Raven Song original monoprint, mixed media on masa paper by Eileen Blodgett. Part of The Woodland Series, monoprint using hand carved blocks, hand cut stencils, Daniel Smith water based inks on masa paper. Mounted on canvas with gel medium. One of the artist's favorites. It' amazing what can happen with contrasting colors, old X-ray film,…
Two of a series of three birds constructed to serve as window displays at a local non-profit, fair trade shop. Using an under-lament of recycled corrugated plastic to provide rigidity, they are primarily fashioned from craft felt. I designed them to slide onto recycled bamboo ladders. They each measure nearly 6 feet from beak tip…
This painting started as a material experiment but evovled into this colorful whimsy birdies scene. I like it!. It is a pity though that you can't see all the subtle sparkyness of the different elements, some real glittery versus a silkiness, versus twinkies H20's, sounds crazy? Even in real it works really well due to…
Made with antique trade card (American Song Birds: Cardinal, Singer Sewing Machine Co., 1898) and map of Ohio; vintage Audubon birds coloring book page (circa 1930s); recycled greeting cards; ink, marker, watercolor, acrylic sealer and acrylic varnish. 5” x 5” on a cradled, hardwood panel.
Another collage combining black and white, and color images of birds. The "wood" in the collage came from a glass catalog (my Cincinnati studio is in a restored factory that also houses a glass school). Made with antique and vintage illustrations (The Chatterbox,1899; John James Audubon calendar); recycled glass catalog; watercolor; chalk; ink; acrylic sealer; acrylic…
Mixed Media try-out project: most of my work is pretty 'emotional', and I seem to be a bit stuck in drawing female faces. So i tried to force myself in experimenting a little bit. This piece I've showed on my Facebook page, and was very well conceived there, but I'm still not convinced cause I…
Mixed Media try-out project: most of my work is pretty 'emotional', and I seem to be a bit stuck in drawing female faces. So i tried to force myself in experimenting a little bit. This piece I've showed on my Facebook page, and was very well conceived there, but I'm still not convinced cause I…
20"X@^ Arches, sakura ink, watercolor drawing
20"X26" arches paper, sakura drawing
Original Mixed Media Artwork 'Birds & the Bee' 10" x 12" on Canvas (Paper, Stitching, Fabric, Acrylic, Pen, Pencil, Art Pens) ©2013 We all need to pop our heads out into the world, be brave, speak up, be seen and trust. http://tancoleartist.com/
