a dual post...since i'm lazy.

first - i am highly inspired by Jeanne Bessette the artist.  she has a private facebook group and she is a fabulous teacher of all things related to learning our 'why' of art... her style just speaks to me and i wanted to paint a canvas in her 'style'.  it's very distinctive and i think i captured a small essence of her.  this is 18" x 24", acrylics, inks, watercolor crayons.  title is "ame soeur" which means 'soulmate'.

and #2 - the base layer of this canvas was my bright idea of laying down art masking fluid on a white canvas, and then spraying ink all over it.  i didn't like the way it turned out (because of the ink, not the technique) but i videoed the masking fluid removal which was one of the funnest things EVAH. 

5

this week i celebrate 5 years of sobriety.  and every year at my celebration meeting i give my sponsor a gift.  this year i kept it simple - much like our program. 

a small wood block, painted using blue, turquoise, violet and yellow.  i printed out the word 'believe' and did a photo transfer technique using packing tape.  covered the block entirely with a gloss gel medium, wrapped wire and a bead and called it done. 

steampunk.

i love the look of steampunk.  i tried to capture it here on a blank wood birdhouse acquired at a garage sale.  first thing i did was seal it with some clear gesso, and then i painted it a lovely blue... (go figure, right?).  from there i started gluing on used car parts and various doodads from garage sales and a junk drawer.  a few rubons from my scrapbooking days and some spray ink ... and VOILA. 

i wanted to put this in the shop for sale, but it is extremely heavy - shipping would be outrageous.  since i'm probably doing an art show in october, i think i will add it to my stash of items to sell there. 

words...

to me words are an art form, just like a painting, or a sculpture or a sketch.  for whatever reason, words draw me in and have a beauty all their own.  not just what the words say, but in the font and spacing and style. 

so far all my tattoos have been words.  many people are surprised that i haven't had a dragonfly inked on my body yet.  actually so am i.  but words keep calling me...

we had a house concert here last week, the incredible amelia white and sergio webb... i had 21 bodies stuffed in here and fun was had by all ( i hope ). 

a lot of the guests commented on all the words i had around the house.  here are some (not all, believe it or not) including the art on my body...

this last shot is of my brave girls camp apron.  we were all supposed to decorate them, but i'm not into ruffles and bows and ribbons... although i can appreciate the look, it's not something i'd use.  so i chose to write my truths on it instead... and funny thing, when you put an intention into the universe, and write it down and share it... it comes true.  with the exception of a couple of things on there, i am living my intentions.  

buddha...

i call this buddha with an angel face.

12x12x1 canvas board.  acrylics, inks, papers, beads...

the kicker is that this is a board with the hanger already inset on the back.

now, ask me if i noticed that and painted it in the correct direction.... :/ 

a giveaway!

i love giveaways.  especially when i win one.  LOL 

my friend rachel awes is giving away a copy of her awesome book, diving in.  easy to enter...

read about it here - http://www.rachelawes.com/giveaway-2/

tropical coolness...

decided to try my hand at a total abstract - and that was WAY fun. 

this is a 16" x 20" stretched canvas, using acrylics and ink... and no brushes - all fingers and applicators.  available in my etsy shop - $225.

the hard part is photographing this - the copper is shimmery and wants to reflect any little bit of light that comes in.