Light stencil relief
5 Background Techniques to Play with
Background techniques are a great way to start an art journal page. On my art journaling courses people often tell me that they don't know where to start. The blank…
Bluebells and butterflies
From Inspiration to Celebration
Today I want to share some of my creative process, not just the part where I actually make something but the background to it. All the ideas we get come from somewhere: the environment, plants, animals, political issues, internal landscape, hopes and dreams. For some time I have been particularly inspired by plants, especially flowers - I adore the colour and delicate form. I think I love butterflies for the same reason.
Eye shocking vibrance
1 Marvellous Mixed Media Strategy – Mixing Old and New Media
Mixing old and new media is a great mixed media strategy for getting unusual results. In this post I combine digital printing technology with mixed traditional media. I opened 'Wonderland',…
Add a touch of surreal to the journey
Using Stickers in my Art Journal
Today I want to share an art journal page with you that I have made with stickers I created from a painting - Gracious Gladioli. The painting was inspired by…
Primrose inspired cushion cover in greens and blues
The Cushion That Didn’t Fit In
Porsha counted to 10 as she felt the packaging around her being gently opened. Two ladies stood there smiling and admiring her and she thought "this is a happy place, I'm going to be loved". She was placed on a table and the two ladies went out of the room, drinks in their hands chatting merrily.
sunny days
Embossing Powder Ideas and how I Create Art Journal Pages
Here follows some embossing powder ideas I came up with in my art journal. Yesterday, 02/05/2020, I was reading the entry for the day in 'Wonderland' (by Brett Westwood and…
Need some sparkle ... add art
The Unifying Effect of Repetition
In art and design repeating elements are used to unify an image, amongst other things. Artists will often repeat a colour in different areas of a canvas to bring the background and subject together. Motifs are often repeated and if different sizes are used some sort of rhythm can be established as well as unifying. abstract painting St John’s Wort inspired I often use repetition in my art in all the layers. In the final layer it is obvious as I repeat a series of pixel shapes and dashes in different parts of the canvas, for example in the image to the right (click to get a full sized view).
The Kiss by Gustav Klimt
Artists Who Use Mixed Media
We can learn a great deal by studying the work of other artists whether we just want to enliven our own personal art or produce art professionally. I really enjoy…
Collage and embossing powder create watery effect
My Favourite and Fun Mixed Media Techniques
There is something decidedly rebellious about 'mixing media' ... No longer hampered by the limitations of one media you are free to create almost unlimited effects. Do you just want…
Colourful flowers lift the spirits
The Joy of Flowers – Flowers Improve Mental Health
This is just a short and simple animation to show how flowers can effect mood. The appearance of the first flowers in Spring has long been celebrated within our culture, in the U.K. Daffodils being a prime example in Wales and in Japan, the cherry blossom. But in my animation I have used simple shapes to represent the flowers, suggesting that even just the idea of flowers can lift the spirits. And images of flowers can be found everywhere, from graffiti to home decor to fabric to jewellery to art, showing how important they are to our psyche.