Day 91 Art Project 2012

Photo of an old heating radiator at Anacortes Art Depot

Day 90 Art Project 2012

Crocus in the shady area of my garden... Spring is here! :)

Day 89 Art Project 2012

Photo of wood block on railroad sidecar rusty side panel. 

Day 88 Art Project 2012

Photo of old pilings and pier at Anacortes, Washington. 

Day 87 Art Project 2012

Art Card Original - mixed media beeswax collage. I've been on a tea kick of late, using images from Graphics Fairy. 

Day 86 Art Project 2012

4x4 Mixed Media Collage sealed with beeswax. This piece for sale in my Etsy.

Day 85 Art Project 2012

 More Artist Trading Cards - beeswax and paper napkin collage

Day 84 Art Project 2012

 Artist Trading Cards - beeswax and paper napkin collage. Thinking of Spring! 

Day 83 Art Project 2012

3x3 Canvas painted and textured with acrylic paints... work in progress

Day 82 Art Project 2012

Mixed media heart destined to adorn a canvas soon! 

Day 81 Art Project 2012

 

Still in a tea mode... 

Artist Trading Card/Altered Playing Cards - beeswax and paper napkin collage.

I do drink green tea and mate faithfully each morning. :) 

Day 80 Art Project 2012

    

Artist Trading Card/Altered Playing Cards - beeswax and paper napkin collage

Day 79 Art Project 2012

   

Artist Trading Card/Altered Playing Cards - beeswax and paper napkin collage

Day 78 Art Project 2012

Abstract flowers - page in progress in my small journal

Day 77 Art Project 2012

Altered Book - torn pages that will become pockets. They are tinted using distress inks. 

Day 76 Art Project 2012

Altered Board book spread - using left over paint and a foam leaf stamp to lift the color off. Right page has been tinted with distress ink. 

Day 75 Art Project 2012

Playing with the layout and searching for buttons to add to my 5x5 autumn landscape mixed media canvas. 

Day 74 Art Project 2012

Water soluble pencil sketch of my travel mug - while on a date with husband and Woods Coffee, Boulevard Park. 

Day 73 Art Project 2012

Photograph of old road sign, and altered No Parking sign found on a foraging trip at the beach.  Can you tell we have chatty dogs next door? teehee!

Day 72 Art Project 2012

Photograph of old road signs on a shed

Day 71 Art Project 2012

Mixed Media House - for our local exchange. This one measures 3.5 x 4, and is a beeswax collage using stamped images, inks and paper napkins. 

Day 70 Art Project 2012

Finished Abstract Flowers. Watercolor, gesso, pencil, watercolor. This is fun, although I'll do the next one a bit more carefully. I messed up the pencil rubbing... as in missed some and didn't catch until I was doing the final wash.

Check out the tutorial from Carla Sonheim.

Day 69 Art Project 2012

Work in Progress - Abstract flowers following the tutorial posted on Carla Sonheim's blog. Not the best picture, but you get the idea. Watercolor and gesso thus far into the project.

Day 68 Art Project 2012

A Mixed Media house in the making. Grungeboard stained with a variety of colors of Distress inks. It needs some more detailing before it's done. 

Day 67 Art Project 2012

Journal Page - watercolor background, quote and writing

Day 66 Art Project 2012

Journal Pages WIP - Playing with circles, stabilo pencils and my waterbrush.

Day 65 Art Project 2012

Journal page - watercolor sketch of a growing seed. Playing with watercolors as I'm taking the Strathmore Watercolor Sketching class.

Day 64 Art Project 2012

Mixed Media House WIP -  measures 3 1/2 x 5 and so far consist of stamped script, inks, paper napkins and beeswax. 

Day 63 Art Project 2012

Artist Trading Card - beeswax collage using painted paper towel over stamped script.

Day 62 Art Project 2012

A mixed media and beeswax collaged house for our local exchange. This one is 4x6 inches.  

Day 61 Art Project 2012

 

Artist Trading Cards - using backgrounds cut from watercolor doodling, postage stamps and stamped images.