Five of my digital canvases have been submitted to the Light Space and Time "Botanicals" competition.
Tag: art
Mr. Unicorn Mr. Unicorn was originally created in art journal when I took Tam's Magical Mythical Makings online class. I liked drawing and painting the unicorn so much that I created another version of him on a 9"x12" version on watercolor paper. Mr. Unicorn was created using Golden fluid acrylics, a black Stabilo All pencil, … Continue reading Mr. Unicorn 8″x10″ matted art print by Tenukihandcrafts
After spending the best part of a couple weekends assembling my Life Book last year, I bought a 9"x12" Leuchterm 1917 journal for 2015 art class lessons. It's good for just about all of the mixed media goodness my classes throw at it. Except water-based supplies as the first layer. Lately, my first layer is either … Continue reading 2015 Journal Flip
Week 26. Inner Warrior Princess with Andrea Gomoll. I've been a tad obsessed with creating a Klimt-inspired Pallas Athena since I took Tam's Magical Mythical Makings class. I've sketched a number of variations and tried again when this lesson came up. Klimt's Athena was a bust portrait with her in a helmet. That's a tad … Continue reading Weeks 26-30
I have been a fan of Kelly Rae Roberts' mixed media art for a while. Last week, in honor of her 40th birthday, she offered her Instagram followers a special price for her self-study course, "Hello Soul, Hello Mixed Media." Naturally, I couldn't pass that up. This is a rather long post because I share … Continue reading Trust
Week 18 was 2 bonus lessons; I did the 2nd lesson with Kristin Van Valkenburgh. I used fiber paste, stencils, acrylics, Dina Wakely scribble bird stamp, washi tape, Shiva oil pastels, collage, and more. It's a many layer piece that the photo doesn't do justice to. Week 19 was with Jessica Swift. This was a … Continue reading Life Book Weeks 18-21
The theme for April is being present. In the moment. Tam had a terrific definition for being present, so I'll save the Buddhist commentary for a moment. What the April lessons have in common is being present by following your artistic impulses, experimenting, playing. Remember how carefree you were as a kid drawing? Before some … Continue reading Life Book 2015 Weeks 14-17
I'm still experimenting with Teesha's art journal collage style. This page just kept going. However, I like that I combined collage with text. Also, I am really enjoying my lettering. I love this style and will continue to explore it. There's something soothing about working these pages. Edited with #aviary > http://avry.co/_getAviary_
