2012. Full of creative possibilities.

original painting, "TypePlay" app, Photogene app

Time twists and bends as one year draws to a close and another stretches ahead, providing the perfect moments to gain insight and dream without limits. A time to "fill the well"; to gather energy and courage to make our dreams come true in 2012.

As usual, Neil Gaiman says it best with his "wish for you, and all of us, and my wish for myself".

Have a fabulously creative year!

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Grabbing the Gauntlet

Another opportunity to participate in a juried show came in yesterday. I love these deadlines. They are just what I need to create new work. To quote Douglas Adams, "I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by." A comforting thought :)

I went over the list of requirements for this exhibition, "Everyday Patterns", and saw that large pieces were encouraged. Great! Keeping in mind that I drive a MINI Cooper, I started to figure out how large a piece I could make with the canvases I have on hand. Hmmm... two were too big and the others were too small. Well, there is always a solution if you think creatively. I have a plethora of 14" x 18" canvases and if a few were screwed together... yes, that's it!

power tools are wonderful

coming along nicely

bird's eye view

solid as a rock

It turned out that two across and three deep would make a suitable size (28" x 54") to work with AND to fit in the MINI. O.K... placed on an angle on top of the headrests - but that works. Out came the cordless and the corded drill, the clamps and the screws. A short time later, I had two rock solid supports. I'm going to fill in the spaces on the front and the sides with a random application of Heavy Gel Medium, paper, canvas, whatever comes to mind. Since I work with texture and collage, what could be more appropriate?


Of course, the resulting pieces of art may or may not be juried into the show, but I have grabbed the gauntlet. Thank goodness for deadlines. I might even work on those really large canvases while I'm at it...

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Fantastical Adventures

The morning was spent playing with Photoshop Elements - layering images, using transparency, filters and tools to create. I am starting to realize that all the photos taken on our England trip in 2008 will provide me with a lifetime's worth of possibilities!

 Rook

As a mixed media artist I have always created layers in my work with paint, collage, pastel, ink, wax... Now I am discovering a whole new world of potential imagery through the medium of digital art. It has my brain whirling with ideas... ways to combine digital and hand done art. Mixed media indeed!

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