In rebellion on THE FIRST DAY OF SPRING....with it snowing,,,I painted FLOWERS all day!!!! Had to do this one in abstract since here in Michigan we haven't seen flowers for so long...almost forgot what a tulip looked like....:) :)
ACRYLIC INK SEMI-ABSTRACT TULIP GARDEN PAINTING
Totally experimental on CRINKLED wax paper glued to heavy paper...using Acrylic Ink, Elegant Marker Pen, Alcohol Ink, & various other Pens...plus Watercolor pencils. ...and maybe some other things.... sometimes I just go mad and grab stuff... :) :)
Thursday, March 20, 2014
TULIP GARDEN SEMI-ABSTRACT MIXED MEDIA
POPPY SEED PODS
POPPY SEED PODS
ALCOHOL INKS & COPIC MARKER PAINTING
After my Poppy painting, I thought it would be appropriate to follow it with Poppy Seed Pods....on Yupo paper...My scanner made them too red and they look like tomatoes...
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
''POPPY''...ALCOHOL INK PAINTING
ALCOHOL INK...''POPPY''
I also used touches of Copic Markers & Micron Pens...on Yupo Paper.
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
''FIELD GRASSES''
''FIELD GRASSES''
Alcohol Ink & Gelly Roll Pen by Sakura
Here is another one I painted while experimenting with Saran wrap on Yupo Paper.
Monday, March 17, 2014
''BRANCHES'' ABSTRACT IN ACRYLIC INK
''BRANCHES'' ABSTRACT IN ACRYLIC INK
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ACRYLIC INK ''BRANCHES'' ABSTRACT
I did this awhile back when I was experimenting with Saran wrap. I also used just the Elegant Writer Pen on Mixed Media Paper.
Sunday, March 16, 2014
Thursday, March 13, 2014
ABSTRACT VINES IN ALCOHOL INK ON YUPO PAPER
ABSTRACT VINES IN ALCOHOL INK ON YUPO PAPER
The background was done with Saran wrap...the white lines burned with a woodburning tool. (With thanks to Kathy Monahan Schroeder for the burning idea.)
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
TEXTURED TREES...MIXED MEDIA
TEXTURED TREES
This is very experimental....on heavy card...I made my own texturing modeling paste...and I hope you can see the textures on this.
I used the Elegant Writer Pen and Acrylic Inks and Derwent Watercolor Pencils.
My formula for the modeling paste was(Give or take a little) ...approximately 4 Tablespoons Baking SODA, 1 Tablespoon Gesso, and 1/2 Tablespoon Mod Podge. You can always add a bit more baking soda if it is too thin. Let dry before applying colors.
Saturday, March 08, 2014
SPRING WILDFLOWERS IN THE CALIFORNIA FOOTHILLS
SPRING WILDFLOWERS IN THE CALIFORNIA FOOTHILLS
ABSTRACT-TEXTURED-MIXED MEDIA
Oh what fun this was!!!
I made my own texturing material and then used Acrylic Inks, Alcohol Inks, Acrylic paint...fun, fun, fun!!! Gonna do more...I love textured paintings...
10 X 7 1/2
Monday, March 03, 2014
''FOR NO RHYME NOR REASON'' ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT MIXED MEDIA ..ACRYLIC INK, AND VARIOUS OTHER INKS.
Including The Elegant Writer Pen.
''FOR NO RHYME NOR REASON''
Friday, February 28, 2014
ABSTRACT FOREST FIRE
HAIKU
TREE EQUALITY
All trees are equal
Each has its own quality
Making it stand out
High above the crowd
None better than the other
In its perfection
Delighting my sight
Purifying my breathed air
Always providing.
I painted ''ABSTRACT FOREST FIRE'' with one color, Burnt Sienna, using ACRYLIC INK.
The other colors and shades are from the Elegant Writer pen.
I also used a brush, canned air and my fingers. ....on Yupo paper
Thursday, February 27, 2014
SUNFLOWER..MIXED MEDIA
SUNFLOWER
HAIKU
Out of the darkness
Of the winter dreariness,
Comes a Sunflower.
I painted this today using Acrylic Ink, The Elegant Writer Pen and other mediums including Copic Markers, Neocolors, water and plain alcohol...on Yupo paper.
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
ACRYLIC INK MAGNOLIA 20 MINUTE QUICKIE SKETCH
ACRYLIC INK 20 MINUTE QUICKIE SKETCH MAGNOLIA
My friend Jean on the Oregon Coast reminded me that these are in bloom on the West Coast now...Magnolia Soulangeana is what I believe they are but there are many varieties that look similar. It will be weeks before they bloom in Michigan...maybe months...since we are NOW in another ARCTIC BLAST OF WEATHER!
I thought I would try a 20 minute quickie sketch and this is in ACRYLIC INK AND ELEGANT WRITER PEN ON YUPO PAPER.
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
ABSTRACT CAVERNS...MIXED MEDIA
ABSTRACT CAVERNS...MIXED MEDIA
I painted this with Acrylic Ink, and the Elegant Writer Pen using plain alcohol and on Yupo Paper. Another experiment.
