Thursday, December 31, 2020
Tuesday, December 29, 2020
Monday, December 28, 2020
Sunday, December 27, 2020
Saturday, December 26, 2020
Blue and Orange in process
Wednesday, December 23, 2020
Bright and Wild
For this pair, I did an underpainting of pattern in translucent reds, oranges and opaque gold, and over that I have applied opaque teal. I outlined the shapes with teal on the one on the left. On the right, I used cut shapes of contact paper. I am developing signature shapes I really like.
Monday, December 21, 2020
Sunday, December 20, 2020
New Painting in Series
Saturday, December 19, 2020
Harmonizing
To harmonize the colors in these pieces, I used a technique I learned from Nicholas Wilton. He said to mix a little bit of one of the colors you are using into each of the other colors, so they will automatically harmonize. I could not make out the underlying stamp shapes on what was the green-ish painting, or I would have painted them black. The Jenkins Green glaze was so dark the contrast disappeared. So I painted the entire background, and then did the same thing with the purple-ish painting. Strangely pleasing. Here is how they used to look:
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Logical Chaos
The chaos is still there, under everything, but these are interesting paintings in my opinion. I have been layering with transparent paint, and emphasizing the contrast bit by bit.
Learning Curve
I used the contact paper again to make the new shapes, the spiral, the wavy line and the dots. Most of the underlying paint stayed in place, but I think that even though I did seal the painting before applying the Quinacridone Magenta, in the underlying collage, I may have incorporated some plastic that resists acrylic. Live and learn! Anyway, I like the paintings at this point and I will work on something else for a while, and see if I want to do more on them or not.
Chaos Recovery
These two paintings were experimental. I had worked on them and disliked what I had done, so I put some zinc white on top, unevenly. Then I put lots of collage papers, acrylic skins, and deli papers onto the surface, ending up with this chaos.
Saturday, December 12, 2020
In Process
I can't decide if I should start over on the purple-ish painting on the right. I like how the greenish one looks, and I interrupted work on these pieces to do my holiday cards. Have to meditate.
Studio Wall Today
Tuesday, December 08, 2020
Trio of Collages
These collage paintings are done on watercolor paper with paper that was printed with the gel plate, acrylic paint, stamping, and excess paint that is "offloaded" onto paper. they are smallish, and have no titles yet. I love seeing them together.
Holiday Cards
I sent out 40-some postcards to friends and family with this design. I carved a rubber stamp in the leaves and berries design, stamped it onto watercolor paper with green acrylic paint, and once it was dry, I painted on it. Happy Solstice, Kwanzaa, Christmas, Hanukkah, or whatever you personally celebrate at this sacred time of the year.
Thursday, December 03, 2020
John's Collage Card
This card, with its message that even these times will be over one day, is from John in Portland, Oregon.
Wednesday, December 02, 2020
Heart Chakra IV
This Heart Chakra version fairly explodes with energy. cheerful and energizing. It is 8"x8", acrylic and paper collage on handmade watercolor paper with deckle edge.
"Heart Chakra III"
Two versions of this collage have sold, and in case there are more people out there who want to have this blessed image on their walls, I have made another version. Each one is unique, made from the hand-painted collage papers I have on hand at the time.
Wednesday, November 25, 2020
Jane's Catty Card
This photo card is from my friend Jane in Vermont. Woohoo! Together we are making the mail fun again!
Thursday, November 19, 2020
Almost Complete Now ...
I started taking out the white because it seemed to distract, rather than add to the compositions. Not sure what else I will tweak.
Sound the Horn! The Mail is In!
The top card is from my friend Joma, who lives somewhere in New Jersey.
The bottom card is from my niece Jane, who lives in Milwaukee.
IT IS SO MUCH FUN TO GET MAIL THAT IS NOT A BILL OR AN AD FOR CARPET CLEANING OR WHATEVER! Thank you Joma, and Jane!
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
Tuesday, November 17, 2020
New Paintings
Sunday, November 15, 2020
New Postcards Today
The color scheme here is bold, to say the least. Orange, Red, teal and gold. Some say you have to have neutrals to make bright colors sing. I am not sure about that.
Saturday, November 14, 2020
Holiday Sale on my Website ElleCoyote!
"Cave Painting", 8"x10", acrylic on paper, is one of the small paintings on sale for the holidays. All works are $25 and under.
"Leafy" Series Now Available for Purchase on ElleCoyote!
These four small (6"x6") paintings are acrylic on wood panels. They look spectacular together, but each one has a unique quality and can stand alone. They can be purchased together or separately on my website.
Friday, November 13, 2020
Unified
These postcards seemed uncoordinated, so I put a layer of Quinacridone Gold on them to unify the images.
Thursday, November 12, 2020
Heart in the Mail!
This charming hand-crocheted heart bookmark was made and sent to me by my friend Lauren. It is fun to get different mail responses. Let's get that mail humming!
Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Saturday, November 07, 2020
"Heart Chakra II"
This "Heart Chakra II" collage is a commission. Each collage is unique, because I use the collage paper I have on hand.