The Brain Drain

Here is another edited image made from public domain images, courtesy of The Graphics Fairy. This brain monster grows another antler for every person he hypnotizes to do his bidding. As you can see, he has been very busy growing those antlers. Watch your back when he is in town.

Before and after

This framed alcohol ink was done with one of a two part set of frames I just got. I started with a striped teal background for the frame, then used the alcohol inks directly on the glass. I sprayed the frame teal and put it all together. This is similar to the smaller, more rectangular piece I made and sold this weekend at my art show. I will do the second frame in a similar fashion, so they may be purchased separately or in a set.

A Skull-eton and some antlers

Here are two pieces I edited as part of my practice using Photoshop. I found a fantastic blog that offers tons of free public domain images that can be downloaded and used for art. The author even encourages artists to send pictures of the art created with the images so they can be displayed. Check out graphicsfairy.blogspot.com to find some images for yourself. The first of my pieces is layered with multiple skeleton and skull images, using different opacity and blurring to de-emphezise some of them. The second was created with an images of antlers, inverted and textured, while adding color and rougher outlines. I am starting to get the hang of Photoshop's special effects, and really like the amount of choices I have at my fingertips for editing.

Twirled, Swirled and Mirrored

In this post, I wanted to show a before and after example of an image I photographed and then edited. There is a building in progress behind my apartment that looks really interesting when it is lit up at night. I thought this would be a good starting point to do some more experimenting with mirroring and twirling editing effects. This is the result of my efforts, which I may or may not keep, though it was fun to create, and gave me new ideas for future projects.

Custom Alchol Ink Giveaway for Following my Blog!

 



I am running my first giveaway on this blog. The first 10 people who follow my blog starting today will be entered into a drawing to receive a free custom alcohol ink abstract painting. The winner(s) will be able to choose from a number of colors, sizes and styles for the prize(s). To follow, sign up in the upper right corner of my blog and you will be entered. Thanks for playing, and have a great week .

Art show set up

Here are some example pictures of how my table looked this weekend while set up. I need a better way to display my pendants and need to iron my tablecloth for the next show, but I am really happy with how my display has evolved over time. I used the command hooks that don't damage walls to safely hang my paintings. They look much more impressive and professional when hung on the wall, and with this hooks I can do this with any shows that have wall space.

Framed Abstract 16 x 20 canvases

I had an art show this weekend and I had my new frames painted and mounted to the 16 x 20 canvas size that I usually work with. These are the three that I had, though I hope to eventually have all of those canvases framed. They look more professional and seem more finished.

Abstract alcohol ink framed

I just made this alcohol ink abstract piece and framed it for my art show tomorrow. The color of the frame is actually turquoise, though my camera on my phone doesn't show that well. I made an alcohol ink piece (not pictured) tonight with my friend on acetate. I now know for sure that even someone who does not consider herself artistic, like my friend, can create beautiful abstract pieces with these materials with ease. Get some and try it out for yourself, it may open up the artist in you.

Spray Paint Planets

These two abstract planet pieces were done with spray paint on poster board. I just learned some new techniques for using spray paint, and couldn't wait to get some to try them out. I am excited with how these turned out, since they were my very first tries. I will make the next few a little more complex, and try out some more techniques soon.

An experiment in color

I was looking though my previously painted pieces, and came to the realization that I rarely use more than 2 colors in each piece. I do use tints and shades of the colors, but had no examples on hand of a painting with more than 3 separate colors. This is what I created while trying to remedy that. I had my tube of alizarin crimson out, which has quickly become one of my favorite colors to work with. I used as many colors as I could in this piece, by mixing some, then using my store bought-premixed version next to the ones I mixed. I used my oil painting bristle brushes to help blend the colors, and really like how this piece turned out.