Tag: mixed media
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Of late….
Last week I had the BEST time hosting my first ever Reflective Art Retreat for a lovely group of women on the Oregon Coast. “Unfold the Soul: Reflective Art Retreat” was an amazing success, beyond my wildest dreams. I am looking forward to offering many more of these in the (near) future!! We connected, created, […]
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Bold Layering: Take 2
The beginning of the session included two freewrites – one reflecting on the painting they’ve been living with, and the other about how they feel about letting it go. Then…we got in the messy of the process…..SO MUCH FUN!!
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Poppies: Redemption
I wanted to do some playing with recording as well as playing with some new toys I purchased at a local Art Store that was having a sale. I purchased a few Catalyst Blades & Wedges – silicone palette knife type tools that can create patterns in the paint as well as get it on the […]
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Love & Cherry Blossoms
This past weekend I had the joy of leading a small group at church through a painting process focusing on love. I came home with a background that I liked but a foreground picture I wasn’t crazy about, so I set to work making it something that I love. I added a cherry blossom tree […]
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Happy Birthday Dad!
I started this painting in a group session layering words, text, and paint with drips and splatters along with a larger shape over the whole background. I chose love birds. A rather random process for sure. I wasn’t sure what I thougth of it, I thought it looked rather patriotic – very blatantly red, white, […]
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