Still looking for stocking stuffer ideas for the artist in your family? If you’re the artist, you know it doesn’t take a lot to make you smile when you unwrap your treasures under the tree! Perhaps a hint or two might be in order….. For those of you who might still be looking for a quick […]
Cadmium Orange, French Ultramarine and Winsor Green feature in this large 36 x 24 acrylic abstract painting. Just 3 colours were used. 2 were opposites. I made certain to leave random abstract areas of white, for the contrast. A subsequent post to explain the signature placement, techniques used, colors, processes and materials can […]
Morning kiss, sun’s golden warm light upon the widening, wakening rose petals I imagine myself sitting beneath the rose trellises of Monet’s Giverny as these colours splash onto the paper before me. Creative Processes of “Morning Kiss, for Monet” Beginnings Morning Kiss, for […]
Resolve. Renew. Reinvent! Don’t panic too soon. Don’t throw your paintings away! They can be resolved 99.99% of the time, one way or another. Often, we just don’t know The Way or “How To” … Yet! Paintings To Resolve, Renew or Reinvent Sit down, list the correction options you do know about and see […]
Gorgeous combination of colours – Indigo and Cobalt Teal blue. Loving the oasis feeling of cobalt teal! Intense, Indigo creates a perfect contrast and brings out the shimmering radiance of the cobalt teal. And it’s all with a brayer. The medium I chose to work in was acrylics. Again, keeping it simple with […]
I fished out the netting from my oranges this week with the plan of recycling. I thought I’d reuse my net for a lovely textural pattern. But I wasn’t sure what or precisely how. .. Yet. I needed to do a bit of research. Recycle Household Items First I did my recycling. My oranges came […]
Did you know there are 4 main types of acrylic art paints? Do you know what they are most useful for? Let me explain a little about each type and we won’t be in the dark at the art store the next time we go! 4 Basic Types of Acrylic Paints The four types of […]
What’s a gelli-print!? It’s a super soft, print making ‘plate’ that has quite a bit of flexibility. Yes, you can buy premade “Gelli Plates.” I chose not, today. I wanted to make a DIY! To create it from things in my kitchen. “Wow, what fun! Creative, imaginative. Liberating.” And, “I feel like a kid […]
Painting with acrylics is a fabulous way to just dig in and create the kind of landscape textural effects you see on a hillside. Bold Cobalt blue paired with golden glazes make the image stand out and shine. The first step was to gesso the canvas a couple times, then the third time was […]
Soft, nearly monochromatic colours combine with rich sandy textures and echo the loveliness of my seashore. It evokes the serenity I feel walking along the Western Australian beaches as the sun flares and sinks below the horizon. With the sun paling to a soft salmon peach I wanted to ensure my painting palette reflected the […]