small sweet steps

New Work

As promised, some photo's of my experimentation progress. I tried a couple of new things yesterday. I tried transferring images with this super sauce stuff...that didn't work so well, the image got messed up. I tried using decal paper, followed the instructions, varnished it before using... the image got messed up. So, I took a break and decided to finish my pyrography piece and mounted some of my prints on boards. Well, I love the way they turned out! What do you think?

I need to seal them with varnish, do you have any suggestions for me as far as a good brand to try or a certain type of varnish? Would you prefer a matte or glossy finish?

I am envisioning a series of these, coordinating patterns that can be hung together. Love it! I left the sides the natural wood color. It looks so pretty.

I painted the sides of this one white.

I love the way my flowers translated onto this pyrography piece. This is wood burned then painted.

Well, that's it's for now. I am going to try to paint with acrylics again today. I bought a bigger board in the hopes that I will be able to loosen up a bit. I only have a short window of time to play today so I am keeping my fingers crossed!

Have a great day.

 

New Work: Twilight Meadow Watercolor

I am about to start experimenting with my work. I am going to dig out my acrylics and try playing with some mixed media pieces. I am feeling a time of expansion coming on and am both happy and scared about it because with growth comes pain. It will be a good pain though... hopefully.

I am also working on a new woodburning that I am excited about. I wasn't sure what to paint so, I decided to recreate one of my existing paintings. The first step of wood burning is finished, next is the painting with casein paints.

I can't wait to see how it turns out.