Pen and Ink on Texture

Hi, welcome to my blog:

I have just finished a couple of projects that incorporated some different techniques, and I am very pleased with the results.

This piece is called Le Chat Noir, and was designed by Linda Lock. Linda's instructions for this project are for acrylic paints. Since acrylic paint is not something I use on a regular basis, I converted most of the project to pen and ink with oils. I started by applying a layer of Texture Crackle to the board, let it dry, sanded it lightly, sprayed it with about 4 coats of Liberty, let it dry, then applied the pattern. I outlined all the main parts of the pattern with pen and ink, then I used my pen to ink in a lot of the detail (roof, chimney, steps, etc.) Then I used oil paint to apply most of the paint. When I was finished with oils (and after spraying) I used acrylics to apply all the greenery. With all that finished, it was time for the highlight of the piece - to do an image transfer of 'Le ChatNoir' sign. I had never done this before, so, it was quite an experience! However, with the help of a video on YouTube, and with some practise, the transfer worked great. And, I already have two new projects to work on that use image transfers.

This piece was a lot of fun to do - I prepared a textured surface, used acrylics for the background, pen and ink and oils for the flowers, and Textured Glass (with acrylics) for the words. I used a stencil to apply the design on the strip that runs from top to bottom. The basic design for the flowers was from a pattern by Doxie Kellar (in her book 'Trendy Textures'). After all my painting was done, I sprayed, and I was ready to add the final touches to the piece - Texture Glass. It was applied with a stencil - and, although it was a bit tricky, by the time I stencilled the last word on, I was actually having fun doing it. I plan to do a matching piece with the colours varied with a sunflower on it. When done the set will be put on my diningroom wall - the colours will match perfect!

I am so intrigued with the Texture Crackle, Texture Glass and image transfers, that I have several projects lined up to work on over the summer. Hopefully, by the fall, I will be a pro at using all these techniques!

My winter art sessions end in a week - all the girls are finishing their projects, so I will take pics and post their wonderful work over the summer. My fall art sessions will begin in September.

Take care and thanks for visiting my blog.

Joan

Pen and Ink on Texture

Hi:
I have completed a couple of new (and different) projects that I want to show you - both are done on 'textured' backgrounds, and I used pen and ink with oils to complete the pieces. The projects can be found in 'Trendy Textures', a book by Tracy Moreau and Doxie Keller. The book has some lovely projects in it, and, I believe all are painted on a textured surface. All the instructions in the book are for acrylic paints, but, since I am not an acrylic painter, I converted everything to pen and ink with oils. I did not have any trouble at all, and I am very happy with the results of both pieces.

This piece is called 'Chianti' and was designed by Tracy Moreau - since it was my first attempt using Texture Crackle, I applied the texture sparingly...next time I will use quite a bit more. The other 'new' products I worked with were Texture Glass and a Stencil. Absolutely everything on this piece was done with pen & ink and oils. If I were to do this project again the only change I would make would be to make my background behind the glass darker - so the white of the glass would stand out more. I had a lot of fun doing this piece.

This piece is called 'Karen's Orchids' and was designed by Tracy Moreau - this time I was not afraid to use the Texture Crackle and I applied lots - you can see from the picture that the background is quite a bit rougher than the above picture. I used oils for most of this pic, but I did cheat a little and basecoated the vase and strip down the right side with acrylic paint. The design on the front of the vase was done with a stencil and Texture Crackle, so it is raised - I really like this technique. The stenciling on the right hand strip is just flat.

I LOVE working with Texture and stencils, so, I will be posting more projects in the future.

My Art sessions start the week of September 19, so, by October I should have some wonderful new artwork to show you by the girls in the sessions.

I have added a new section to my blog called 'Artwork for Sale'. In this section art done by myself and some of the girls in my art sessions will be listed for sale. If you are interested in purchasing any of the art you can contact the artist to make arrangements. New art will be added on a regular basis, and once our fall art sessions get underway, I hope to be adding more artwork in that section.

Thanks for visiting my blog - please check back in a few weeks.

Joan