I am now doing a swap of collage and mixed media materials with artists I met doing Flying Lessons. While getting the pile ready I got really inspired with some of the colours and textures and couldn't resist having a play. The Flying Wardrobe in Witchie has a great stash of old music scores, patterns and booklets just dying to be torn up and painted on and this is one of my efforts. I textured up the background with modelling paste & this is beautifully absorbent for both watercolour paints & chalk. The chalk can be blended with your finger for really nice effects.
MY TIP: draw those flowers on your table, even a quickie of just one flower. You can use it in another piece later & you will feel you've done something for yourself today.
Don't you love how by just touching paper we can be inspired?
ReplyDeletethat is so great that you are doing the swap- have fun with that! :)
ReplyDeleteI love how you placed the notes as background.
ReplyDeleteGood idea about the flowers. I cut up a painting that didn't turn out. I kept the prettiest part (some flowers) to use somewhere in the future.
That's a good idea Diana. How to store these things so they come to light when needed? I need to explore this i think.
ReplyDeleteDear Kerry, I just thought I'd stop by and say Hello. Your new piece looks so lovely and lyrical! I also thought that the fairy cards in your previous post look really great! :) Have fun with the swap and wishing you a lovely weekend. Wini xo
ReplyDeleteKerry, thank you so much for your comment on my blog. Don't beat yourself up about not creating...when my girls were little I just couldn't do it all. I'm focused now because last one's off to college and work slowed down. Even if you haven't created, I want to see another post! Show me where you live or what's the shed look like? :)
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