Insta Art Series – Painting 10
After I kind of gave up on my 9th painting, I decided to start over. The image I ended up featuring is one I took on a family vacation to Oregon. We stayed in a cottage near the ocean, and … Continued
Insta Art Series – Painting 9: fail.
Painting 9, as it turns out, was originally painting 2. I just did not like it and have been trying to salvage it this entire time. I didn’t like how it almost looked like a flag, with the horizontal colour … Continued
Insta Art Series – Painting 7
This was a fun painting process for me. I really liked the simplicity that I started with – the almost black and white photos of misty, bare forests. The rich brown and turquoise. But to fit in with my series, … Continued
Insta Art Series – Painting 6
This piece features more of that cheerful green that I see so often in the forest in the ferns and mosses. The main image I chose was taken last year on a hike with my husband’s brother’s family. We came … Continued
Insta Art Series – Painting 5
This painting is packed with texture and fun details. I got some more photos printed, because I went on a couple of really foggy, misty hikes after I printed the first batch. The funny thing is that in that gap … Continued
Insta Art Series – Painting 4
Pleased with Painting 3, I tried to do a similar composition for this one. I also like how this turned out. I created a really scratchy texture in the browns, so this photo of my son walking into the forest … Continued
Insta Art Series – Painting 3
I thoroughly enjoyed the process of working on this piece. The photo is one of my favourites. I loved the mist that day on the mountains near where I live in Abbotsford, BC. It reminds me of the first time … Continued
Insta Art Series – Painting 2
My second painting in the series is actually undergoing an overhaul. Out of the seven I’ve worked on, I just can’t like the second one. So I’ll have to share it later and show you the third one. I only … Continued
Insta Art Series – Painting 1
For the first painting in the series, I felt like a pioneer in the sense that I had no idea what direction I would take. I had 9 blank panels in front of me (actually 11, because two were warped … Continued
Photography painting series – the story behind the artwork
It’s been about three weeks since I thought of a concept for an abstract mixed-media art series, and now that I’m making some progress, I wanted to describe my concept in a bit more depth here. I expect that this … Continued