mixed media abstract canvas triptych with quilling strips

Emerald Moments quilling triptych

Once again with the Emerald Green.  I can't help it!  It's such a pretty color, and is helping me be patient and wait for the trees in our neighborhood to finally blossom. What do you think of my quilling triptych?  I really like using…
Mixed Media abstract art with quilling strips

Pacific Reef- mixed media art

I've been a little obsessed with Emerald Green lately.  I think it's the coming onset of Spring- it can't come soon enough for me!  The trees in North Carolina are about to burst into life- I'm waiting with bated breath and working with…

Wilt Thou Be Made Whole?

This is a piece that I've been working on for several months, and it is very religious in nature.  For those 2 reasons, I'm both super excited and very nervous as I share this with you now.  An artist always hopes that their work will be understood…

The Colors of Winter

How do you control the inner voice inside you that always seems to say, when you're working on a mixed media piece, "just a little bit more- it's still missing something"?  There are times, like with this current piece, that my inner voice…

Flashes of Gold- simple mixed media work

  Yay!  New artwork!  Goodness, it feels like forever since I've finished an abstract quilling piece, but it is a new year with new goals and new energy, and this piece is a simple mixed media that I was able to complete in only an hour…
organic growth- a new point of view

"Organic Growth"- A New Point of View

I've been reflecting on my use of point of view in my artwork lately- many, if not most of my pieces really take shape outward from the surface of the canvas, utilizing the 3D nature of the elements that I use.  Even when I use paper and…