Artwork consisting of different media
STENCILS FROM ALI EXPRESS Recently I was searching for some suitable lids for the new cat food tins we are getting, and the only place I could find where they had them of the correct small size and not in multi-sized sets was AliExpress. I duly ordered two packs of eight, and they…
NEGATIVE PAINTING - CELLS The second of two negative paintings I completed recently. This one was slightly more successful than the lava flow one, but I'm still not entirely satisfied with it. It did stick to the brief of negative painting a bit more, though. It ended up being a mixed media piece…
ONLINE ART COURSE - THE LANDSCAPE CHALLENGE PART 3, AND LILY THE TELLY ADDICT For parts 1 and 2 of this challenge, please see my blog posts here and here. The completion of the Landscape Challenge! This has been the most fun project to do, and I am more than happy with the…
ONLINE ART COURSE - THE LANDSCAPE CHALLENGE PART 2, AND RUBY HAS BEEN HELPING For Part 1, please go here. I have been working on the actual landscape, and have completed the initial drawing and the painting. The initial drawing Just as a reminder, here is my reference photo, of the gardens of…
ONLINE ART COURSE - THE LANDSCAPE CHALLENGE PART 1 Plans, and the initial stages We are approaching the end of the landscapes module on the course, and the current project is the self-directed challenge. We are to create a landscape using at least two different media, from one of the reference photos provided,…
TWO ART PIECES FRAMED Some time ago I visited an online picture framing site and added a couple of pictures to my gallery there. You can upload a photo of your picture and then customise the frame and mount. In the preview window, your picture will show up with the frame of your…
ALTERED FILE FOLDER (AFTER BOHEMIAN CRAFTING) - PREPARATION Preparing the folder I follow Eva of Bohemian Crafting on YouTube. She makes gorgeous mixed media interactive objects - books, folios, all in a grungey vintage style which is right up my street. At the moment I am following along as she alters a file…
Today is my 71st birthday (eek... I haven't even managed to get my head around being 70 yet!). The day started badly with my waking up at 7.00 a.m. so I thought I'd get up, but I'd only started to get ready when I felt so tired and in need of more sleep…
TEABAG ART - COLLAGE FRAGMENTS It's been a long while since I spent any quality time in my studio. Before I could do so, I had to have a major tidy-up! Once this was done, the way was clear to work in there again. I have been very busy with the online art…
TEABAG STAINS - AN UNEXPECTED RESULT My second post today. From previous blog posts, you will know that I often dry used teabags on watercolour paper, where they leave gorgeous stains that you can then doodle on. I've got a box of pieces of watercolour paper (some of them reject paintings of my…
