Other Breadth

Still life done last year in acrylic, maybe use for breadth

Linoleum and Concentration research.

For this assignment in class the instructions are to do a series of linoleum prints . We have been studying the style of Ukiyo-e prints, and Ancient Japanese printmaking. The style should be idealized and illustrative. I love the detail and colors of the prints. I think that the technique of doing the print then going back in with water color is a really smart idea and I love how it adds to the picture. I still don't know what my subject will be, therefore I will continue to research.

For my next concentration piece I'm thinking about doing maybe some caves, or rock formations.

Like Stalagmites and stalactites or maybe mines.

Concentration : Aurora Borealis

I like doing concentration. It's more relaxing. I really love doing landscapes. The earth is so beautiful. Landscapes are so vast and original, so I love to paint them, You can't get bored. This piece I did a sky scape of the Northern Lights. The Aurora Borealis is caused by the magnetic pull at the top of the earth. The Lights are amazing because the come in so many different colors, and sizes and shapes. I don't have the picture yet,but I will put it up soon.

Embellishment Project

For this assignment the theme was embellishment. I did A lot of projects and just couldn't get the idea out. I started over 4 times, and I did the best that I could.

Embellishment and HW Research

I'm really excited about this project. It seems like it's really going to be a lot of fun and work. If the piece turns out well then it's going to be worth it.

I have been looking at Lisa Kokin : http://www.lisakokin.com/

I really love what she is doing, and how amazing everything looks. She really is inspiring me to think out of the box for this project.

I'm also looking at Marilyn Greene: http://cqmagonline.com/vol03iss01/articles/art236/art236.shtml

I'm Thinking of doing some "quilting: methods and using different types of fabrics.

I'm really interested at beaded pictures . Beads are so versatile , and there are so many different types so the possibilities are endless.

I found a couple of different artists for this:

Julie Wishmeyer : http://ms.smartypantsknowitall.com/archives/28

For my concentration piece I'm thinking of either doing a field of flowers in Oil or a lily pond in acrylic... I'm still thinking..

Mono print 3

This is the third mono print that I did. This is off the plate. I Like all the media that I used to make it. The bottom original layer was with oil paint. When it dried I went over it with chalk pastel in some places and acrylic paint in others.

Mono Print 2

This is the second mono print I did. I used oil paint again. I painted straight on the glass. I had to do a couple of layers to get this to print like this. After that I went back into it with acrylic. I don't really like this one. I don't like this technique I don't think that It turned out well.