Wow! The Acrylic and alcohol video below is awesome!
Have a great weekend!
I dream a lot. I do more painting when I’m not painting. It’s in the subconscious.
-Andrew Wyeth
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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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It’s another day in the studio and I am working on a new collage/painting. For the theme of this painting I chose the I Ching hexagram Tui which represents happiness, joy, success, and good fortune.
The trigram Tui also denotes the youngest daughter and is symbolized by the smiling lake which is associated with freshwater in [...]
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What a beautiful morning! The sun is out … the air is crisp, and from my studio window I watch people hurrying along the sidewalk, listening to the sound of fallen leaves crunching beneath their feet.
With coffee cup in hand I begin prepping canvases by laying down a coat of gesso.
While the canvases dry I [...]
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I was a busy little bee today. I started the morning with the ATC project I’ve been working on lately, then I moved on to an acrylic painting that has been waiting in the wings.
Afterwards I finished up a watercolor painting and then cleaned up the mess I’d made in the studio. Whew!
Kuan Yin [...]
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…papaya with a poached egg & raisin bread toast.
Winter’s Moon - Watercolor & Acrylic 7 X 11 on bristol Board
…putzing around in the studio.
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Today I experimented with burnishing the painting below. I used a stainless steel spoon and applied it in a circular motion to the dried surface of the painting. This process makes the pigment shine, giving the painting a lacquered effect, which creates a rich luster and warm glow.
The paint must be completely dry before burnishing, [...]
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Can you believe it’s 7 am in the morning and it’s already 84 degrees outside. The weatherman says we can expect triple-digit temperatures today. Our average temperature for this time of the year is 74 degrees.
This morning as I was watering the garden, Mr. Merlin (scrub jay) showed up for breakfast. He is such [...]
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The day was a little erratic, with taking our dog to have his nails trimmed, giving him a bath, and trying to get some painting done.
I did manage to squeeze in a couple of hours of painting. The image below is a cropped portion of the painting I worked on today.
Secrets - Combined Media [...]
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When the weather is as beautiful as it was today, I wanted to be anywhere but in the studio. Then I reminded myself what Woody Allen once said, “80% of success is just showing up.” With that in mind, I grabbed a cup of coffee and headed towards the studio.
Once I got started, I [...]
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