#lovesummer art - A Mixed Media Canvas

Hi everyone!

Well, I couldn't resist doing another project for the YouTube artist collaboration called #lovesummerart !  I found a 6"x6" canvas board and decided that it would something fun to create for a change.  I've been working 3"x5" index cards since June 1st, so it was nice to be working on such a solid surface instead of a flimsy card. lol

When I first started this, I had an ocean sunset idea in my head and that I needed to use some products that I hadn't used in awhile.  So I grabbed some of my Golden Fluid Acrylics as well as a few other things.  It wasn't long until my ocean scene turned into grasslands, thanks to my blue and yellow paints mixing together and that was just fine because when I started, I decided that I was just going to play with different mediums and see what happened.  I work best when I go into a project with that frame of mind, because I don't have a set idea in my head and just keep my head open to prompts from my muse.

I really like how this turned out and the only thing that really bothers me about it is that I think the horizon line should be a bit lower.  It's too close to being in the middle and I prefer it to be either visibly  higher or lower than the middle of the canvas.  But, that's okay, it's a fun, little piece of art that's now sitting on my mantle and a great reminder of the plains of my home state.

~~Click here to watch me create this on my YouTube Channel~~

Thank you so much for stopping by and I hope that you enjoyed my two creations for the #lovesummerart collaboration!  Now, back to working on my ICAD's! July is almost over and I'm determined to have a card for each day!

Take care,

Dianne

flow - a mixed media canvas

Well, I have been stuck in a very dry spot for a very long time.  And it's really sucked. lol  But, while showing a friend my Renew canvas and talking out our "One Word" for 2014, I knew that I wanted to create canvas for them as well.  Once I had that in my head, I just couldn't get it out and after a couple of months, out of the blue, I finally had an idea come to me.  My friend is quite an amazing person and such an inspiration to so many people.  She is a yoga teacher/studio owner and even though I haven't be able to attend a single class, just being able to talk to her about some of the things that I have been going through this year has been such a blessing to me.  And in our talks and after mulling around what to do for her canvas, the word "flow" was pressed so strongly into my mind that I knew I had to use that word....even though her word this year is "synchronicity".  After I had the word, the rest fell into place....a finger-painted, swirl of flowing paint and lotus flowers to represent her studio.

I'm so happy with how it turned out and am finally feeling that inner spark to really start moving some paint around again.... <3

Thanks for stopping by :-)

di

renew - a canvas for my One Word in 2014

I've had my One Word for 2014 picked out since 2013 but it's taken me this long to create a canvas for it.  Last year, my word was FOCUS and I thought it would be fun to have a canvas with that word on it to have hanging up where I can see it and be a reminder to me.  I am really happy with how this turned out and I hope you enjoy it, too.

You can watch me creating this canvas here :-)

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Dianne

Happy Art Swap ;-)

Today I'm sharing four, mixed media pieces of artwork that I created for the Happy Art Swap.  I am so thrilled with all of the amazing artists that I have met and follow on Instagram and tickled pink to be a part of this on-going swap.  I can't wait to see the art that I receive and am so excited to get to start collecting other artists creations!

Each one of my pieces started on a 5x7 piece of 140 pound cold-press watercolor paper.  You can watch me create these four pieces of art on my YouTube channel here:

Thanks so much for stopping by!
di

dream - a mixed media canvas

First of all, I need to tell you that this IS NOT my original idea, but my version of artwork designed by the amazing Christy Tomlinson.   Here is a link to her blog post featuring this project.  Christy's Mixed Media Kits are full of all sorts of amazing goodies and each month she shares a video of her creating something with all of the fun items in that months kit.  You can watch her creating her canvas here and be sure to watch all of her other YouTube videos.  They are great and I have learned so much by watching them!


I made this canvas as a gift for my secret pal and I had a lot of fun doing it...there's really nothing better than gluing down bits and pieces and rubbing paint around with my fingers....

(p.s. look at my hydrangeas!  They are as big as a soccer ball!)

And, while outside taking these pictures I was able to get a shot of our momma meadowlark feeing her sweet babies in our front tree.  There are four of them and they sound so sweet....

I stood out by our mail box for at least 15 minutes waiting for her to come back and I'm sure that my neighbors and all passerby's were thinking that I was quite strange. lol  Some lady, standing by mailboxes, holding up a camera with a long, zoom lens pointed at a tree for 15 minutes....lol  Oh well.  I love our meadowlarks and so happy that they have chosen our front tree to raise their family. ;-)

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day today.....
God Bless,
di