As part of the Collaborations exhibit, viewers voted on their favorite fiber art piece, favorite non-fiber art piece, and favorite vignette. These were really hard decisions, because so many things were wonderful! The photo below shows my favorite vignette before the addition of a very cool fabric tree. This group included painter Kaye Shannon, and […]
After arranging plants and such, our vignette looked like this: Click any image for a MUCH better/larger view. That’s Renee Decator seated near her painting, and me standing near my quilt. The quilt at left was made by Lynn Greenberg, not shown. Here’s a better view of Renee’s painting, Taking a Bath with You: I […]
When applying the first layer of paint, my idea was to mostly obscure the underlying collage. In addition I wanted to create colors of nature for the front and back covers: a blue sky, tree line, and golden grasses in the foreground. All of this would come to fruition with the second paint layer, so […]
“Paper paintings” artist, Elizabeth St. Hilaire Nelson, and I have recently swapped commissioned work with one another. This is my Cupcake piece from Elizabeth. Click any image for a larger view. Oh, I’m a lucky girl, because I LOVE this little collage! (It’s 12″ x 12″.) Elizabeth’s work is created exclusively with collage. She uses […]
I’m a big believer in the value of artistic experimentation. So, when I recently discovered a great book on mixed media, I decided to give it a try. This is the book, Creative Paint Workshop for Mixed Media Artists, by Ann Baldwin. Ann is primarily an abstract painter. Thus, her mixed media pieces include a […]
In an earlier post, I showed you how I collaged a little box. For the second box, I wanted to try something completely different. I decided to paint it in a process similar to the one used by Renee Decator. The basic idea is to texture the surface with molding paste, randomly apply opaque paint, and then apply transparent […]
Previously, I talked about Renee Decator’s process for painting with acrylic paints. Gee, that sounded like fun! So, I pulled out my paints, and gave it a shot. What a blast! I mimicked Renee’s process: 1 – Add texture to the canvas. (I used Golden molding paste.) 2 – Randomly apply opaque colors. 3 – Randomly […]
I recently attended a demonstration by artist Renee Decator about how she adds texture to her acrylic paintings. She showed us several techniques, including one in which she imprinted textures into heavy body gesso. After spreading the gesso onto her canvas she pressed things like doilies and produce bags into it. This gave immediate interesting texture. […]
Originally posted May 13, 2009 on the Dirty Dozen Fiber Artists’ blog. I’m having great fun playing with my little board book. (See previous post.) My plan is to use it as a canvas for quick compositions and experiments. As my first creation, I made this little paper collage of a strawberry. It was fast […]
Originally posted April 11, 2009 on the Dirty Dozen Fiber Artists’ blog. Lately, I’ve seen some really interesting art books. These are usually books that have been altered with a variety of mixed media techniques. They look like they’d be a lot of fun to create, so I’ve decided to give it a try. I […]
