At the end of October, Laly Mille ran The Artist Soul online retreat, a short course packed with inspiration for creating abstract artworks. I am a fan of Laly's art style and have created a couple of pieces based on classes she has run before: river and rocks from Wanderlust 2019 and the more recent… Continue reading Artist Soul abstract landscapes
Tag: landscape
Simple acrylic landscape
I was about to say that I only really use my acrylic paints for colour and texture on mixed media work and that I never really just paint with them. Then I started wondering if that was actually true so I had a quick search in my blog archives and realised that I have used… Continue reading Simple acrylic landscape
Fabric landscape
In a way, I have coronavirus to thank for the existence of this piece. I've been wanting to make something like this for absolutely ages, but finding suitable bits of fabric and digging out my rarely used sewing machine from behind my drawers always seemed like a lot of effort when there were plenty of… Continue reading Fabric landscape
Encaustic landscape II
September brings my brother's birthday and along with it the usual problem of coming up with a design for a masculine card. And this year was worse because it was a big number birthday. I've done camper vans and sheep and bikes and even sheep and bikes in past years and I didn't want to… Continue reading Encaustic landscape II
Encaustic landscape
And now for something completely different. This is something I have been fascinated by since the first time I came across it. I really don't have room for a full encaustic hotplate — and it would be quite an investment on a whim — so I settled for getting a starter kit with an iron… Continue reading Encaustic landscape
Aberavon Sands
It’s Father’s Day today, so I get to make a card for my other half’s dad (only two months after his birthday. In keeping with the developing theme of making South Wales landscapes for him, this is a view of the beach by Port Talbot (technically there should be some buildings on the grass, but… Continue reading Aberavon Sands