Another expressive painting, this time in the form of a mandala with a lotus flower as the central image. Charcoal was used to define outlines and make marks and pointilism was used to add some interest. I dipped the end of my paint brush into white paint to make the dots. I like this strong image and the colors that emerged as the work was layered. All these expressive paintings look good with a simple black frame, which I am working on finding at the thrifts. My absence in the past week from my blog was due to a nasty cold and fever I had which has thankfully gotten better in the last couple of days.
Posts Tagged ‘new art work’
Lotus flower mandala
Posted: February 20, 2012 in expressive paintingTags: mixed media, new art work, painted canvas, painting
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the future’s so bright…
Posted: February 8, 2012 in photographyTags: ARTpool Gallery, mannaquins, new art work, photography, shop window, terry lee getz
This mannaquin is set up in front of ARTpool Gallery in honor of approaching St. Valentine’s Day and the MUSE show on Saturday. I call this manny “little girl lost” because she is quite waifish and vulnerable looking. I love the mix of the black and white polka dot hoodie and the pink sunglasses. Normally I turn my manny photos to black and white but sometimes the colors drive the image. I placed four mustachio’d lady portraits in the MUSE show that will run for the next three weeks, plus my wall space and cubby hole are chuck full of cool work, some of which sold last week.
Nonesuch moon, expressive painting
Posted: February 7, 2012 in expressive paintingTags: new art work, painted canvas, painting, photography, stencils, terry lee getz
Nonesuch Moon is an expressive painting using a paper plate for a template, worked on a stretched canvas. Like some of my expressive paintings, it exists no more as the desire to paint portraits of women with moustaches took over and this canvas got repurposed. In order to preserve the lineage of work I do like to take pictures of finished work, even if (or especially if) I think it may only have a short life span. I like this painting and will very likely use this image in my journal at some point if I ever again get a color printer that works. In this way, paintings that no longer exist, whether the canvas was repurposed or the image was sold, can live on for the artist in current work. Be sure to document all your work with either photos or scans, if the work is small enough. Shoot the work at least 300 dpi so that you could have a greeting card or print made, and do a separate image at 72 dpi for the web display. I always keep the original photo in case either “saved” copy (your altered copies) get destroyed. Another idea for photo use of artwork is having a book made. Not as expensive as you might think and great fun to have. Comes in handy when visiting a new gallery or going out on an art date with friends to keep them updated on your progress. Happy painting and happy shooting!
Pretty birds
Posted: February 6, 2012 in New Mixed Media artTags: dina wakley, journaling, mixed media, new art work, painted canvas, painting, stencils, terry lee getz
The design for this pretty picture was not mine but Dina Wakley’s, whose class I took on Saturday. In three hours I made this painting and another on stretched canvas. Dina is a good teacher and we used very good supplies which made the project even more enjoyable. This image is on watercolor paper, gesso’d, birds were traced, then overdrawn with Stabilo ALL water soluble pencil (which I LOVE–new go-to tool), painted, stenciled and journaled on. I don’t take very many classes, this was my first art class in many years. Definitely worth the time and funds. Check to see if Dina might be coming to a venue near you.
Eyes Have It
Posted: February 2, 2012 in expressive paintingTags: new art work, painted canvas, painting, terry lee getz
Completed yesterday, this expressive painting is the closest raw emotion I’ve funneled through art since the home invasion. To me it signifies the idea of being watched and more importantly, the hyper vigilance I’ve been feeling in watching everything around me, inside and outside my house. My startle response is off the charts these days. However, the situation is looking up and the home security system has made a big improvement in sleeping at night and starting to relax during the day. Like all other healing processes, this one will take time.
