Category Archives: Mixed Media

Day 30

Well I had grand ideas, for a grand finale and what I got instead was an epic fail. So at 11:58 pm, I started over again. Almost botched this one as well. Whew!

Day 30 Epic fail. 9 x 9 in. mixed media on paper.

Hours on my first attempt. Layers of texture, palette knife. Painted flowers. Not great. Layered more color on the background and foreground. Not better. Painted the vase. O.K., that looks really cool.

I put crackle over the petals. Waited. Very few cracks. Added a second layer, knowing full well it would not work. And it didn’t. Cracks developed in just a few areas. I rubbed on dark rust, cracks barely visible. Tried again with indigo. You can see the cracks, but now the flowers look dirty.

The scan is even worse than the original. Don’t know why but the right side looks much darker than it actually is. Tomorrow will be better!

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Day 22

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This is a piece I did last year that keeps calling me. A sunflower bouquet. I was happy with both of the paintings in that post, but the next day I went back and reworked one of them. You can see the after here.

I want to paint this bouquet larger. Baby steps. from 2 x 4 to 4 x 6. I thought it would make a pretty postcard for the exchange. I am really happy with this one as well. It did turn out “starched” when you compare it with the original. This vase is straight up and down. (How did that happen? I can’t draw straight lines.) The original vase is a bit wonky. I like the loose sketchy feel of that one.

But this makes me happy. And I want to send happy postcards.

Hope it brightens your day too! Happy weekend everyone!