Early Spring, a collage

So I realize we’re a bit past spring at this point, but that’s ok. “Early Spring” is a collage I did…in early spring…but just realized that I hadn’t posted it. This collage was also early in a new style that has been evolving over the past few months. The first layer is old dictionary pages...
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National Collage Society 17th Annual Postcard Show

The National Collage Society’s annual Postcard Show is being held online this year to give everyone the opportunity to view the exhibit. The artwork is all collage (containing elements that are glued on) and all postcard-sized: 4×6 inches.

Exhibit Dates: June 2 – December 31, 2014

You can view the show at this link:
http://www.nationalcollage.com/2014postcardshow/show.html

 My entry, “As She Grows”, >>>

Summer Heat

Washes of warm colors and drips of acrylic ink and dots of alcohol inks. Painted, as usual, on scrapbooking paper though the pattern...

Breezy Point

Sweeping greens and purples and blacks, painted on  scrapbooking paper. You can see...

Pastel Colors

 

I have been waiting to post photos of so many new paintings until I come up with just the perfect titles. It bugs me to name things #1 or Untitled or Green because I believe in the value of a good title to lead the viewer through my thought process. But sometimes...

Tall Trees and Swings

Another smaller abstract painting done on paper with acrylic paints and inks. Continue...

Paths Through Pathless Woods

A smaller abstract painting, done with acrylic paints and acrylic inks on paper.

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When the Leaves Begin to Change, Abstract Painting

Acrylic paint and india ink on scrapbooking paper.
12 x 12 inches
Matted and framed under glass.
http://www.lifeneedsart.com/gallery/when-the-leaves-begin-to-change/ 

23rd Annual Juried Show, Artists of Rubber City, 2013

This year’s annual juried show sponsored by Artists of Rubber City includes 70 artworks by 46 artists. See which paintings I have in the show.

Colors and Lines, Purple

More fun with the colors and lines paintings!

12×12 inches on paper, just like the others. This has some wonderful purple and turquoise colors.

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Colors and Lines, Circles

I just love this one! I guess I’m supposed to say that about all of them, but I really like this one.

I used several layers of paint so that the colors have a lot of depth.

The ink has made such interesting shapes; the whole thing is very satisfying.

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Colors and Lines, Yellow

Now this one is just slightly different. After painting the colors and dripping on the ink, I added another layer of paint on top, and then more ink.

You can see the first layer of ink just peeking through the paint in several places, but especially in the lower right. I really like how it shows through ever so faintly. The lines are so delicate.

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Colors and Lines, Pink

I’m like a kid in a candy store with these paintings! I can’t get enough of them.

This is painted again on pre-printed scrapbooking paper that has been printed with a larger dot pattern. You can see some of the dots in the upper left, ever so faintly.

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Colors and Lines, Red

Oh, am I having fun with these! I love the ink against the colors.

This one is painted on a 12×12 inch piece of scrapbooking paper. I bought a big stack of paper, the kind that’s pre-printed with stripes and swirls and plaids. This piece is printed red with tiny white dots. You can see some of the dots faintly peeking through around the edges.

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Colors and Lines, Green

See the previous “Colors and Lines” post for the backstory here. This one is painted in cool shades of green, with bits of red, yellow, white, and pink.

The black form was made by dropping India Ink on the paper and blowing through a drinking straw to push the ink around. It’s formed these wonderful jagged shapes.

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Colors and Lines

Recently, I was doing some collages and wanted a way to add a fine dark line element to them. Something that looked like it was drawn but not so…controlled…as a line drawn with graphite or pen.

So, being a former seamstress, I fired up the old sewing machines and ran some free-form lines of stitching across them. See “March Morning” or  “Surf” for examples. LOVED it.

However, I’ve been wanting to work larger, and I couldn’t figure out how to make a larger artwork fit in the sewing machine. Besides, how would a stretched canvas fit? It has wooden stretcher bars, after all. Hm…

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On The Horizon

Most of the time, when I start a new piece, I have maybe an idea for a starting point – a color or technique – but it’s usually fairly vague. I enjoy the exploratory process of creating an artwork.

Only once in a while do I know exactly how I want the finished piece to look.

Here's how I got there >>>