorie free cupcake made with painted paper icing
*painterly background
*alphabit tile ‘bon appetit’
*too sweet glitter ‘sprinkles’
*a painted vintage button for the cherry on top
a gift for Sandy…
Monday, September 25th, 2006
Again, a little art therapy is oh-so-good for the soul…. distracting me from things I just shouldn’t be thinking about. Click on the pics to see larger images.
I just finished this m-media painting for my pal Sandy. She’s a fellow bird lover like me, so I had to include a chirpy in it (with my signature crystal eye)…. and a house, because she loves houses, and of course a quote, because most of my work has words in there somewhere.
I’m still in my ‘folksy’ stage… this one is one a nice 3 inch deep canvas, and measures 4×8 inches head on. The painterly background is done with acrylics… painted papers form the house, heart and grass… words I printed & cut out for the quote, a vintage button and lastly – what house would be complete without a ribbon chimney?
I hope you like it Sandy…. it’s been a while since I’ve done some new art.
Inpire Me Thursday : In Good Time
Thursday, June 22nd, 2006
This was made in 35 minutes, including drying time (with a heat gun), for this week’s Inspire Me Thursday challenge : In Good Time. Click on the pic to learn about the details.
Casa del Sol
Tuesday, June 6th, 2006
I just finished this one – the gel medium is probably not even dry yet. It’s a beachy one without the traditional blue/green colors. I had this extra canvas, already painted with the background from a Try It Tuesday technique, so I used it. The starfish provides some romance for the couple.
And earlier today, this one:
I really struggle with photographing the accurate color, the detail shots are better. Click on my Flickr picture ‘thingy’ that you see in the right column for better shots.
