I  have  to  say  that  this  has  to  be  one  of  my  favorite  ways  to  create  art--'painting'  with  my  papers that  I  painted.   The  first  thing  I  did  this  time  was  get  out  my  Gelli  Plate--
I'm  still  a  beginner  when  it  comes  to  the  gelli  plate,  but  you  still  get  great  results.  The  scraps  that  you  see  laying  there  are  what  I  used  as  masks  on  the  plate,  and  they're  ready  to  use  as  collage  also.
Next,  I  went  for  texture--
I  got  out  my  heavy  gel  medium,  stencil,  and  texture  comb (hair  pick)  for  the  front  2  papers,  and  the  back  one  is  textured  wallpaper.
And  then  more  painting  with  all  of  my  paint  that  I  had  out--
added  with  my  printed  papers--there  ended  up  being  a  good  amount  to  play  with.   I  just  want  to  mention  that  all  of  these  papers (including  the  textured ones  in  the  photo  above)  are  a  110lb  cardstock  paper--stands  up  to  anything!  I  paint  on  these  like  I  would  on  a  canvas  or  any  surface,  for  that  matter.   I  get  it  at  Staples  (office  supply  store),  in  a  big  pack  that  lasts  a  Long  time.
I started with a 6 x 18 wood deep--edge cradle board--
I really like this size.....so.....I made another one..
....this time I used my textured paper for the roof..
...and added some fun embellishments..
a knob and an old door faceplate that I painted to match with the colors of the house.
And 1 more 6 x 18--
haven't made an angel in a while--this was fun--I added some ephemera to the dress--really liked how she turned out!
More paper fun--
using up those scraps this time on 8 x 8 cradle boards..
And 1 more--probably my favorite--my 'upcycled' piece--
a cupboard door
I'll always find a use for all of the 'stuff' that I've collected over the years : )
I started with a 6 x 18 wood deep--edge cradle board--
I really like this size.....so.....I made another one..
....this time I used my textured paper for the roof..
...and added some fun embellishments..
a knob and an old door faceplate that I painted to match with the colors of the house.
And 1 more 6 x 18--
haven't made an angel in a while--this was fun--I added some ephemera to the dress--really liked how she turned out!
More paper fun--
using up those scraps this time on 8 x 8 cradle boards..
And 1 more--probably my favorite--my 'upcycled' piece--
a cupboard door
I'll always find a use for all of the 'stuff' that I've collected over the years : )
9 comments:
love checking out your blog, your work is so inspirational ... love it all, especially love the lady canvas :-) xx
Your colorful art is so gorgeous Diane. I usually follow you on FB, but thought I would pop over and wave hi at you the "old fashioned" way via blog. :)
I always forget about making my own papers. I really should do that more often. I do like to paint tea bags a lot too. Your papers are gorgeous. I think you did great with the jelly plate.
xo
fantastical...
How wonderful! You performed magic artwork with your papers!
There isn't one of your creations that I haven't loved. Hard to pick a favorite out of these beauties. Love that textured paper used on the roof...Love the "LOVE" piece...Love the lady with a dream and I adore the HOME piece too!
Beautiful work!!! It is always so much fun to see what you put together!!
Great pieces. Joyous colours :)
Oh Wau! I just found your interesting blog! Beautiful and colorful artwork here! I love your art!!!
Wonderful ideas.thanks for the inspiration
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