Bird Doodle 2

My second bird doodle. This one uses only greens, blues, and purples for the background colors (Prismacolor pencils). Then I did a wash of black india ink all over it, wiping it off quickly, so it left a lot of the color showing through. The pencils are a little waxy, so they repel the ink. The white outlines are done with the best white ink pen in the world! It really is the best white pen I've ever used. I was especially leery of ordering it since every gel pen I've ever used dries up, clogs up, or in some other way, totally pisses me off - but this one is AMAZING. Really! It writes smoothly even over the top of other media, like acrylic paint, and the colored pencils. I've had a lot of trouble in the past getting anything to write over them because of their waxy nature.

Happy Birthday, Robert!

Warning: horrible picture quality - I had to take it with the flash on.

I put together this collage for my step-dad tonite. He found and cut-out the pilot picture from an old magazine, and asked me to use it in a collage for him. He also came up with the words he wanted on the collage: Final Approach. Flaps down - Ready to land. I used my new Twinkling H2O watercolors to paint the background and made the clouds from torn mulberry paper. I found the trees on the horizon in a couple different ads in an old National Geographic and added the modern plane cutout. The pilot is not quite as rippled as it appears in this picture - that must be from the glass and the flash. The finishing touch was to add a little color to the pilot with my Prismacolor pencils. He's got a green hat and strap, and blue eyes now. Hope Robert likes it!

Yellow, Red, Aqua Experiment

Another canvas. This time I thought I'd play around with some wood block printing and black Sharpies. Not finished yet, but it's coming along. Love this crazy color combo - reminds me of children's book graphics from the 50's.

Finished Canvas - Step by Step

I finished another 16x20 canvas today.


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Done!

Pink Circles and Chocolate

Finished up this painting on 16x20 canvas last night. I worked on 3 different ones at the same time. I hate waiting for the paint to dry, so I set it aside and start working on a different one, then just rotate between them while different layers dry. Anyway, this one I actually finished.
The other two are in progress.

I have no idea where the pink circles came from - so don't ask! I just knew I wanted to do something abstract with shapes. I really like the colors in this one. I had to mix the dark brown background color since I didn't have a nice brown, and I really like the way it came out. I know it's hard to tell from the crappy picture, but it's a rich warm brown - deep and chocolatey looking. It's mixed from Raw Siena, Raw Umber, Acra Crimson, and Phtalocyanine Blue, with a little shot of Acra Red Orange and a bit of Ivory Black. (All Liquitex acrylics)

The lighter side of the background was painted with my favorite Liquitex color right now - it's called Unbleached Titanium. I also used it on some of the circles along with another great color, Medium Magenta. So pretty! The lighter pinks in the painting are a mixture of this magenta with Soft White. Yum - this painting reminds me of Neopolitan Ice Cream! LOL

The lines were drawn with my good ol' Prismacolor pencils. Have I mentioned how I love Prismacolor pencils? I love them almost more than I love buttons.