Firefly Twilight
Posted: February 1, 2012 in expressive paintingTags: mixed media, new art work, painted canvas, painting, terry lee getz
The last thing I expected to see after working on this expressive painting was a beetle, but there was the definite body shape and plates, wings, little pointy head. When i charcoaled in the legs I knew she was a lightning bug, as we call them in the south, so I dotted the orange-y yellow paint around the body to represent the etheric light. Many an evening was spent with my sister chasing, catching, admiring and releasing (unharmed) some of the hundreds of fireflies alive in the 1960’s summer evenings. Sadly, it is a commentary on the decline in the natural environment that many previously lightning bug laden locales no longer support these insects and they have become a rarity to spot. A real shame and frightening on many levels. The simple joys of lightning bug spotting should be a birthright to earth’s children everywhere. This painting was worked entirely with my fingers with paint, mixing it directly on the canvas in many layers and then drawing in legs with charcoal. The pleasure of making an expressive drawing is to allow that which is there to move forward and to accept it and cherish it for what it is.
Soul and Spirit Mehndi Hand
Posted: January 31, 2012 in New Mixed Media artTags: mixed media, new art work, painted canvas, painting, stencils
Another in my Mehndi Hand series, this one done a bit differently. First I stenciled the hand in purple Claudine Hellmuth Studio Paint, then when that dried, I re-stenciled with Golden Light Modeling Paste, using the stencil a smidge off register. This allowed the previous purple image to show instead of covering it up. Then I rubber stamped on the message and used the Sew Stamper tool to put in the crazy quilt inspired zig zag stitch line. Lumiere paint in green provides the background around the hand and I may have used a Distress dauber in chartreuse over top of the modeling paste. On 6″x8″ canvas board, the first background is paper.
Wings for Flying
Posted: January 30, 2012 in expressive paintingTags: new art work, painted canvas, painting, terry lee getz
This is the last of a series of five expressive paintings I created (not all of them have been posted to the blog yet). Is it an angel? Is it Icarus? My feeling is that the figure is looking down slightly before taking off, there is a little something in the shadow on the back of the head that suggests that to me. These paintings really are about the feel of the paint on my hand, the colors that happen, what I want to “save” and what I want to cover up. That is how the white got there. covering up something that I wasn’t as pleased with as the deeper colors and layers at the top of the work. Generally, several days after the paintings are made some idea as to what is there becomes conscious, and I will often outline or mark the canvas with charcoal at that stage. This one has so many marks in it for the feathers and the hair that I didn’t feel the need for charcoal…yet.
Eye of the Hand
Posted: January 27, 2012 in New Mixed Media artTags: art journaling, mixed media, new art work, painted canvas, painting, stencils
Another mehndi hand, this one the classic eye in the palm. Stencil is from Balzar Designs by The Crafter’s Workshop. The stencil has six hand designs on it in this size, and the same designs are available reduced on a separate stencil. Paper foundation to canvas board, Golden Light Modeling Paste thru the stencil to give the image height and texture, then painted with Claudine Hellmuth Studio Paints. The stitching lines are these awesome little pre-inked stamps called Sew Stamper from We R Memory Keepers that you run along the image where you want the line to appear. They have about half a dozen stitch styles, are easy to use and really give this project a “crazy quilt” vibe. Words were rubber stamped with Staz-On ink, my favorite. I am not affiliated with any of these companies, these are my “go-to” supplies at the moment and I just want to share the info.
Bird Totem, expressive painting
Posted: January 25, 2012 in expressive paintingTags: mixed media, new art work, painting
Bird totem is a 16×20 stretched canvas onto which I expressively painted with my fingers. The fun of this technique is laying paint down with multi-colors going and mixing them in hand and then seeing what the patterns and shapes turn out to be. This one is an owl or even parrot like bird because of the shortish beak and squat body shape. Charcoal outlining helps define the shapes once I identifiy them, and for random mark making. This technique, which began as a student request in one of my classes this past year, is rapidly becoming one of my favorite ways to work. I love the freedom and the squishy feeling of the paint. If you don’ t like what you did, or don’t see any special pattern or shape, you simply go over it again until you do. Easy peasy. Try it! Paper or canvas works great. Brown paper bags would even be cool.
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