I simply couldn’t resis making Frida Margarita! I used cocktail napkins that have summertime cocktails all over them for her dress and the drink as well as the flamigo. The flowers are resin embellishments that I got in the scrapbooking section of Fred Meyers. I used Beadz and stickles on her neckline to give that extra “punch” of bling. The pink stars I’ve had forever and a day and are actually bought from Avon for fingernail bling. Since my nails are always covered with things other than nail polish I thought I’d make use of them in a more creative way. I added a few rhinestones and left her without pupils just for added interest. She’s a small 4×4 that I will drill holes in for hanging with fun fur! I think she’s delightful! What do you think?!
It’s Good To Be Queen is a take on a journal page I did months back. This version is done on artist paper with watercolor pencils and dry brushed rubber stamping inks. I added some stamped images and a large letter Q. She’s a sassy queen with all the colors surrounding her. I also have the same queen woodburned onto a piece of birch and am going to do her up in different colors and mediums. She’s just so fun to play with that I couldn’t resist doing two. It’s interesting to see how different mediums take to different surfaces and you can learn a lot by doing one piece with two different surfaces. I keep a scrap paper and scrap wood to test my mediums before applying to my actual piece, this helps ease the stress of OMG am I going to ruin this painting ~ and it allows you to get a feel for how the paint/s will take to the sufaces.
Happy Hump Day ~ Today I’m making a pot roast for dinner with big chunks of potatoes, onions and a mustard/sour cream sauce to go with. It’s certain to be a hit! (… I hope…) Tomorrow I’m making some spicy Chinese peanut low mien. Planning a bit in advance helps me to organize my time better and not stress if I’ve overspend my time painting. If you have some hit recipes to share, please link them in a comment! Also, please post your current projects as well. I’d love to visit your blogs!
With A Cherry On Top is painted in the same fashion as Tippy Toes ~ and I plan a third painting to go with these two. She’s topped with lots of icing and looks good enough to eat. Who doesn’t love a cupcake!? When the last cupcake girl is complete I’ll take a picture of the grouping. Monday’s are always slow art days for me as I have after the weekend household things that need to get done. I did manage to get some woodburning done today so I have two paintings I’m working on now, and angel and a wood nymph. I’ll keep you updated as I go. Our weather is awesome today so I’m stepping away from the keyboard and enjoying the sunshine for now! Happy Monday ~ Only 4 more days till TGIF =P
Queen of Cake
The power of chocolate! Any princess would be happy to be up a tree with a chocolate cake to enjoy. Raining leaves and flowers just proves anything can happen when a girl has her chocolate. =) There’s lots of different mediums used in this painting from rubber stampings to confetti. The icing on the cake is layered with texture paste and painting enticing pink with glittering watercolors and topped with dimensional glittering paint. Shimmers just don’t show well enough from photos but this painting is full of sparkle. Now I’m off to work on yet another painting that has lots more frosting in it. =) In the meantime, have some dessert!
Last week while watching the Will Work for Food on Food Network with my hubby we learned all about the job of a Wine Angel. I was really intrigued as I’d never seen anything like it before. I was prompted by this to paint my own version of a wine angel and here’s what I came up with.
She’s woodburned on to birch wood and topped off with the use of rubberstamps, tissue paper, copper leafing, melted crayons, gel pens, embellishments, acrylic paint, ink, watercolors pencils, and digital text. She was a lot of fun and a bit challenging as I bought this tissue paper a few days before starting her and was eager to use it. As with the Merlot Maid, the colors of the collaging paper I chose dictated what I would be using on the rest of the painting. I’m happy with her as I got to dabble with colors I don’t normally use, mainly orange. I’ve started a ladybug painting which I will be playing with this week as I work on Valentine love on the side. Wish me luck!
I’m making Vin Chaud tonight! And I’m very excited about it. I’ve been wanting to make this all winter to keep us warm on a cozy evening under blankets with candles aglow and a good movie going. I got the idea on a cooking show before the holidays and was doubly inspired by Deezden post about her version of this mulled-spiced wine. I bought a nice rich cabernet and some brandy to boost the warming effect of this treat. I’ll post my recipe for it after the fact as I’ll be making my own version based on what yummy spices I have in my treasured spice cabinet! ~ Flavor makes the world go round. Until then, here’s a bit of knowledge about this sipping success! I do believe this is my first “Fun with Food” post on my blog, … that is unless you count the “accidental art” with the flower shaped cutting board. Heh! Tomorrow, more art will be up, I’m working on a “Flower Child” which I’m doing on bristol board. I miss the wood surface, but change inspires growth. So until later!… think warm thoughts. =
Here’s what happens when a flower shaped cutting board gets stuck to the bottom of a cookie sheet that gets tossed back into the oven. Doh!
Or if you prefer to put a small wattage light bulb in we can always make “Lamp~Art” Heh!
What fun huh? You can get your cutting boards for the impromptu project at Fred Meyers! Let me know about your “accidental art!” =) Happy Monday!
Avante Garde Oven Sculpture ~ No I’m not into oven art, or sculpture as of yet. This was purely by accident and I’ll share it before the weekends over. It’s what happens when you “accidentally put a small flower shaped cutting board into the oven that somehow got stuck to the bottom of a cookies sheet. Art by accident ~ coming your way soon. Heh!
At last! I’ve completed my piece for Inspire Me Thursday. I had a blast punning this up. Wacky stuff indeed. She’s such a kernel I had to share her. This is done with and inked background using a sea sponge, and a square rubberstamp. Cornelia was drawn first and I used regular colored pencils to color her in. The corn class at the bottom is digital printouts I painstakingly cut out using scissors and an exacto knife. Now I’m off to have some cornbread or corn fritters or corn on the cob, this piece made me hungry! Enjoy and let me know what you think! I’ll be working on my Christian journals the rest of this week. (After a much needed nap!)
Who’s lookin at ya?
Made for Make it Mondays. No diets were harmed in the making of this artwork. This was an interesting challenge as I do have some decedent chocolates in the cupboard and wasn’t going to cheat on my diet to get at the lovely wrappers. Instead I went through piles of old goodies and found the wrappers from THESE wonderful treats. Oh the memories! =)
I also had the wrapper from a natural dark chocolate bar and glued it along with some flower power paper in dark cocoa down for a base. I added the anime’ bon bon babe to top off the piece and add cuteness. She was so fun to draw and paint. Tada! Here’s the finished dessert!
