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Decay – A foray into photography

Occasionally I manage to get out and take a few photos. Not often. Over on the Lovin Mixed-Media Ning group there is a photo challenge to find the beauty in decay. This is a favorite theme of mine; finding the beauty in destruction. I put together a small set of photos over on flickr and …

June 18, 2010 – 4:16 am | By Gulfsprite | Posted in Digital Art | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments (3)

Playing with texture an unplanned break

I took an unplanned break from the abstract project (and from my portrait commission) to indulge in a little texture-mania. I came across this video on YouTube (and this one) with a fun and messy way to create abstract textured pieces. I love playing with texture and since I am using up supplies I thought …

June 16, 2010 – 10:14 pm | By Gulfsprite | Posted in Mixed-Media | Tagged , , , , | Comments (0)

Be Weird – Art Journal Pages

Welcome to my world. I’ve been painting hair with the little curls for a while now, but never showed them to you. I was thinking about how it is too cutesy, too cartoonish, too funky. Oh and a little weird. Since I have decided not to care about all of that I am having so …

February 17, 2010 – 3:49 am | By Gulfsprite | Posted in Art Journals, Featured | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (1)

Organic – Art Journal Pages

Still in the mood for Spring to get here. This year we will have a small garden that I hope will provide us with fresh organic foods. I don’t mind the hard work that comes with a garden because the vegetables are so good and tasty. I was thinking about a garden, about tasty veggies, …

February 16, 2010 – 3:46 am | By Gulfsprite | Posted in Art Journals, Featured | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (0)