A Winter Past…
My inspiration came from a picture in my iStock collection (as per usual) that was blowing dandelion seeds. The finished painting reminds me of winter which is fitting I think Continue reading “WINDY DAYS”
WINDY DAYS
WILDFLOWERS BESIDE OLD FENCE
Oil Painting – It Takes Practice…
I paint mostly in acrylics because that is the medium that was focused on in my youth, however, recently I was given some oil paints. I have painted with oil paint in the past, but because it was so different from acrylic, and needs a lot more supplies, I Continue reading “WILDFLOWERS BESIDE OLD FENCE”
MYSTIC FLOWER
A Matched Pair…
I have needed a picture in my room since I moved to my current place in the fall and over the holidays I have finally done something. I call the pair Mystic Flower. I wanted to create a painting on canvas that was Continue reading “MYSTIC FLOWER”
PAINTING TILES
Super Sized Coasters…
I have a side table that needs to be re-finished, but since it is winter, that project has to wait for spring. In the meantime I have some extra tiles sitting around from a previous tiling project, and I thought it would be fun to create temporary top for my side table. Continue reading “PAINTING TILES”
CRAFTING WITH PAPER
Paper Flowers…
A year ago I was given some scrap booking supplies as a gift. I loved it, although I’ve never been much of a scrap book person. So rather than Continue reading “CRAFTING WITH PAPER”
PINK FLOWERS IN A FIELD
Acrylic VS. Water Colour II
I used the primary colours along with white and back for painting both pictures, and I found that the water colour version ended up more grey toned than the acrylic. I could see this happening as I was painting and it bothered me a lot. However, this could be viewed as positively if I Continue reading “PINK FLOWERS IN A FIELD”
RED FLOWERS IN A CUP
Acrylic vs Water Colour…
I used only the primary colors magenta(red), cyan(blue), and yellow, with black and white to paint these. I wanted to see the difference between acrylic paints and water colour paints.
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