MYSTICAL EUCALYPTUS...MIXED MIXED
MYSTICAL EUCALYPTUS...MIXED MEDIA
Don't even ask how I did this or what I used...It was an experiment and I don't even remember...I was having fun though...
Sunday, February 23, 2014
IMAGINATION FLOWER
ALCOHOL INK...''IMAGINATION FLOWER''
This flower is a product of my Imagination..:) :) I used Alcohol Inks, Copic Markers, a Ballpoint & The Elegant Writer Pen..Canned air & Yupo paper ..♥
Saturday, February 22, 2014
MYSTICAL TREES ABSTRACT
INKS...MYSTICAL TREES ABSTRACT
I painted this with ACRYLIC INKS, AND THE ELEGANT WRITER PEN...on Yupo Paper.
I also used canned air...very little brush work on this one.
INKY ARTICHOKE
INKY ARTICHOKE
I call this INKY ARTICHOKE because of all the INKS I used.
Basically, I started with a simple outline with the Elegant Writer Pen, which I knew would mostly wipe out when I applied the ALCOHOL INK, but I wanted a little bit of a guideline...then I used a ballpoint, more Elegant Writer Pen, and COPIC MARKERS.
I love ARTICHOKES...Painted, Steamed, Baked, Boiled, Stuffed, Fried, Marinated....you name it I'll like them.
Thursday, February 20, 2014
''SUNFLOWER LONGINGS''
''SUNFLOWER LONGINGS''
ALCOHOL INK..COPIC MARKERS..MICRON PENS ON YUPO PAPER
More experimental FUN!
I need to see some FLOWERS!!! It has been a long, cold winter.
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
GRAND OPENING
''GRAND OPENING''.....OR
''I THOUGHT I SAW A ROSE''
EXPERIMENT
ALCOHOL INK SEMI ABSTRACT...ON YUPO
I also used a bit of the Elegant Writer pen and a touch of ballpoint.
I used canned air..like you clean computer keys with also.
DOUBLE THE FUN!!!
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
ALCOHOL INK..HIBISCUS ORANGE
ALCOHOL INK..HIBISCUS ORANGE
Doing my best to warm things up.....I may add Ink to this unless I decide it is done...
Sunday, February 16, 2014
TREES IN COLOR PAINTING
It has snowed most of the night & is still coming down with giant Lake effect Snowflakes making it exceedingly beautiful...which means another few days of being inside...but we are supposed to get almost to 40 degrees by the end of the week....if I can ever believe a weather forecaster again!!! I think I might be getting a bit stir crazy!
I painted this mainly with ALCOHOL INK but also used Copic Markers and The Elegant Writer Pen....with a spatter of Acrylic.
Sunday, February 09, 2014
PARROT TULIP PAINTING
PARROT TULIP Painting
This is an experiment again...Using 3 colors of Liquitex Acrylic Ink on Yupo paper..9X12 sheet...and the Elegant Marker pen...plus black Acrylic paint for the center...Learned a lot on this one...about what to do and what NOT to do...:) Yupo is quite an interesting paper...:) Also noting that my scanner doesn't pick up the true red/pink & yellow shades very well...it is much better in person...:) ♥
Wednesday, February 05, 2014
TREES WITH SNOW..SEMI ABSTRACT MIXED MEDIA
TREES WITH SNOW.. SEMI-ABSTRACT..MIXED MEDIA
Playing again...Watercolor, The Elegant Writer Pen, Acrylic...on Mixed Media paper.
Much fun..using Cling Wrap too... But it looks so pale after all the Alcohol Ink I have been doing....
Sunday, February 02, 2014
SNOWY MOUNTAIN
It's a good day for Doodling...
I did this with Alcohol Inks and various Ink Pens on Yupo paper. It reminds me a little of Mount Shasta in California....a mountain I love...but it was just from imagination, so is not accurate.
Then I got tired of it and didn't feel like finishing it properly, but am posting it anyway...sometimes I just do that....
Saturday, February 01, 2014
HAPPY VALENTINES MONTH
HAPPY VALENTINES MONTH!
ALCOHOL INK VALENTINE LILY PAINTING ON YUPO PAPER..ACRYLIC IN CENTER
Friday, January 24, 2014
TULIP TIME
TULIP TIME
ALCOHOL INK & PENS PAINTING
If this weather keeps up, THE TULIP FESTIVAL in Holland, Michigan, near here that is already scheduled, may not have many tulips in bloom this year...unless we go later.
Thursday, January 23, 2014
FLORAL BONANZA
FLORAL BONANZA
ALCOHOL INK & VARIOUS PENS PAINTING ON YUPO PAPER
My scanner just can't do justice to the pinks and purples...they are brighter in reality.
Sunday, January 19, 2014
ALCOHOL INK...& MIXED MEDIA...FIELD GRASSES IN THE SNOW
ALCOHOL INK...& MIXED MEDIA
FIELD GRASSES IN SNOW
It snowed this week...so thought I would try to portray what it looked like in the field.
