Five New Owls....

 

Barred Owl

 

 

Can you guess what this Barred Owl was painted on???? If you guessed the bottom part of a dresser drawer you are correct.  I normally would not paint on the bottom part of the drawer but I fell in love with the contact paper that was covering it and I knew it would make a fabulous background.

 

 

Art Print wood block, Amber Owl Sitting on the Moon. THe original art was created on a vintage book page in ink and colored pencil.

 

 

Owl Sitting on a White Pumpkin. The canvas for this painting was a side panel from the same drawer the Barred Owl is painted on. I love using pieces of old drawers the dove tailed edges add so much character to the art. Hanging from a rusted nail is an old metal funnel.

 

 

A print of my Wide Eyed Owl painting. The owl is mounted to a piece of pine with four rusted nails. This is one of my favorites, I love rich colors.

 

 

My newest owl painting. A Saw Whet Owl peeking from a hole in a tree trunk. The canvas for this painting was two pieces of wood from a vintage table that I disassembled. I put the wood together with nails and wood glue. I love the unique shape to the painting. It has it's own look.

 

 

Today I am starting a watercolor collage featuring a Great Horned Owl. I have not created a collage  or a watercolor painting in a while. Today I feel like trading my acrylics in for watercolors and my hammer and saw in for some thread and a needle.

 

 Have a great Friday!!!!!

Finally!!!!

 

Hi!!! I am so excited I am able to post some art on my blog!!!! I have not been able to post anything new because blogger has not been working for me. Every time I would try to post something it would freeze up. I have so many new piece to share. Today I though I would show some of my new art prints.

 

My husband surprised me in August with a new Epson printer, I love it!!! We had an HP printer that I had been using to create my cards, ornaments, and tags, but I never felt comfortable using it for more than that. The printing quality on my new printer is amazing, the detail and the color is breathtaking. I can make prints of all my art including prints of my acrylic paintings and it picks up all the details!

 

The first print I am sharing is my watercolor fox. The materials used to create this fun mixed media piece include a vintage teal sewing hoop, a vintage bead, vintage thread, silver glitter, a silver pipe cleaner, and material from an old pair of white Capri pants that I grew out of.  

 

 

 

The next art print piece I want to share is a watercolor print of a pastel colored owl. I love this owl art especially his eyes!!! The materials used in this mixed media art include a vintage sewing hoop, vintage thread, vintage lace, gold glitter paint and material from a pair of moss green shorts that I grew out of. (All the recycled clothes I use in my art were  pre-Abbey,  I think she helped make my hips wider!!!lol)

 

 

This owl art features a print of my favorite colored pencil drawing. The print has been mounted on a piece of wood that I painted with a yellow ochre acrylic and then stained with burnt umber paint. Vintage blue thread was used to decorate the board before I attached the owl image with six rusted nails.

 

 

Next is my Little Green Elephant. He has been attached to a piece of wood with three vintage mint green tacks. The wood was painted with orange, mint green, and cream acrylic paint. There are three tiny white flowers in the upper left corner. The art was stained with burnt umber acrylic paint.

 

 

 

The last art print I am going to share is my Little Pumpkin watercolor print. Wood, vintage tacks and an old book page are the materials used in this art. The wood was painted black and light blue and then stained. The print was sewed to the old book page before I attached the paper to the wood with  the four vintage yellow tacks.

 

I have about 17 other new piece of art to share, including Christmas art and a few new Owl paintings.  

Happiness is ...

Hands covered in paint.

Fresh flowers in my studio.

A new project.

Halloween Art!!!



Pumpkins, witches, and cats it was a good day!

Zinnias ...

Bright, bold, and inspirational.  Thanks to these beauties I have some fun plans for this week!



Shopping!

Wednesday was the first chance I had all summer to go to the local flea market. I was on a mission to find rusty nails, vintage tacks, thread and old books. I have loved going to flea markets ever since I was a kid. I loved looking at the old clothing and jewelry and I would put together fabulous rooms in my head. When I went to my senior prom I carried a vintage purse, wore vintage lace gloves, and an antique necklace that was my great-grandmothers. I much rather wonder around an outdoor market than go to the mall, where else can you spend less than $10.00 and get everything you are looking for?!?

I found a fabulous book for $2.00. It is from 1952, and in great condition. I love drawing on old book pages and using the paper in my collages. After getting it home though I am not sure if I can do that? It is filled with amazing illustrations. The art has that kitsch look and now I am not sure what I want to do with the book!?!

Next I purchased the thread and the adorable black cat, the price $1.00!!!! I use vintage thread to sew my art together and well I love black cats. The deep pink and the brilliant blue thread will fit in nicely with some of the pieces I have planned.

Finally I found and purchased the rusty nails, upholstery tacks, and hooks, $1.00! And the Peter Pan jar filled with rusty nails $1.00! For $5.00 I found everything I was looking for!



CHANGES

My life has changed so much in the last month. One of the biggest changes happened this past Monday when my baby started full day kindergarten. I have been a stay-at-home mom for the past decade and suddenly I am alone. I know a part of me has been anticipating this moment, the chance to create art full time and the opportunity to go after my dreams.  It is exciting all the ideas and goals I have for myself but at the same time I am missing my little girl desperately. I was so used to having both my children with me every day during the summer, the laughing, the yelling, the constant noise and talking and now it is quiet. Don’t get me wrong I love the quiet but it still feels a little strange. It is amazing how one minute you are holding a tiny little baby and the next you are watching your little girl get on the school bus. Today is the last day of school for the week and I am so excited to spend the day with them tomorrow, I have missed them so much!!!

 Along with both of my children starting school and me getting to start creating full time the prospect of our family moving in the next year is starting to become a reality. My husband was put in charge of a new division of his company that is out of Pennsylvania. He now spends almost his whole week in Virginia and Maryland. I am so proud of him. He loves his career and has advanced quite far in his company in the last year. The idea of moving away is exciting and scary. I am nervous about taking our children away from their friends and I am going to miss being so close to our family. I will not miss our house however we are rapidly outgrowing it but I will miss my yard and flowers and the friends I have made, but at the same time we get to start fresh. We get to buy a new house and get to choose where we want to live and that is really exciting! The biggest downside to everything that is happening is that I miss my husband so much. Last week he was gone the whole week, I miss him, the kids miss him, it has really changed the dynamic of the house. It is hard not knowing where we are going to be or what other changes might happen in the next year. It always feels like there is a question mark following me around. I feel like I am in Dr. Seuss’s book, Oh The Places You’ll Go, "All alone! Whether you like it or not, alone is something you'll be quite a lot" Dr. Seuss.

Little Circles Big Art!!!

Pastel Owl!!!

Red Fox!!!

Orange Pumpkin Sitting on Colorful Leaves!!!

Whimsical Candy Corn!!!

Dark Purple Background Close-Up of an Orange Pumpkin with Black Stars!!!

Pumpkins Stacked on top of each other, 1 white and 2 orange!!!

Watercolor art painted on little circles, Ornaments, Gift Tags, and Banners!!!