Thursday, July 1, 2021
Tuesday, December 1, 2020
Tuesday, February 4, 2020
To Life!
"Life" was a fun abstract to paint, As with most abstracts, I had no pre-conceived idea as to what this would become.
Adding color here and there, removing a bit, layering more colors playing over the week until what I wanted to say was finally said...
"This is Life!"
Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Day Brightener
Here's an update to the post of my first sale of 2020.
It's always a little sad to say goodbye to a painting that I spent time and love on. However one of my favorite joys, is when someone takes the time to leave a review.
Dana received it & was so kind as to not only write a lovely review about this little painting, but also sent me a photo to let me see where she displays it!
"Sweet little landscape painting. Bought to sit on a shelf and it's perfect. You can feel the love Diane puts into the painting and the whole process of the transaction. Thank you!"
And thank you Dana for being so generous and brightening my day!
Thursday, January 23, 2020
Wabi-Sabi = "Happy Accidents"
Are you wondering what is Wabi-Sabi? Well I first became aware of Wabi-Sabi in art after reading these two books by Serena Barton:
"Wabi-Sabi Art Workshop: Mixed Media Techniques for Embracing Imperfection and Celebrating Happy Accidents" and "Wabi-Sabi Painting with Cold Wax: Adding Body, Texture and Transparency to Your Art"
In her introduction Barton describes
Wabi-Sabi as a Japanese philosophy "that honors the imperfect, the transitory, the handmade...…. It evokes a sense of acceptance of the transitory nature of life. Creating intuitive Wabi-Sabi inspired art...….is like taking a journey, a journey without a map."
Reading both of these books helped me not just to loosen up for abstract painting, but to play and experiment with art and to just go with it. Oil & Cold Wax is the perfect medium for Wabi-Sabi style.
Wabi-Sabi as a Japanese philosophy "that honors the imperfect, the transitory, the handmade...…. It evokes a sense of acceptance of the transitory nature of life. Creating intuitive Wabi-Sabi inspired art...….is like taking a journey, a journey without a map."
Reading both of these books helped me not just to loosen up for abstract painting, but to play and experiment with art and to just go with it. Oil & Cold Wax is the perfect medium for Wabi-Sabi style.
The medium is so wonderful especially for painting abstracts. It's playable & versatile and allows you try all sorts of tools. It's perfect for "intuitive" painting! If I don' t like some part, it can easily be changed in a number of different ways and almost always I discover a "happy accident" as in this piece.
Monday, January 20, 2020
1st Sale for January 2020
Hooray! My first sale this year!
A tiny landscape painting of Vermont
measuring just 2.5 x 3.5 inches done in acrylic
Thank you Dana in beautiful CA!
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Breathing Free
Friday, January 10, 2020
September Field
detail
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As often is the case, I decided to rework part of it,
I changed the sky to the one below
I liked it much better, yet it still didn't please me perfectly. I had another go at the sky & finally it's done!
Wednesday, January 1, 2020
Oil & Cold Wax
Early in 1999 I experimented with a new medium... Oil & Cold Wax. Unlike encaustic in which the wax is melted with resin & gives off toxic fumes, cold wax can be done anytime without toxic properties. All you need is oil paint, cold wax medium (which has the look & consistency of shortening), Gamsol by Gamblin for cleanup plus your tools & surface.
The above pic shows my first purchases for this new medium, a set of oil paints, 2 different brands of oil paint sticks (one brand I didn't like working with at all) a small can of ColdWax Medium, small bottle of Gamsol, palette knives & a couple squeegee like tools.
I immediately discovered that I love painting in Oil & Cold Wax! The process of blending the oil paint and Cold Wax Medium with your palette knife to a creamy texture is relaxing & restorative. You can paint wet into wet, or let the paint dry before adding another layer. You can remove layers with Gamsol or carve into the layers. It's wonderfully versatile. Painting in this medium usually takes me much longer than painting in acrylics, but I find it much more satisfying & enjoyable.
The above painting was my 2nd attempt, learning and experimenting with this different medium & to see what I can do in Oil & Cold Wax.
The above pic shows my first purchases for this new medium, a set of oil paints, 2 different brands of oil paint sticks (one brand I didn't like working with at all) a small can of ColdWax Medium, small bottle of Gamsol, palette knives & a couple squeegee like tools.
I immediately discovered that I love painting in Oil & Cold Wax! The process of blending the oil paint and Cold Wax Medium with your palette knife to a creamy texture is relaxing & restorative. You can paint wet into wet, or let the paint dry before adding another layer. You can remove layers with Gamsol or carve into the layers. It's wonderfully versatile. Painting in this medium usually takes me much longer than painting in acrylics, but I find it much more satisfying & enjoyable.
The above painting was my 2nd attempt, learning and experimenting with this different medium & to see what I can do in Oil & Cold Wax.
Saturday, December 28, 2019
Collage with Tea Bags
One of my morning rituals is drinking tea after my devotions & I thought
"why not incorporate/reuse the teabags into my collages?"
Here are examples & a mini film as how I do it.
The one above is called "the Golden Hour" and is available at etsy.
Below is a mini series call "Tea Fields" also at etsy.
All these collages can be found at etsy
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