Sometimes art gives you a surprise if you allow yourself to be creative and be open to experimenting. I started the painting featured in this week’s blog/video late at night with no idea or plan in mind except that I wanted to use some left over paint before I went to bed so I would […]
Be Creative – Abstract Painting Techniqu
For any of you that follow my blog, yo are aware that I tried the thin layers of acrylic paint in my last painting, Abstract X15, and was fascinated with both the abstract painting technique and the painting that was created by the process using the technique. I decided to try another version of the […]
Be Creative – Varied Materials Collage
For this art project I decided to create a varied materials collage. Collage is so much fun because the materials to choose from are endless especially if you use recycled materials also. In this video I discuss the preparation for the project and the materials I have in mind. I used two gallery boards and […]
Creative Collage- What Is The Definition...
What does the term collage really mean in context with artwork? A collage is an artistic composition of materials and objects glued on to a surface, often with unifying lines and color as defined by the an online dictionary, www.thefreedictionary.com/collage. Collage has become a very interesting medium for me in the past two years […]
Finding My Creativity. Abstract X01
Most of my life I have painted realistic images. Within the last two years, finding my creativity, I decided I wanted to explore painting abstracts and painted my first abstract painting, Abstract X01. I have to admit it was a challenge because I had become very comfortable with painting realistic images. I have always […]