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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I went out to water the garden this morning, and was greeted by lots of dragonflies in our backyard. It was so magical watching the dragonflies darting here and there. What a wonderful experience!
Later back in my studio I began working on a painting, which is almost finished. There are still a few areas which [...]
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I had some extra time today to work on my painting, so I began adding three abstract figures and collage elements to the background.
The inspiration for this piece came from some reoccurring dreams I’ve had over the past year, in which these very elongated tall abstract figures float over the landscape. They usually travel together [...]
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I spent the whole day in my studio working on a new painting, and was feeling pretty guilty about not working on some of the other canvases waiting in the wings to be finished.
I couldn’t help myself. Inspiration hit and my muse came out of hiding, as I gleefully proceeded with my art project. I [...]
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I really enjoyed the gorgeous sunshine this morning when Rupert and I took our walk. He sniffed every bush and flower along the way and had a great time barking at two very large dogs we happened to run into.
Afterwards I made a pot of Earl Grey tea, poured myself a cup, pulled [...]
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I spent the afternoon working on this painting, using acrylic glazing and layering techniques. The glazes were done by diluting the paint with acrylic glazing medium.
I love the way glazes create softness and subtle shadings, these are caused by the overlapping layers of color added to the painting.
Work In Progress
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Here are two photos of something I was working on today, I had a lot of fun with this project using a canvas I had prepared with gesso, tissue paper, and various rice papers.
My intent was to play with color and lifting techniques with no particular design element in mind, so when I took [...]
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Yesterday I spent some time creating some interesting background textures with alcohol, wax crayons, salt, and lifting techniques with fabric, toilet paper, etc…
Afterwards I decided I would try some of these techniques on the canvas below, the under painting is almost finished, but it still needs more work before I can begin experimenting.
Below is an [...]
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Dream Thyme was signed and finished this morning, and I moved onto my next project.
Dream Thyme
Acrylic Mixed Media & Collage on canvas
16 x 20 inches
“May you have warm words on a cold evening,
a full moon on a dark night,
and a smooth road all the way to your door”.
- Celtic Blessing
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I finished The Buddha Within, and here are a couple of close up photos.
Reflections Of The Inner Spirit Series
The Buddha Within
Rose Arizmendi (C) 2008
Acrylic & Mixed Media on Canvas
16 x 20 inches
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