wip

A collection of 38 posts

Sep 23, 2024

24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas…

24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas…

24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas Update: image transfer tests Day 4 & 5 of the #The21dayProject I watched a video by Laly Mille, my favorite mixed media artist, on how she uses

Sep 19, 2024

24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas…

24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas…

24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas Update: spray fixative Day 3 of the #The21dayProject My canvas on my little easel* and the can of fixative. It doesn’t say “workable fixative” but I

Sep 19, 2024

24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas…

24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas…

24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas Update: stop messing with it and let it dry overnight End of Day 2 of #The21dayProject How this evening ‘s session ended How this evening’s session

Sep 18, 2024

24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas…

24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas…

24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas Update: more black edges and ink …. Which takes FOREVER to dry 🤣 Also …. when you keep breaking the regular All Black pencil so you bring out the big

Sep 17, 2024

24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas…

24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas…

24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas Update: Distress Ink Day 1 of #The21dayProject to finish this canvas. Started experimenting on the hills. Outline edge with a Stabilo All Black. Love this pencil. It

Sep 15, 2024

Anyone interested in a 21 day…

Anyone interested in a 21 day…

Anyone interested in a 21 day art project? This art challenge is from the folks who do the yearly 100 Day Project and starts on Sept. 17th - I’ve reached the point on

Sep 14, 2024

24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas…

24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas…

24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas Update: paint sky (again), adding paper More acrylic paint on the sky, a dark blue stencil that barely shows up, some blue Posca pen, and origami paper.

Sep 13, 2024

24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas…

24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas…

24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas Update: base colors on canvas and beginning layers Painted in the main color blocks with the acrylic paint. A lot of this will get covered up, but

Sep 11, 2024

24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas…

24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas…

24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas Update: selecting colors In the reference photo, it’s day. I want to put in stars, so my art will be a version of night. That means

Sep 10, 2024

24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas…

24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas…

24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas Update: I took the colored sketch I drew in Procreate and divided it into a grid of 6. Printed these out and used them with carbon paper

Aug 31, 2024

I drew the concept sketch for…

I drew the concept sketch for…

I drew the concept sketch for my mixed media art in Procreate today. This concept is what I’ll grid out and transfer to the 24” x 30” canvas (future notes). For this

May 17, 2024

Back at my art desk for…

Back at my art desk for…

Back at my art desk for a little bit. 🎉 Working on a mixed media background. 8” x 10” art board with a layer of paper, acrylic paint, and now stencil. I’m using

Apr 18, 2024

Now that I’ve built up…

Now that I’ve built up…

Now that I’ve built up enough orange acrylic paint on the flowers, I can add yellow liquid acrylic to flow into the grooves. Probably going to repeat that process one more time,

Mar 2, 2024

Boyfriend gave me one of those…

Boyfriend gave me one of those…

Boyfriend gave me one of those tear-away-paper daily calendars for Christmas. Not much revealed by the end of January, but now you can see the top of the tree-to-be.

Feb 11, 2024

Update: frame and photo and wall…

Update: frame and photo and wall…

Update: frame and photo and wall and pegboard done. Starting to make mistakes, so going to put it aside for tonight. #procreatebootcamp #procreate #art #artstr #ghost #cat #birthday #wip…

Feb 11, 2024

Did a sketch to figure out…

Did a sketch to figure out…

Did a sketch to figure out composition and sizes. Drew the final with a pencil brush. Figured out a coloring process using an acrylic brush. Now just have to finish the rest of