Mellow Yellow...

Challenge - create a smallish piece of art - the theme "mellow yellow".

8x10 canvas layered with text

add gesso

finger painting with acrylics

add stenciling and assorted papers

more papers, stamped, doodles, paint splatters

Voila!

Might as well make a trifold card at the same time - same techniques...plus a little extra

card front

card back

taking a break...

I planned to work on some small portraits today, but changed gears and started messing around with paint, paper and ink - abstracts - who knew!!?!

I'm going to keep adding to these - totally mindless fun!

Blue Chair with Geraniums

I've repainted the flowers on this piece so many times, I'm exhausted.  (It's not meant to be realistic, merely the suggestion of geraniums...)

I made my own stay wet tray to keep the acrylic paints from drying out.  A quick trip to the dollar store to purchase 9x13 cookie sheet and shammy.  Since the cookie sheet is steel (not stainless) I lined with with plastic, cut the shammy to size, soaked the shammy in water; placed it on cookie sheet and covered it with a piece of baking parchment cut to size - so far so good.  Now that I've finished painting for the day, I covered the whole thing with Press'n Seal.  I think it may keep it wet for a day or two - hoping it will any way!

Linking to:

Katherine's Corner
Little Things Thursday

Friday Photo Journal
Photo Friday

Imagine that...

This painting changed dramatically from where I left off yesterday.

where I left off yesterday

from tulips to poppies with a palette knife

purple daisy like flowers are now lilacs

the vase is now white - background painted over too

Blocking In...

Blocking in mid-tones...this is going to be harder to do than I thought!

abstract

This abstract painting is taking on a life of its own.  I'm not sure where it's going, but I'm enjoying the journey.  I've got more to do on this...

Linking to:

Wordless Wednesday on Tuesday
Wednesday Around the World
Katherine's Corner

Little Things Thursday