Abstract Trees #1 – Acrylic/Mixed Media – 9 x 12 inches on canvas
It’s been a while since I’ve posted, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been painting.
I ‘ve actually been squirreled away in my studio, completeing several paintings that I started earlier this year.
My focus for the next few weeks will be on finishing works [...]
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Below is one of the images from my daily warm up exercises this morning.
I started by spreading a layer of heavy gel medium on watercolor paper and drew patterns into the gel with old plastic cards, rubber stamps, and various sizes of old margarine lids.
I then used my sculpture tools to define certain areas by [...]
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Here is a new painting that I finished today. It was inspired by all the rain storms we have been having over the past couple of weeks.
The view from my studio window has been very dramatic with sheets of rain pouring down and thunder rumbling overhead. It was all rather exciting to watch Mother Nature [...]
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I finished this abstract painting over the weekend and now it is packaged and ready to be mailed out. It is an acrylic art -mixed media collage on watercolor paper with deckled edges.
Deep In The Woods – Acrylic Art-Mixed Media Collage – 5 x 7 inches on paper.
Detail of “Deep in the Woods”.
Here it rained [...]
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Back in my studio . . . Making more Spirit Pouches . . . Very busy but having fun!!
Spirit Pouch # 1 – Work in progress
Spirit Pouch # 2 – Work in progress
“If you love what you do, you will never work another day in your life.” -Confucius
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I spent the afternoon playing around in the studio making a couple of spirit pouches. I make these with watercolor paper, acrylic paint and ink.
When I have finished painting I place feathers, white sage, natural fibers, crystals, etc… into the pouch area. I then add turquoise beads and other natural gemstones to finish the piece.
Below [...]
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Today I woke up to another grey, rainy day and I really didn’t feel much like doing anything so I grabbed a cup of good strong Irish tea and began my day.
Later in the afternoon, I was able to work in the studio and started laying in the background colors on this painting. I also [...]
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This morning I started out my day working on another canvas with the resist alcohol technique from yesterday.
Just a practice session before getting started on other projects. I really enjoy my daily art warm-up exercises because they loosen me up and get the creative juices flowing. I also get to try out different things just [...]
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Today I played around with creating a painting with the acrylic/alcohol resist technique on Bristol Board. It was a trial and error process until I got the look I wanted.
I used Golden’s fluid acrylics and 91% Isopropyl Alcohol. The first photo shows three separate layers of this technique and the second one shows the iridescent [...]
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Started working on this painting early this morning as the rain came down in a steady rhythm against my studio windows. There is something magical about the early morning hours before the rest of the world wakes up. In those quiet, stolen moments before dawn there is a deep stillness and beauty. I love this [...]
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