Thursday, December 20, 2018

I believe in Angels

I read a few quotes about Angels and although I don't believe in the spiritual angel I do believe that people do angelic things that makes them angels in our eyes. I got a print from my last order from Shawn Petite's shop. I bought an original painting during the Black Friday sale and with it came a print of one of her recent mixed media paintings of Angels. It was a 5x7 ready for framing, but pink is not a color that finds a place in my home, nor do pictures of angels for that matter; like I said spiritual is not my thing. But it is my friend's thing and she believes in angels. Her colors are not pink either though, so I put the print to excellent use and used it in my own blue mixed media painting.

I used a repurposed plaque that I had taken the engravings off and covered with gesso. It was the perfect size. I am going to give it as a Christmas gift. I hope Shawn doesn't mind that I cut up her print. But it looks quite lovely in it's new surroundings.



and the video of course:
Mixed Media Angels 12-20-18


Product List:
Shawn Petite eucalyptus and butterfly Stencils
Liquitex Matte Medium, Gesso, Glazing Medium, Gloss Varnish
Deco Art Acrylics
Ranger Archival Inks
Stampset by Studio Calico
Uniball white gel pen
Archival Marker
General Charcoal Pencil
Blick soft Pastels and Pan Pastels
Final Fixative

Wednesday, December 5, 2018

Keep Imagination in Focus

It is nearly impossible to create art if your imagination if out of focus. Unless you are a REALLY good artist who can do portraits that look like real people and paint scenes that look like real scenes. For my art, I need imagination. I need to step outside the comfort of reality and get some good grunge on.. You know?



Here is a perfect example. The picture outside my front window does not look like this. We have no huge flowers, no forest and no mountains. We are at sea level, in a residential area; cars, driveways, streets and even trash cans.



I prefer not to focus on the trash cans, but instead on the colors of those gorgeous crete myrtles in my neighbor's yard. Those are the colors of December in the Low Country. We finally have fall. While all of our friends and relatives up north are looking at snow, we are enjoying the fruits of autumn. That was my inspiration for this project. And this was my video:

Mixed Media - Focus


Product List:
Shawn Petite flower silhouette and trees Stencils
Liquitex Matte Medium, Gesso, Glazing Medium, satin Varnish
Dreamweavers Embossing paste
Deco Art Acrylics
Uniball white gel pen
General Charcoal Pencil
Blick soft Pastels
Grumbacher Final Fixative