Week two of the 100 Days of collage challenge! (You can find the skill share course HERE) This week focuses on found objects! Found objects My collage on day 8! The challenge was to find and include as many found items as possible in my collage. I included vintage items like a vintage stamp, a …
Continue reading Days 8-14 of my 100 days of collage challenge!
This week I have started a little personal project to explore the world of collage. I'm specifically exploring how I can incorporate collage techniques into mixed media artworks. To do this I am planning on making a collage a day for 100 days! I am using the course "Celebrate Your Creative self- mixed media art …
Here is a small selection of the life drawings I have been doing over the past few months: Ruby, in blue and red pencil- I used repetitive circle shapes to represent femininity and motherhood. Tim, in 9B pencil- I concentrated on more angular shapes and high contrast to create a dramatic effect. Scott, in 9B …
Continue reading Unique Life Drawings: Exploring Cubism and Medium Variations
Over the past few weeks in my life drawing groups at Hush Art Group in Clitheroe and Life Drawing Blackburn I have been experimenting with layering figures on top of each other and using negative space to create these graphic images- the drawings can be turned in different directions and as you look different figures …
Last night I went to Hush art group- a life drawing session based in the Ribble Valley, we had a fantastic model called Eve. The picture above is a painting/drawing I completed in blue and red acrylic inks, this was a 30-minute pose. Here are a few of my sketches from that drawing session: Two …
Last night I went to a Hush Life drawing session in Clitheroe. We had a lovely model called Gil, who is a very tall, slender person who can get into and hold some challenging poses. Gil's also a very friendly person to have a chat with! To start with Gil held some shorter poses, 2x5 …
Creating the leaf images at Clitheroe Castle on the Art Walk Clitheroe At my artist's residency at Clitheroe Castle Museum for the Art Walk Clitheroe I made two leaf artworks using collage, watercolour, gouache, acrylic paint pens, and acrylic paints. I have since turned these pictures into the cards pictured below, you can see how …
Back in September, I took part in the second paint Garstang plein air painting competition and I am very happy to report that I achieved 2nd place for the 2nd year in a row! This year I painted the view of the canal behind Owd' Tithe Barn on the outskirts of Garstang. I used oil …
A collage workshop run for Blackburn and District Artists Society Recently I ran a workshop for the talented artists in Blackburn and District Artists Society The workshop was entitled "Drawing with scissors" and was inspired by the work of Matisse, Rex Ray and Eric Carle. In this workshop, we found out about how Matisse took …
Vintage Barbiecore, Edwardian Barbie-inspired, pink roses-themed digital paper kit with fussy cuts, journal pages and ephemera! Head on over to my Etsy shop to purchase my latest Digital Kit! This vintage-style kit is full of delicate pink papers, beautiful vintage roses and Edwardian-style ladies. I designed this kit envisioning how Barbie would look if she …
Mushroom Moon Designs 