Year: 2008

Tuscany in pigments and paints

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A painting I have in progress: another Tuscan farmhouse scene, in a mix of acrylics and earth tone pigments. I’m struggling with where to go next. Maybe the sky will get some more color. Happy holidays!

Gold leaf icon

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  For my last art class (experimental techniques in acrylic), the ‘experimental technique’ was gold leaf. Which immediately makes me think of Byzantine religious icons. At first I was trying to think up ways to incorporate the gold leaf into a cityscape like ones I’ve been working on recently, but in the end I decided … Read more

5 things

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I was tagged by the lovely and talented Leah for a meme which involves writing a post on “five things you do that help keep you mentally well”. So here goes… 1. Creating things – writing, painting, drawing… it all works.2. Moving my body – when my body’s happy, my mind’s happy.3. Connecting with other … Read more

Signing up for a creative 2009

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I enjoyed Art Every Day Month so much last month that I’ve decided to join in for Leah’s Creative Every Day Challenge for 2009. I’m looking forward to more interaction with the online community of creatives I’ve gotten to know over the past month.

Playing with pigments

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Last night in my art class (Experimental Acrylic Techniques) we used pigments. The teacher brought in five or six natural pigments, which we mixed with water and medium to get a paint-like consistency. And then we painted. It took a little while to get used to the different qualities of the pigments, the varying coverage … Read more

AEDM month is over; now what?

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Art Every Day Month was a blast. On one hand it seems like it flew by; on the other I feel like art has been a daily habit forever. I am so grateful for Leah and all the other creative folks I have gotten to know through this challenge. I have been so inspired by … Read more

AEDM day 30: more progress on Tuscany

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Here we are, the last day of AEDM. I’ll write some more thoughts about this month tomorrow, but wow has it been a fabulous experience. Many, many thanks to Leah for organizing and inspiring us all. Today I made a little more progress on the Tuscany painting I started earlier this month. I made the … Read more

AEDM day 29: collage

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I like the idea of collage, but I’m not very good (or experienced) at it. Anyway, in the spirit of trying new things for AEDM, I ripped apart a few magazines today and played around with it. At first I was looking for ‘images that appealed to me’ in the magazines, per instructions for a … Read more

AEDM day 28: cold nights in the city

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Yesterday evening’s ‘Experimental Acrylic Techniques’ class was productive, if not quite in the intended way. The experimental material presented to us was white acrylic glaze, which we were to drizzle onto our paintings through a hole poked in the bottom of a plastic cup dangling from a string. The concept made me think of rain, … Read more