29 Faces Day 11

Didn't  have much  time  yesterday,  so  I  limited  myself  to  a  half  an  hour  for  a  face.

 

 

 

she  was  done  with  graphite,  prisma  colored  pencils,  a  little  bit  of  pitt  pens,  and  a  smidgen  of  Golden  titan  buff  on  a  book  page,  and  some  crazy  and  fun  music  in  the  background--maybe  that  explains  her  wild  hair??

 

And  to  see  more  and  even  join  in  (you  can  at  any time--the  list  keeps  growing)  visit  HERE.

 

See  you  tomorrow!

 

 

Just Another Canvas

That's   how  I  view  furniture  when  I  paint it.  And   I  haven't  painted  on  any  at  all  this  summer,  but  my  next  show  is  definitely  a  painted  furniture  buying  crowd,  so  I  knew  that  I  had  to do  a  few  pieces.  So  this  is  my  first  "canvas"--

I  purchased  this  piece (minus  the  checkerboard--I  forgot  to  take  the  photo  before  I  added  that  on) from  the  furniture  maker  at  the  Columbus  wholesale  show.  His  prices  are  extremely  reasonable, and I  really  like his  style  of  furniture--a  rustic  folk  art  look,  which  is  perfect  for  next  week's  show.  So  all   I  decided  to  do  was  the  top  and  just  leave  the  rest  as is.

I  just  used  my  papers  for  collage,  and  also  my  pitt pens, and  non soluble  crayons  this  time (I  love  the  vibrancy  of  the  Caran d'Ache crayons),  and  a  little bit  of  paint  for  accenting--just  like  any  other  canvas.  As  long  as  you  seal  it  well,  and   take  care  of  it,  it  will remain  durable.

     Hmmmm---I  think  I  see  my  next  box  design!

And  for  everyone  in  the  U.S.--have  a  great  holiday  weekend.  Monday  is  Labor  day,  which   marks  the  unofficial  end  to  summer.  I  have  to  admit--this  is  hasn't  been  the  greatest  summer  for my  family (not  my  immediate  family,  thankfully),  but  what  happens  in  a  family  affects  everyone--needless  to  say, it's  been  pretty  crappy,  and,  on  a  personal  note,  I  for  one  would  not want  to  go   through   another   summer  like  this  one.  Hopefully  Fall   will  bring  better  times!

Enchanted

This is the theme at Mixed Media Monday this week, and here is my enchanted land where the sun ALWAYS shines : )

This is done on an 11 x 14 wrapped canvas, and I just had alot of fun using all different types of mediums.  First I just started putting down colors using my Golden acrylics.  I love these paints so much--I just don't understand why they have to be so expensive (I'm very protective of them).  And then I started collaging my different scrapbook papers for the mountains, trees, and birds.  After that, I used neocolor crayons and colored pens.  I loved making this piece.

And I have to give credit to the artist Lierre Foest for inspiring me.  I was looking around on the web after I saw the theme for this week, and that's when I discovered her.  I first found her on you tube.  At first, I thought all of her work was on large surfaces, but they're not.  The majority of them are on ACEO (2.5 x 3.5) cards and 4 x 6 pieces called OSWOA--I've never heard this term before.  Does anyone know what that one stands for? I can't stop looking at her work--all the details on such tiny surfaces--she also prefers 1 x1 surfaces too!

If you like this type of colorful, whimsical art, then you will love this video: