Bliss - Mixed Media Canvas

I'm so happy to have had the chance to paint last night :D  Painting always does the soul good!   This is a 12x12 canvas and this is how I started out:

I really had no idea what I wanted to create when I began so I just started going through all my scraps of paper and started gluing them on.  Next I used an oil pastel crayon to scribble some shapes for a little resist action.

I gave the canvas a light wash of Unbleached Titanium and I wanted to use my Adirondack Metallic Gold dabber.  I've never used them before and when I tried to open it the whole top came off so I had globs of paint all over.  I decided to just use my fingers and put in on the canvas.  I also used a palette knife since there was so much all over the place.  I really like the textured I got from this :D

Still not sure of what I was doing, I turned to my go to color "blue" and created a border.

I washed over the center with Green Gold fluid acrylic but it was looking a little blah to me.....

 So, I brought in a punch of cobalt blue to brighten things up :D

Now for some definition, I added a border and outlined the star with India ink.

 At this point, it was looking a little dark so it was time to bring in some white.  I used a large bubble wrap and gesso.  I also brushed on some of the gesso to create a back drop for the title.

Here is the finished piece!!

The title "Bliss" is from K&Company, Brenda Walton Die-Cut Cardstock.  I spritzed it with Tattered Angels, glued it on, outlined with my Faber-Castell marker and white pen.  I also stamped some flourishes, drew in some stars and splattered white paint to finish it off.

 I added a Tim Holtz stamp that reads

"Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes, Art is knowing which ones to keep". 

That's so true, don't you think!?

I hope you like my latest mixed media canvas as much as I do.  I really enjoyed making it and am so happy with the way it turned out.  Thank you for visiting me today! 

 I look forward to reading your comments :D

Take Care!!