This afternoon I created an abstract painting of the goddess Brigit. I began by squeezing several colors onto the canvas and then used various tools to spread the paint over layers of acrylic medium and scraps of torn magazines. As I Moved the paint around with the palette knives, this face started to emerge and [...]
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Today I received a new Fabriano Art Journal from my husband. I had filled up my other sketch books and needed a new one. What a wonderful gift!
Here is a sketch of a Fairy l did this morning and I should be able to finish it over the next couple of days. Maybe I can [...]
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I did this Mermaid sketch this morning as I was catching up on the latest news on the election. This is as far as I got and will continue some other time.There is much to do today and I need to get started.
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I spent this evening working on this digital collage. For the background I used an image that I created a while back and added some detail with ink and pastels.
Next I digitally enhanced the image of an angel statue and layered pastel and ink details over three separate images and then merged them together. This [...]
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This afternoon I worked on a mixed media piece which has been hanging around for awhile waiting for me to finish it. The inspiration for this work came to me while listening to a CD by Sophia. I was listening to her sing ‘Gaia Shekhinah Nama Om’ at the time.
I kept playing the CD over [...]
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Today I added the finishing touches to the second I Ching piece I have been working on. I reworked some areas and added beach glass to the hair. I also added an old Chinese coin and finished off with a flower shaped abalone shell.
I found the abalone shell flower at the Gem Show. It was [...]
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I’ve been working on a mixed media piece for a while and have played around with different versions of the original work which is still in progress. Here is a watercolor version.
I was inspired to create this painting after a trip to Mendocino located in Northern California. On the way there we drove through Montgomery [...]
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This was a very busy day in the studio, yet I did manage to work on the other I Ching collage today. I added more layers and collage elements.
Later I tried taking a photo of what I’ve done so far but this was the only one that was in focus. For some reason the face [...]
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The I Ching collage is finished. I had fun experimenting with attaching watercolor paper to the canvas and finally figured out that hard molding paste was the best choice for me.
I painted the Kuan Yin portrait and the sun on Fabriano Watercolor paper. The I Ching hexagram Tai was created on rice paper. For more [...]
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Today I was able to work some more on the Tui collage/Mixed Media piece. I added some more collage components and painted in some leaves along her neck area.
Hopefully tomorrow I will have some extra time to work on it.
Tui - Mixed Media - 8 X 10 inches on canvas
“Creativity comes from awakening and directing [...]
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