wild art blog hop.

want a little inspiration for your art? how about diverse creativity, endless color choices and a host of styles to admire? well, if any of those sound interesting, you are going to love today's blog hop full of artists of all mediums. you will see some great art shared today by our experience in christy tomlinson and junelle jacobsen's art of wild abandonment sketching class. not only did junelle make it fun and easy (radishes and other produce from the grocery store) but the art that was created by everyone was just inspiring and bursting with creativity. i am proud to be a part of this group and am sharing this "peashirt party" inspired by my shopping trip to the market.

this feather was found in my backyard and knew it needed to be examined further and turned into a piece of art. exploring water soluble crayons was new to me and i just loved their fast and easy application. the tag will have the word "found" added eventually but for now, thank you junelle for the lovely addition of the sentiment!

if you are doing the blog hop you should have just visited the talented "margaret stewart". if you would like to start at the beginning, visit the blog of "claire smillie". from here you should go to the lovely "camilla olsson" art and proceed from there to the next artists site.

enjoy the hop and i hope it makes you want to approach your next art project with wild abandonment, unabashed creativity and unlimited possibilities!

hello sunshine.

get ready to join me in a wild abandonment blog hop tomorrow, you won't want to miss the art or adventures of the more than 50 participants. hope to see you there :D

green heart.

i knew you wanted to see the whole piece of art after following me for two days. well, here it is in all its wonderfulness. it gives me such pleasure to show you and hope it adds a smile to your face as well. did you notice how the design is placed into the lower part of the composition? yes, it was put there on purpose. i liked the airiness of the top with the drips running off the canvas and it is totally unexpected. who knew when i started that this is what i would end up with? not me and that was part of the creative challenge i gave myself. hope you let yourself have a little fun and create without thinking today in the studio. i know i've got a couple more backgrounds to do before my day is over :D

pinkalicious.

you saw the beginnings in yesterday's post. i wanted to keep him almost transparent so applied each layer of color with a lot of water and a loose touch. the darks really brought him to life and well, i absolutely love the finished moth. he adds a lot of charm and detail to the canvas and brings a part of who i am as well. hope you are tempted into the studio to give playing with backgrounds a try. you just never know what you will get in the end and isn't that part of the fun. i know for me it is a perfect way to just let go and enjoy the process of putting paint and paper to canvas. love it!

the beginning.

i was playing in the studio and made a few backgrounds without thinking about what would go on them. it lets me be a lot freer about the process of just putting paint to canvas. i tore a simple strip of scrapbook paper not caring about the pattern or color, just something i had on hand. stenciled over a paper doily and voila, background finished. now, the hard part. what should i add to this lovely piece? hum, a flower, a bug, some words - decisions, decisions. i really liked how the pink of the scrapbook paper stood out amongst the greens so looked into my butterfly files and there he was in all his mauve glory. i just had to put him in. so i started by sketching the moth in and filling the space with one coat of gesso...

my favorite.

i saved my favorite card for last and yes, i just had to keep it for myself. thank goodness i had a joker to redo and send in so i had 52 cards for the swap. i used the crown that showed through from the original card as the topper of this exquisite stamped face. using a page from a book, i stamped then painted the face to enhance its beauty and gracefulness. i then stenciled over part of the image on both sides and added the quote. i felt they went hand in hand and it looks great on a bookshelf in my studio - inspiration comes each and every time i look at her. so, are you ready to get involved in an inspiration deck swap yet? i sure hope so...

imagination.

another flower card that i just had to share. this one i cut in half so i could use the image twice on different cards. i couldn't help put the beautiful yellow on a soft blue background, they just went together so perfectly. the paper page was added for another layer then i stenciled dots on top to give it added dimension. this is a great quote and i wanted to place it in a place of honor so i added a thin border with a glittered bee on top. the card looks creatively balanced and i hope it inspires a lot of projects.