Wednesday, May 16, 2012

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!!


17 comments:

  1. You absolutely amaze me with your work!

    I went to Michael's and picked up some acrylic paints. They're sitting here on my table mocking me. LOL

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    1. Thanks Melissa, open those puppies up and put them to work!!

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  2. This is AMAZING! I have never painted a day in my life but I want to now!

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    1. Thank you Becky, you should give a try! It's so much fun :D

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  3. Norma, you started with a vision and ended with a masterpiece! It is truly magnificent!!!
    :O)
    Jessica S

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  4. WOW, this is soooo cool! It looks like lots of fun to create too!

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  5. You are so talented! Each step I thought it was gorgeous and it was done. And then you'd do something else & it would even look better! Fantastic job!

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  6. Norma VERY cool! Thank you for sharing the process!

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  7. Love how you showd the progression of this LO it came out awesome.

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  8. Really fantastic technique. Love what you have created. Thanks for taking us through the process.

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  9. WOW WOW WOW!! Love this, Norma! I bought canvases, paint, brushes, and a pallet..it's still just sitting there..one of these days..lol

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  10. Oh wow, this is AMAZING, Norma!! I loved following your creative process and watching the progression!! Absolutely gorgeous!! :)

    Lisa
    A Mermaid's Crafts

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  11. This turned out great!
    I keep meaning to try a canvas, but as with everything, I just haven't got around to it.
    It looks so freeing to make one.

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  12. Great work- I just took a Mixed Media class a couple weekends ago! ...This is fantastic, very inspiring!
    Jasmine
    alittledabofglue.blogspot

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  13. Love it! just started dabbling with mixed media myself, so much fun! love getting messy!

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