I paint in my art journal every single day. In fact, during the week that may be the only painting I get a chance to do. It is important to me, to paint every day though so my journal is where I go when I only have a little time and need to be creative.
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1 Comment »The journal I am prepping to use next is an old school book. An art class book in fact. As you might expect it is filled with color photos of famous paintings. One in particular caught my eye, “The Forest of Arden” by Albert Pinkham Ryder, painted in 1888.
Here is a photo I found and [...]
Posted in Art Journals, Painting Tags: acrylic, altered books, art journal, book, colorful, landscape, masters, Mixed-Media, Painting Comments OffBack in March of 2009 I was one of three people to comment on Vicki’s blog to enter and win her ‘Pay It Forward’ contest. A little while ago I received an amazing post card in the mail from Vicki that was painted with wax. I have only seen one other piece of art done [...]
Posted in Blog Tags: altered art, canvas, contest, free art, fun, Mixed-Media, Painting 4 Comments »Warm summer winds and warm gulf waters are the inspiration for this abstract. This was my first foray into developing heavy texture onto a canvas.
It makes me feel warm and relaxed. Like the comfy porch of a little beach house facing the gulf.
This little 12″ x 12″ x 1.5″ painting is available for $199.00 over [...]
Posted in Painting Tags: abstract, acrylic, contemporary, earth, enviornment, grunge, imperfection, Mixed-Media, Painting, texture, warm Comments OffI played with golden yellow, red and green tonight. I know it is getting closer to the holidays when I start to gravitate to this holiday palette.
I’ve been listening to interviews and video of Martin Glaser all evening. I fully embrace his beliefs about creativity and art. I too am a humanist and graphic designer [...]
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