Mixed Media - I Survived

I could say I survived the winter, but it was not a particularly tough winter to survive and truthfully, I am not ready to say goodbye to the cooler temps. I have seen evidence of spring everywhere. A daffodil in the backyard, the Bradford pear trees starting to show white, the azaleas are budding too.

I have had success with the De-collage technique, it gives great texture to the background and does not really matter what you use. My friend gave me a stack of National Geographic magazines, It is doubtful I will ever get through them so ripping pages seemed like a good idea. The first pass, I mistakenly laid them right side up, so rather than get color, I got print. Oh well. The second layer was more successful. As I colored the entire background in blue, I had zero idea what would happen, but it had to be landscape and so it became one. This was not a representation of anything I know or have seen, just my mind's eye what a spring landscape would resemble.

Of Course there is a video to go with it. I had considered my first "talkie" I bought a new microphone, but I need more practice before I go live.

Mixed Media - I Survived Product List:
Liquitex Matte Medium, Gesso, matte gel, Gloss Varnish
Shawn Petite Stencils
Ranger Stencils
Deco Art Acrylics
Ranger Archival Inks
Fine Liner
Blick soft Pastels
Fixador Final Fixative

They told me I couldn't. That is Why I did it.

I wanted to do a project, and this is what became of it.

I wanted to use beach sand and some other products from my stash. I am happy with it. I really had no idea what the title would be, but then I saw it. So ME.
here is the videoMixed Media That Is Why I did it Product List:
Liquitex Matte Medium, Gesso, matte gel, Acrylic Inks, Gloss Varnish
Shawn Petite Stencils
TCW Brick Stencil
Deco Art Acrylics
Marabu Art Crayons
Ranger Archival Inks
Blick soft Pastels
Fixador Final Fixative

Mixed Media Extraordinary

Video:Mixed Media Extraordinary on YouTube

Product List:
Arteza acrylic paints
Shawn Petite stencils
Liquitex Matte Medium, Gesso, Modeling Paste, Glazing Medium, Gloss Varnish
Deli Paper
Ranger Archival Inks
Uniball white gel pen
General Charcoal Pencil
Blick soft Pastels
Krylon Workable Fixative

Serendipity

"Serendipity" - the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way such as an unexpected joyful result.

In this neck of the woods spring is right around the corner and in no time the daffodils will be blooming, the Bradford pear trees will take on that awesome aura of white flowers lining the streets, then the azaleas, a heavenly sight to behold and daisies. Such a happy flower.

I got this daisy stencil from Shawn Petite just last week when her latest line of stencils came out for sale. It was the first one I decided to use. I had picked up these bright embossing paste colors on clearance, I figured I would use them for texture more than color, as you see in the video I painted over them and no one was the wiser.

And the Video: Mixed Media Serendipity On YouTube Product List:
Shawn Petite Stencils: Daisy 1, Old Type Text, Fancy Number, Bricks and bubbles
Liquitex Matte Medium, Gesso, Glazing Medium, Matte Gel, Gloss Varnish, Ink
Deco Art Acrylics, crackle medium
Dreamweaver embossing paste
Ranger Archival Inks, Ali Edwards Craft Ink
Postage Stamp set by One Little Bird
Background Script stamp set by Wendy Vecchi
Uniball white gel pen
General Charcoal Pencil
Blick soft Pastels
Prismacolor Final Fixative