I’ve been practicing my collage skills a lot recently. Working on finding the right balance of elements, color, and texture while making sure to understand when a piece is finished can be tough. Practice makes perfect, though, right? At least, eventually it does. :) The mini canvases are perfect for practice because I can work […]
I love it when my experiments work out the way I’m hoping. Trying new supplies and techniques can be pretty tricky, but these abstract mini canvases turned out beautiful. Both of these pieces seem to reflect nature in some way, though I will confess I did not have that in mind while I was working […]
For this collage I really tried to experiment with negative space. I focused all of my work into the right bottom corner, and though I added some splatters to the top left corner to add a little balance, I think I did alright in my first real attempt to leave a large portion of the […]
I feel like such a newb most of the time. I’m just beginning my artistic journey- I’ve been blogging less than a year, and my social media and marketing prowess is extremely limited. I have learned so much in the past few months, yet it seems like the more I learn, the more I realize […]
I’ve been thinking a lot about how imperfect the world is. Maybe it’s because my husband has gotten me to read a lot of news articles every day so I can stay informed. I used to be blissfully ignorant because I would ignore what was going on for the most part. Now, I see reports […]
Talk about two colors that are fun to work with! Part of my Midas Disease series. Don’t worry, I’m still working on more. :) I’ve been working with black and gold all week, trying to see how much variety I can get just using two colors. By limiting myself in this way, I found myself […]