Tag: nature art
Dear to Me mixed media
This painting wasn't intended to be considered seasonal, but many people like seeing it around the winter holidays. Painted on Aquarelle watercolor paper using watercolors and acrylic paint. I stamped designs into wet gesso for the antlers and used fabric roses painted pink for the flowers. Little beads were painted, cut and adhered to the…
Secret Garden Mixed Media painting
This painting was the result of a challenge I was given: complete a mixed media piece with the title: A Secret Garden. It was Autumn and I love the way the trees light up with color, so I began there. As a child I thought trees held secret doors to other worlds, so I included…
Find the Magic in Your Materials
When I ask artists what inspires them, time and again they tell me they’re inspired by nature in its various forms. How can that not be? We’re surrounded by natural elements that make us pause in appreciation: a remarkable sunrise, a romantic sunset, or the mysterious moon. The artists in the newest issue of Cloth…
Title: Lunar Guardian
From a series of 12 Mother Nature paintings, all completed in mixed media. This painting is a reminder that even when things go very wrong, they can still be saved. Originally I wanted to try a color wash over the entire image, however, I ended up with a muddy mess. She was headed to the…
Sea Queen mixed media – part of a series of work featuring Mother Earth
This lovely Goddess of the Sea is wading in a sea of blues and greens as brightly colored goldfish swim within. Her hair comb was painted, hand cut and adhered to her fire red hair, as was the whale in the background – this to give the painting a 3-dimensional quality. Real lace was hand…
Serenity of Spring – part of a series featuring Mother Nature
This piece is part of my series featuring Mother Earth. The painting was completed using Aquarelle 140 lb watercolor paper and various layers of paper that was hand-drawn, painted, cut and adhered to the base painting.
Fox & Robin
Acryl and mixed media on little 5"x5" wood panel
"Wild Flowers" mixed media original on canvas
Wild Flowers colorful original mixed media canvasOriginal mixed media collage canvas on canvas painting. "wild wild flowers". It measures 11" x 14" and is painted black on sides. Comes with a hanger on back to hang. Painting is signed on the front and back. Sealed with a varnish.
5 birch
While this was an anniversary present for my husband, he challenged me to use only my own hand dyed or painted fabric. That was lots of fun!