Keep your head in the clouds and your feet on the ground. I’ve not drawn or painted faces for a long time (it shows!), but lately I’ve been obsessed with poses. Especially the children’s poses. I have been jotting them down in my journal as I see them, in the hope of developing them later […]
postcard swap, part 2.
March 14, 2013 By 5 Comments
Back in early February, I took part in a postcard swap arranged by Artists in Blogland. I showed my three postcards here, and today I will show the ones I received. So far I have only gotten two of the three cards, but I don’t want to hold off any longer. This beautiful card was […]
Art for Aoife: dance and be happy!
March 11, 2013 By 3 Comments
When we did up Aoife’s room last year, she asked for it to be pink and purple, have plenty of space for her to draw, and have a ballet/ dance theme. I’m not that keen on heavily themed rooms, but I wanted her to feel the space was really hers, so I added a few […]
postcard swap, part one
March 4, 2013 By 8 Comments
In February I took part in a postcard swap arranged by Artists in Blogland. I’m still waiting for the third and final postcard to arrive, so I don’t want to post the ones I received yet, but I can show the ones I sent out 🙂 The only rules were that they had to be […]
Art for Aoife: dance like nobody’s watching
May 30, 2012 By 19 Comments
Dance like nobody’s watching; love like you’ve never been hurt. Sing like nobody’s listening; live like it’s heaven on earth. ~ Mark Twain Yay! The first canvas for Aoife’s room is done! I have to admit I was a bit nervous about it. I mean, come on, the girl wanted pink and purple for Pete’s […]
Geisha {mixed media}
February 8, 2012 By 18 Comments
Look! It’s finished! This is what I have been working on for the last couple of weeks. A geisha! Who knew I had it in me? Not me, that’s for sure! You see, the piece started off as a Valentine’s project! A Valentine’s project I’d thought about for months at that… planned in some detail, gathered stuff […]
Surface Treatment Workshop {a review}
February 1, 2012 By 10 Comments
“Surface Treatment Workshop: Explore 45 Mixed-Media Techniques” by Darlene Olivia McElroy and Sandra Duran-Wilson Surface Treatment Workshop is a wonderful introduction to mixed media techniques. The authors show the readers how to create 45 different textures for mixed media. In addition, they show variations of the same techniques (in less detail), plus examples of their own art […]
Mixed media: A Joyful Heart
July 14, 2010 By 18 Comments
I bought some canvases on sale the other weekend. I had never worked on canvas before and was slightly intimidated by it, so chose one of the smaller pieces (5 x 7″/ 12.7 x 17.7cm) to experiment on. I had lots of fun though and this is the result- A Joyful Heart. It looks a […]
Mixed media: Wash Day
July 9, 2010 By 16 Comments
I loved the background I made for the mixed media landscape a while ago, and quickly made some more while the paint combinations were still fresh in my mind. I just love blue and green together. The background is acrylics on on brown paper, with added gold flower stickers, crochet thread, scraps of background […]
Mixed media landscape
June 17, 2010 By 16 Comments
I am having so much fun in the studio at the moment. I’m pushing my own boundaries, stretching my comfort zone and redefining what art is and means to me. Mostly I’m learning not to apologise for anything I make. This piece was definitely part of that process. I had so much fun making it. […]
