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Measures 12 x 30 Vertical, Mixed Media Acrylic, molding paste, collage
Measures 12 x 30 Vertical, Mixed Media Acrylic, molding paste, collage
Measures 24 x 24. Acrylic painting, collage
This mixed media original art piece measures 24 x 36 inches, museum canvas, ready to hang. The colors are saturated and vibrant. This piece was made using high quality acrylic paint, yarn, acrylic gels, and aluminum. It is sealed with archival varnish. If you are interested in purchasing this piece, please click here.
It’s true. I admit it. I love my iPad. It totally entertains me and keeps me busy. I love it even more now that I have experimented with Adobe’s App, “Eazel.” It’s a pretty bare bones app where you can experiment with various colors and saturation. I love that the app doesn’t allow you to control every little aspect of what you are doing. Colors bleed into one another, lines form without you realizing it. It’s a great way to pretend to do some abstract painting, digitally. These are a few of my experiments, resulting on long flights, sitting outside, or wherever I want. I don’t have to worry about lugging around a mess when I feel like playing around with some color.
This original mixed media art piece measures 20.75 inches x 23.50 inches. This piece was done on particle board and is ready to hang by two holes in the back. The colors are rich and intense and are very close to the photograph. This piece is comprised of images, photographs, paint, mica, feathers, and burlap embedded in a gel medium that has been hardened and finished with archival varnish.
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This began as an experiment with absorbent grounds. I am happy and surprised with the result as I seemed to have done something a bit different than normal. I guess that’s what experimenting is all about. This mixed media acrylic painting measures 18 x 12 inches on gallery board. It is ready to hang and sealed with archival varnish for protection. The colors are bright, shimmering and saturated. Gold mica flake is also applied for texture, light reflection, and balance. If interested in purchasing this piece, please click here.
This piece is mixed media collage on particle board and measures 20.75 x 23.50 inches.
And so it goes, I finally had some time, after moving what seems to be about a billion times. The studio is set up and I am back to work! It feels great having a space to experiment and move fluidly among projects. Escaping for a half a day at a time or so in some cases and emerging with calm, satisfaction, and color.
This project was a bit of a challenge, in that it was directly for someone else. There were specific color schemes in mind, but I wasn’t sure (as I often am not) what my end result will be once I begin a project. How could I be sure that, once completed it will satisfy? In the end, I was pleased with the finished product and so was the proud new owner!
Do you have a piece of pesky furniture that is kinda cruddy and drives you crazy? I did. I have this little table that has moved around from one apartment to another, always not quite fitting in. It was pretty beat up and was quite often considered for garbage, but it was always the perfect table for a plant, or some such thing. It also belonged to my grandmother, and while I don’t typically have sentimental attachment to things like furniture, I just always hung on to this thing. It had been long enough and I was tired of it’s creepy brown color and odd stains. I decided to make it something much more enjoyable to look at. Sometimes, an old ugly thing can have a little more life to breathe if just given the chance. Think twice, and make something funky out of an old something lying around your house, come on!
We’ve all heard of body painting. What we might be used to seeing is a sexy expression of nude bodies painted with intricate detail to give the impression the model is wearing clothes. I recently came across an artist profile on PBS, Alexa Meade who uses the reverse of the trompe l’oeil technique in her art work. It is amazing and inspiring. I love how she challenges our perception through her installations, painting, and photography.
Watch the full episode. See more PBS NewsHour.
Her work can be seen here on her website as well: http://www.alexameade.com