Mixed Media

Mixed Media Experiment on paper

Acrylic, embossed paper, ink

(24x32 cm)

I spent a creative week at a magical place and I painted a few experimental pictures.
I was suggested to title this one: Blacks of a Spirit
Well?
I don't know.
This title is a bit murky...

Living on Top

(Acrylic experiment  on paper 30x 20 cm)

Sculpture. Living on the top. On a huge wall. 

Accompanied by crazy animals.

A frozen moment under the bright sun.

It's a hard job  to be on top. 

Visible for everyone.

No escape.

No vacation.

It's a hard job to be saint.

Dogs at Play

(Acrylic on paper 16x21 cm)

Playing  on the beach. 

Isn't it a dream  of each of us? 

So look how it is.

Playing freely... a little bit biter... but not so that it would hurt.

In a few minutes we change roles. 

Yellow

(Acrylic on paper 29.5x21 cm)

When I considered myself full time textile artist, I used to paint water soluble pigments mainly on silk.

I loved to experiment new methods, new styles. And the need to paint realistically was rarely there. I was 

very happy to paint symbolic elements and stories and scenes like one does in illustration. My focus was on colors and the symbolic world was a perfect area to express them.
This time as I experience a new medium -I never used acrylic before I mean in a figurative sense-, I still want to try new approach. New to me, classical to others... :-)
I would like to share its sensation. Those lovely and live colors on petals, completely charms me.

How to Make Colorful Coasters?

Materials you need:

round cardboard pieces

(you can use your old coasters also if you

want to give them a fresh new look)

3 colors of acrylic paint of your choice

brush

drawing ink and a bamboo-stick

and decoupage glue

Loose brushstrokes. That's all you need.

Have fun! Mix and paint.

After a few minutes as the first layer has already dried

I cut out a heart shape from a piece of not too thick cardboard

and use it as a template.

Use black drawing ink and a sharpened bamboo-stick to embellish.

My lines are uneven and I am very happy with this outcome.

Let them dry. At this point I am really impatient...

so I do something else instead of waiting there...

And finally paint a decoupage-glue-cover layer on top.

It makes the coasters waterproof.

And here they are, ready to use!

Have happy drinks, have fun, have friends!

And I wouldn't be surprised if you want to

paint more. Be ready. New surfaces are thirsty

for refreshment.