This is ALCOHOL INK in the background with MICRON & ELEGANT WRITER PENS USED ON TOP...PLUS A SPATTERING OF ACRYLIC. On mixed medium paper coated with a layer of Matte Medium....still waiting for my Yupo Paper
Saturday, January 18, 2014
Thursday, January 16, 2014
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
''ARTICHOKE LOVE''
''ARTICHOKE LOVE''
ALCOHOL INK & BALLPOINT PEN ON YUPO PAPER
Some of you may know of my Artichoke fetish....I love them..to look at and to eat....
Sunday, January 12, 2014
Saturday, January 11, 2014
Friday, January 10, 2014
DRIFTWOOD ON THE DUNES
DRIFTWOOD ON THE DUNES
ALCOHOL INK & MICRON PEN
When I lived near the beach in Florence, Oregon, I spent many wonderful hours enjoying the Pacific Ocean, beaches, and dunes. Florence is well known for the acres of beautiful Sand Dunes that people love, as well as the Wild Rhododendrons that line the highways and fill the forests...a spectacular nature discovery for me. I miss it...:) ♥
Thursday, January 09, 2014
THE PAINTED DESERT IN ARIZONA
THE PAINTED DESERT IN ARIZONA
ALCOHOL INK ON YUPO PAPER
I drove all around within the Painted Desert during the 60's...If you have never done that and if it is still permitted...do try to see this beautiful sight. I'll never forget the colors. You see very little of it going by on the highway these days....:) ♥
ACROSS THE FIELDS
ACROSS THE FIELDS
ALCOHOL INK & MICRON PEN
i enjoyed the simplicity of this one...:) ♥
Wednesday, January 08, 2014
FRONT LAWN SPARKLES IN THE SUN
PICTURES TAKEN FROM MY WINDOWS DURING THE ''POLAR VORTEX''...FIRST WEEK OF JANUARY 2014
SUN COMING OUT ON SPARKLING TREES NEAR PATIO
PICTURES TAKEN FROM MY WINDOWS DURING THE ''POLAR VORTEX''...FIRST WEEK OF JANUARY 2014
SNOWDRIFT ON PATIO 1-6-14
PICTURES TAKEN FROM MY WINDOWS DURING THE ''POLAR VORTEX''...FIRST WEEK OF JANUARY 2014
SIDE YARD 1-7-14
PICTURES TAKEN FROM MY WINDOWS DURING THE ''POLAR VORTEX''...FIRST WEEK OF JANUARY 2014
FRONT SIDE WALK 1-7-14
PICTURES TAKEN FROM MY WINDOWS DURING THE ''POLAR VORTEX''...FIRST WEEK OF JANUARY 2014
BUSH NEAR FRONT DOOR 1-7-14
PICTURES TAKEN FROM MY WINDOWS DURING THE ''POLAR VORTEX''...FIRST WEEK OF JANUARY 2014
BUSH NEAR FRONT DOOR 1-7-14
PICTURES TAKEN FROM MY WINDOWS DURING THE ''POLAR VORTEX''...FIRST WEEK OF JANUARY 2014 GRAND RAPIDS,MI.
SNOW PATTERNS ON MY STUDIO WINDOW 1-6-14
PICTURES TAKEN FROM MY WINDOWS DURING THE ''POLAR VORTEX''...FIRST WEEK OF JANUARY 2014
A BURST OF BLOOMS
A BURST OF BLOOMS
ALCOHOL INK & SHARPIE PEN ON YUPO PAPER
Still trying to keep things on the warm, bright side...but we are supposed to be warming up soon!
Sunday, January 05, 2014
COLD, SNOW, & ICE TREES
COLD, SNOW & ICE TREES
This is done in ACRYLIC INK on YUPO PAPER.
Using the ELEGANT WRITER PEN by SPEEDBALL for the trees.
FAST & SIMPLE...15 MINUTES.
This is more what it looks like around here....mostly white with shadows...
TULIP GARDEN DREAM DOODLINGp
TULIP GARDEN DREAM DOODLING..
ALCOHOL INK & VARIOUS INKS on YUPO Paper.
It has been snowing for over 24 hours at least...very cold now and all white everywhere...and due to be colder for the next few days...I'm told that grocery store shelves were emptied yesterday....Many warnings...schools closed and etc....so what better thing to paint than a bright cheerful TULIP GARDEN DOODLE...
Saturday, January 04, 2014
ALCOHOL INK QUICKIE THISTLES EXPERIMENT
This is done with ALCOHOL INK & PENCIL on YUPO PAPER...no pen here.
Just wanted to see if A.I. would work with pencil...so it was a very quick sketch with the AI applied with a brush....I could never get the true THISTLE GLOW color with Watercolor...but it works with AI.
The whole thing took less than 30 minutes..from sketch to A.I. For me, it is good to do some of these ''quickies'' to help me loosen up...the pencil was a #2 PaperMate Sharpwriter...and the Yupo paper really made it softer/darker even... I drew it first and then kinda ''slopped on'' the AI...
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