Nature is Gentle

 

Alcohol Markers on acrylic



Exciting New Discovery

 

Markers on Acrylic

 

I have just discovered that I can use markers of all kinds to draw and colour on top of acrylic paint.  I must thank the artist at the teenytinytablestudio for this discovery.  I have followed this blog for years and love the ingenious use of art materials as well as the drawing.  When I read the fine print recently, I noticed that the artist had used markers to draw on gelli prints.  This, of course, got me thinking and experimenting immediately.  These are regular kids markers on the mushroom, but I used a paint pen for the black and the white.  For information about the journal I used (because I know you must be as journal-crazy as I am), you can find it here.

Fall Funghi

 

 

Spring is definitely my favorite time of year.  I love to walk around my neighbourhood and see all of the tender new growth sprouting up.  Each day it is something new!

 

But autumn also has new growth.  This year I am captivated by mushrooms sprouting up amongst the fallen leaves.  Here is just a small sample of the pictures I have taken.  

 

These specimens are starting to show up in my art too....



NO MORE SHOPPING!

 

Gelli Arts has come out with some sets of small gelli plates.  Ooooh, I was so tempted.  But I keep telling myself, "NO MORE SHOPPING!".  "Could I do this another way?" I asked myself.  "These look awfully like some old foam stamps I have somewhere.  And if I used stamps, I wouldn't have to use acrylic paint.  I could use any kind of paint or ink.  Hmmmmm."

 

A trip to the basement.  Rifle through the old sets of Making Memories foam stamps I bought at a craft store bankruptcy sale.

 

Voila.  Some ATC backgrounds.  Now what?

 

Chalk Ink



Gelli Printing on Scraps

 

 

Print on Scrapbook Paper

 

What do you get when you combine a box full of scrap paper and a gelli plate?  Artist Trading Cards.

 

Print on Church Bulletin



 



 

Print on Security Envelope

 

As you can tell, I am determined to use up my paper stash.  I'll be doing more of this for sure.

A Pattern With Words

 

Gouache

Fabriano Sketchbook

8.5" x 11"

 

After making some patterned paper, I thought I'd try the next one in my sketchbook.  Here, I used my love of letters to make a pattern with an art theme!



I Can't Stop

 

Pencil Crayon