Puttin' On My Gouache's.

Color, coverage and Gouche.  Painting with gusto. Yay!

 Gouche- The name derives from the Italian guazzo, and is also referred to as opaque watercolor or bodycolor.

And, ORANGE is the new pink!

If you haven't had an opportunity to check out my art, please
take the time to visit.

The exhibit will run until the end of the month.
Thank you for your support!


http://www.mppc.org/

Southwest Art

It has arrived this morning!
Yay!

Making Friends With Acrylic

Finished project for an exhibit in spring.
The exhibit will be with Artists In Action in Los Gatos titled
'3X8'

The challenge is to select 3 items and to sketch and work these items over the next eight months, in many combinations of ways.

Why a challenge?
We must use mediums we are not familiar with,
using a different perspective and methods that you do not usually use.
In April the best of 3 will be selected for the exhibit
with the original photos shown next to the work.
An interesting and valuable challenge as an artist.


I have attached my piece and the photo/muse #1.
Love the color, texture and interesting lines.
(using heavy molding paste, crackle paste, fiber paste and glass bead gel)
not because I had to...LOVE learning how things work and play together.
Lots of possibilities with the gel mediums, but still learning to make friends with it. ;o>



Image #2 will be gray scale, sort of 'drafting meets acrylic transfer' image of a glass box in a hexagon shape and shell top and mirrored base. It's a beauty, tough to sketch.


But before that, gotta get back to my watercolor and pen.
This is what I love to do.

btw- Grateful for the Cronos plug and thankful to be one of the first to have this used in my cervical discetomy surgery. (commonly used in lumbar surgeries until now)
One of the first who has shown bone growth at such an early stage.
Result of many prayers on my behalf.
Thank you!

Ryhthms And Patterns In Nature Exhibit

Arts Of The Covenant has put together a beautiful book with photographs of the art shared in Rhythms and Patterns In Nature Exhibit. I am happy that my painting, 'The Heart Of Worship' is one of those. Check it out. ;o)

http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/2641594

All in a days sketchbook.

So excited about an on-line art class I am taking. It has opened my eyes to observing texture shading and color and challenging me to sketch daily with different media, pastels, ink, watercolors, graphite, markers, pencils, acrylic etc.

Thrilled to find Alicia Burke who is exceptionally talented and a delight to learn from.
Check her out for a variety of workshops.

And picked up my paintings from the 'Rhythms And Patterns In Nature' exhibit.
It was a pleasure to participate. ;o) Thank you MPPC and The Arts Of The Covenant.

Collaberative Art

Finishing my part of a collaborative art piece. Instructions where to spend no more that 3 hours on it. I had the task of starting on a fresh canvas. Every month it will continue to evolve into a finished work...process finished in May '12.