Showing posts with label spray paint. Show all posts
Showing posts with label spray paint. Show all posts

Sunday, April 11, 2010

I LOVE colaborations...

I love collaborative artworks. I spend a lot of time on the internet viewing blogs, art journals, art work, images on flicker. I can not view them and be influenced by them. I enjoy taking art journaling classes, I can't take a class from someone and not be influenced by their work even in some small way. Even from the aspect of having an opinion on some one's art work or class.

Today's post is a wonderful example. In this week's outing to
Orly Avineri's Art Journaling Lab we spray painted some found natural found items on long strips of paper in the picture above, we then cut out pieces that spoke to each of us and glued them to our art journals. We then used pastels provided by the wonderful amazing artist Rachel Peterson , she demonstrated the different types of chalk pastels, soft, oil, and pencil pastels, then we all went to town on our journals. I find pastels very, very addictive... When I got home I added some oil pastels on top of the chalk pastels, and yes even some Sekura white and black gel pens. Oh yes, we even threw in a bit of black india ink for good measure in class. Can you spot our original spray paint pieces? I can't wait to see Orly's post on this her journal page was amazing!!!

Click on any image for a full sized view, grrrr this isn't working click on the my flicker image for a larger view, good ole blogspot....

Collaboration Journal Spread 4.10.10

left side
right side


And a little collaboration from nature for you, one of my clematis blooming in my garden. My garden is one of my biggest influences when I am journaling at home. Have a great week!



Friday, March 26, 2010

How Many Hats Do You Wear?

How many hats have do you wear? This spread for Orly Avineri's Art Journaling Lab about exploring the hats many we wear. Click on any image for a larger view.

Here is a close-up of the left side, my Public Social Interactive Hat.
This side is about two other hats I wear:

Top:My Natural Hat - the gardener, artist.

Bottom: The Warriror Hat - sometimes I feel like a warrior.

How many hats do you wear?


Friday, January 8, 2010

A Model Sanitarium...

A Model Sanitarium
"Sometimes I think I need to have my head examined"
"Hands down"

Here are some photos of my explorations in my XL Moleskine journal. No prompts, just what comes to mind when I am left to my own devices and just let go...
Enjoy... please click on any pic for a larger view. Have a creative weekend & get out and make some art. I spent a couple hours enjoying some 74 degree weather here in Long Beach, CA.

Friday, December 18, 2009

I couldn't take it any longer....



I could not take it any longer... our house is holiday crazy... I had to do some artwork, besides cards, etc...

Orly had been urging me to start a larger journal and it kept nagging in the back of my mind. I took a half hour and played with some Liquitex paints, my XL Moleskin 11 1/2 X 16 1/2 and this is my results... enjoy! It REALLY feels good to work larger! This is the inside cover and first page done as backgrounds. Enjoy and have a wonderful holiday!

Monday, November 9, 2009

Creative Explosion...

From Orly's Avineri's latest art journaling class on "Wild doodling". This week we were joined by ten amazing teenagers. The class was a blast and everyone enjoyed it. This page is titled "Welcome to My World" Click on any page for a larger image.
"Fishes"
"What does the Stamp of Your Life Say"
"What does the Stamp of Your Life Say" page 2.
"Cowboy Dance" page 2.
"Cowboy Dance"
"What are You Hiding"" page 2.
"What are You Hiding?"
Many sides page 2. Includes my hand-cut stencil of myself as a teenager.
"My Many Sides" includes my hand-cut stencil of myself as a teenager.
Welcome to my journal page 2.
Welcome to my journal. 1st page.
Being in Orly Avineri's art journaling class has inspired me to do more art journaling on my own. These are my pages enjoy. Click on any page for a larger image.

Sunday, August 2, 2009

Red, White & Blue ATC Spray Paint Background

This group of ATC's is for the Itty Bitty Book group I belong to for a Red, White & Blue ATC swap. I spray painted the bacground behind the flags. On the stars and stripes I used some Tim Holtz Distress Stickles in Blue. Enjoy!