Be Resourceful

If you want to get anywhere in life, you must be resourceful. You cannot rely on others to solve your problems or get your answers.

This project was inspired by a whimsy flowers class I started. These are not whimsy poppies, these poppies are realistic. In my next few projects I will be stepping outside my comfort zone to create paintings of non-linear whimsical flowers. Wish me luck. I can do it. I am resourceful.

This Video:
Mixed Media - Be Resourceful

Product list:

Liquitex Matte Medium, Gesso, Gloss Varnish
Stencils by Shawn Petite, Donna Downey and Martha Stewart
Deco Art Acrylics
Ranger Archival Inks
Soho soft Pastels
Fineliner no clog caps
Zig Pen
Dreamweaver Embossing Paste
Dina Wakley Clear Gesso
Alpha Stamp by Studio Calico
Marabu Art Spray
Fixador Final Fixative

If you want to fly...

Give up of What Weighs you down. Whatever your worries, let them go.

I struggled with this project. Started with purple and green, ended up with mostly beige. But I am happy with how it turned out. I especially like that I thought to add the text to the nest.

I hope you enjoy the video, I cut out a lot of footage that led it astray.

Mixed Media - Want to Fly

Product List:
Tattered Angels Mixed Media origins
Liquitex Matte Medium, Gesso, heavy body Acrylic Inks, Gloss Varnish
Stencils by DCWS
Deco Art Acrylics
Ranger Archival Inks
Soho soft Pastels
Fineliner
Zig Pen
Spectrafix workable fixative
Fixador Final Fixative

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