The Beach this Week

Christmas Card 2011 - part 2

Christmas is almost here and I've still got shopping to do & art projects to finish, but at least the card is ready to go.  It was a fun project - from making & decorating the cookies to styling the set & designing the final card.  When I was finished I had lots of sugar cookies to enjoy, and so did my co-workers!

Christmas Card 2011 - part 1

I spent part of today in the kitchen, working on the annual Christmas card.  This year I wanted to try photographing cookies for the card, so I started the day off by baking & decorating sugar cookies.  I definitely have a new appreciation for food stylists!  I love to bake, but can be very messy in the kitchen.  Trying to make a few cookies photo worthy was definitely a challenge.  I ended up eating way too many cookies in the process!  Here are a few quick photos and I'll post the final card later this week once its finished.

New Mixed Media Artwork

I've been busy working on my Venice series and have several finished pieces to share. There are a few more canvases in process and I'll post those once they are complete. 

The beach this week

The other evening as I walked along the beach I noticed the light hitting the tall grass and the golden glow it created.

 

Mixed Media: Venice Part 2

Venice Building 1

One of the things that makes mixed media so interesting is that projects are always evolving.  I might work on a canvas for a couple of weeks and decide its done, only to pick it up again a few weeks later.  This canvas is one of the first I started to work on for my Venice series.  It had been a few weeks since I had worked on it when I decided to add a layer of wax to the canvas.  I find that the wax adds an interesting texture.

Detail Venice Building 1

Detail Venice Building 1

Mixed Media: Venice

Waterway in Venice

Detail of Waterway in Venice

As promised, here are a few of the mixed media canvases I've been working on lately.  There are several more in progress and I'll post photos of those later this week. 

The canvas pictured above, Waterway in Venice, is in the first steps.  The photograph was transferred onto the canvas using gel medium and then a combination of paints and pastels were used.  Next I'll add some texture to the sides of the canvas, before adding more paint, pastels & a top layer.

The canvas below, Venice Building 2, is one step further along than the previous canvas.  I've added a layer of texture around the edges & some additional paint and pastels.  The next step for this will be to add another layer, either wax or resin. 

Venice Building 2

Detail of Venice Building 2