#ARTifacts - November 2017

#ARTifacts

The front cover of my art journal for this year.
I am always open to 'Change' as my art  'Story' continues it will always remain 'Unfinished'.
(raylee).

Painting Bold Black & Retro Red

A bold black wood block print over white gesso on an old book page.
Cute polka dot shoes, & a vibrant little red dress.
(raylee).

Suitcase Art

 1. Gesso

 2. Naples Yellow Acrylic

 3. Yellow Ochre, Burnt Sienna

4. Trial & error with the composition

5. Add the Blues - Ultramarine & Cobalt with White

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Faux Rust Effect

 A very easy tutorial for this Faux Rust Effect can be found at thicketworks.

 This is my first attempt.......I started with a gesso undercoat on the paper/cardboard figure. Let this dry.

 Next I mixed Prussian Blue & Burnt Sienna acrylic to make a black & covered the figure.

 Tore pieces of paper napkin & stuck these on with heavy gel medium,

 Next I placed Burnt Sienna acrylic randomly, sprinkled cinnamon over the wet paint & pressed it in with my fingers.

 With a stiff dry brush I removed the excess cinnamon.

The big patch in this photo shows where I put gel medium on top of the Burnt Sienna & sprinkled cinnamon over it & again pressed it into the gel, this added more texture.
I like this effect, with some more experimenting this could become a favourite......many surfaces could become Rusty!
Thanks to Heather from thicketworks. A comprehensive  tutorial can be found on her blog.
(raylee).

"The Red Bird"......

acrylic, gel medium, moulding paste, stencils, masking tape, bubble wrap all used to create texture over an old acrylic painting on board.

started as a vase of yellow flowers.

but it just wasn't happening........so i decided to try a different subject & try the colour green again.

  the background started.......now for the bird.....

 some of the texture from the flowers on the bird's back....

 & a close up of the texture created by using strips of masking tape.

i have been trying some of the  texture techniques in paintings that i used last year for the 365 creative challenge.
 these were much smaller  exercises on old book pages. putting the techniques into larger paintings is much more rewarding.
(raylee).

Seven Days of Creativity for the 365 Creative Challenge 2013.......

.....four days to go!
these pages bring me up to date today......a mixture of cut & torn magazine paper collage, one from torn & crumpled paper  with some vaseline resist & acrylic glazing, & white gesso, Christmas wrapping paper , tags, ribbon, raffia & string.
red acrylic drawn over with water soluble black graphite.
  a print of a photo of a lady sitting on a bench scratching a ticket,  with a layer of black water soluble crayon rubbed over it.
the first & last collages are made from old national geographic magazines, 1986 & 1988. i found lots of photos with  textures from all sorts of different things.
(raylee).

Colourful Collage, Paper Flowers & Gift Tags - 365 Creative Challenge 2013

(raylee).

A Mix of Mixed Media & Other Things - 365Creative Challenge 2013

portfolio aqua sketch pencil, watercolour pencil & water over acrylic wood block print on gesso on old office diary page.

the same again but this time i added watersoluble black graphite, i love to splosh & puddle with water.

 crochet circles for a rug i have started.

 detail of some acrylic paintings of pineapples.

there are a few more days to add, just have to take some more photos.
have a good weekend!
thanks for stopping by.
(raylee).

Fabric Collage & Stitch & Collage Mix - 365 Creative Challenge 2013

i have counted!.......i am up to date as of friday 15/11/2013 with the 365 creative challenge.
this mix of collage, watercolour & embroidery brings me to day 319.
so after almost 11 months i am getting some sort of order happening, not really just keeping  on with it every day.
the idea for the watercolour fish is from the book "freestyle quilts" by susan carlson.
 her website if you like quilting or also if you like collage. her fabric collage is stunning. go on have a look!!
(raylee).