I have two sets of the Pebeo decorative paints so, when I made the oak leaf canvas with the Prisme paints, I made another one with the Pebeo Moon set. This time I created a horse chestnut leaf and built the contour lines around that shape. Again, I was limited to the six colours in… Continue reading Horse chestnut leaf canvas
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Oak leaf canvas
Like so many things, these 5"×5" mini canvases have been sitting in my stash for quite some time. Waiting, I suppose, for me to come up with the right idea and the confidence in my abilities to commit something to canvas rather than paper. Well, thinking like that is why they hadn't been used yet,… Continue reading Oak leaf canvas
Artist Soul canvas
Alongside creating the abstract landscapes and this canvas, Laly Mille also wanted us to start to identify our art language — the colours, mark-making, textures, materials, formats and compositions that resonate. I'm starting to get a feel for the colours I like working with and texture is definitely something that is important to me. Mark-making… Continue reading Artist Soul canvas
Make a wish in purple
This is a coming together of many different experiments, all in lovely lovely purple (and gold). People often say that you don't get good at anything by just watching other people do it and, obviously, you do have to stop and actually try it yourself at some point. But I have absorbed so many tips… Continue reading Make a wish in purple
Shiny objects canvas
My first mixed media canvas panel. I'm not sure what the original inspiration was, but I had the idea of standing inside a room looking through a window at the moon and once I had enough of a picture in my mind, I started creating it on canvas. The canvas is 8" square. Not huge,… Continue reading Shiny objects canvas