Here is a pretty strawberry blonde with a special affinity for dragonflies. She speaks to them softly as they zoom around the pond and the garden. I used a stencil from Balzar Designs by Crafter’s Workshop to rough in the features, acrylic paint, a paper background and charcoal doodles to finish the canvas off. Stenciling is a great way to get your face proportions correct and you can do any kind of eye, nose or mouth you want to use. It removes the need to be good at drawing facial features, the paint does most of the work for you.
Posts Tagged ‘mixed media’
Dragonfly whisperer
Posted: January 13, 2012 in New Mixed Media artTags: mixed media, new art work, painted canvas, painting, stencils
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Butterfly girl
Posted: January 11, 2012 in New Mixed Media artTags: journaling, mixed media, new art work, painted canvas, painting
A canvas produced in my same process as described previously in various posts. This time I experimented with a different eye style and I like the strength they gave the face, plus a strong jaw line helped as well. There are a couple charcoal outlined butterflies that began life as paint splotches and a stamped tag. I found I like making the skin tones like a greyscale photo when the background colors are very rich, I like the contrast.
Little Miss Muffett
Posted: January 7, 2012 in New Mixed Media artTags: found, journaling, mixed media, painted canvas, painting, stencils
Along came a spider and sat down beside her but didn’t frighten her one little bit. This girl was completed like the other in the series, face basics from Crafters Workshop Balzar Designs stencil, acrylics, paper foundation, stamped and tagged. She’s a creature of the twilight for sure.
Golden Boy Sings Two Bird Blues
Posted: January 6, 2012 in New Mixed Media artTags: journaling, mixed media, new art work, painted canvas, painting, stencils
Yesterday while I was working on a couple canvases the surprise of the day was that I wasn’t working on a girly after all, it was a boy! I couldn’t figure out for the longest time while that girl wouldn’t come out right. No moss on me! Pretty much the same process as the others, paper foundation, acrylics, face basics stenciled with Balzar Design template from the Crafters Workshop, which picked my work up to feature on their blog. Exciting! These stencils are very versatile. Finished up with a journaled tag and charcoal mark making and outlining. He’s not perfect, but who is?
Sees the world spinning around
Posted: January 4, 2012 in New Mixed Media artTags: found, journaling, mixed media, new art work, painted canvas, painting
A new canvas from the last couple days, seems to be romantic. I’ve done three others with basically the same palette so it looks like a new series is born. Paper foundation with Mod Podge™, acrylic paint, buttons, tag stamped and journaled, then a whirl of charcoal with a stamped birdy. A little charcoal was used to define the hair. Found objects are sewn on, not glued, that way I know they are on there for good. I may make greeting cards from her, I think she’s sweet.
My artwork at Artpool Gallery, St. Pete, FL
Posted: December 31, 2011 in New Mixed Media artTags: art journaling, found, mixed media, new art work, painted canvas, stencils
My work has been juried into Artpool Gallery in St. Petersburg and may be seen as of today. I will be showing six pieces in my romantic fantasy series (My Love appears above), and my 4×6 pieces recently printed by styrofoam plate. Artpool recently reopened in a large building on Central Avenue across from Haslams book store, for those living in the area. Please come by and see this great gallery space and visit my work! The piece above is canvas surface embellished with paper, paint, stenciling, found object hankie, bird, spoon and roses from my husband that I dried myself. The objects are sewn on and the final touch was journaling with a white Sharpie Poster Paint™ pen.
Happy holidays and New Year!
Posted: December 24, 2011 in photographyTags: mixed media, photography
I hope everyone has enjoyed the season so far. The solstice here (Florida coast) was hot and humid but with a nice breeze and blue skies. This image is a solstice card I did for 2006, it is completely digital and the original photos were taken of an old church in rural Virginia. My husband Bob took the photo of the moon. The words “Is your life a channel of blessing?” were from an old hymnal. May 2012 be a year of blessings for you, yours and all of us.
Peace,
Terry Lee
Funny Bunny box
Posted: December 21, 2011 in New Mixed Media artTags: art journaling, found images, mixed media, new art work, wood box
This small glass topped box is hard to see in it’s entirety in a blog format. The picture is a found photograph someone took of a bunny at a drainage ditch. The bunny is tiny compared to the enormity of the area it was in and the rest of the picture so I took a good bit off one side of the photo. Then to bring the attention more to the bunny goodness I smeared some white gesso (it looks blue IRL too) around the edge and made a little bunnyhead drawing on the lower left side. On the bottom of the box I wrote Funny Bunny over and over again in pencil. There is some journaling about the photo and what appealed to me about it along the front edges of the box and the sides. I found an old fashioned looking bunny illustration in an old Compton’s Encyclopedia that I cut out and glued to the outside bottom of the box, completing it. These pieces are actually little thought experiments for me. Why did somebunny take this bunny picture? Why did they keep it? Is it their bunny or a wild bunny? Why were they at a drainage ditch? Pick a thought and build a box around it, that’s my story and I’m sticking with it.
Funky birds in reverse applique
Posted: December 16, 2011 in Reverse appliqueTags: fabric, mixed media, painting, sewing, stitching
One day I painted some muslin with Micaceous Iron Oxide by Golden and gathered a print and some other handpainted cloth and began to sew the pieces together randomly by machine. I simply went where the machine needle was pointing and sewed for about 20-30 minutes, I would say. Then I took scissors and began to (again) randomly cut away at the layers of fabric I had sewn together. What began to emerge was one pretty obvious funky bird, and a few others if you are able to rotate the circle around and stare for a minute or so. After the first cutting session, I added more machine sewing and cut again. Ultimately, I sewed whatever needed it and then appliqued the silver cut circle to the top of the piece and called it finished. I could also title this Bird Mandala.
Map of the Hand
Posted: December 11, 2011 in New Mixed Media artTags: art journaling, journaling, mapmaking, maps, mixed media
In my art journaling workshop for seniors we make a map, and often choose to map our own hands. I made this map several weeks ago on white 12×12 scrapbook paper and included junk mail cut outs, drawing, watercolors and random journaling for that day. The frame around the earth image was rubbed with crayon. I find maps relaxing and fun to do and try to map something several times a month. Personal Geographies, the new mixed media book by Jill K. Berry is quite an inspiration to those who love maps or want to experience making their own. Check it out!
Crickyn 