Week 17: Multi-Journal (April 20th - 26th)

Week 17: Multi-Journal (April 20th - 26th) 

Bits used this week:

-stickers

-ATC background

-Concert Ticket

-Confetti from Concert

-printed photo

-stationary

-scrapbook paper

-stickers

-printed meme

-paper scraps

Super Soul Flow ~ April Canvas #2 - ABUNDANCE ~ Rabbit

"We are going to explore THREE types of abundance that are available to us at any time:

#1 INNER abundance

#2 CREATIVE abundance

#3 RADIANT abundance

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Symbols of ABUNDANCE are:

Rabbit

Buffalo

Ankh

Fish

Turkey(!!) LOL

Waterfalls

The Empress card in the Tarot deck

Lotus Flower

The planet Jupiter

There are an abundance of symbols to create the energy of abundance!

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To connect to the energy of abundance, we are going to begin with exploring the magnificent color wheel. You are going to explore the infinite, and most abundant, shades of color that you can create yourself!

One of the statements I have heard new painters make throughout my career is, “It is getting muddy,” or “I don’t have the right color.” Therefore, becoming comfortable mixing colors is a valuable practice and one that will illustrate, symbolically, the abundance all around us!

In the ABUNDANCE video I take you through the color wheel. I encourage you to spend some time during your Painting Practice this month playing with the colors. Mix many different shades of your favorite color, for example. There is no end to the shades of color you can create!

You can mix infinite shades of red and blue, starting with red and adding a little bit of blue, then a little more, and more…and then you get to PURPLE!

You can also mix OPPOSITE COLORS. These are my favorite. If you look at this color mandala, you can see that the opposite colors are RED & GREEN, PURPLE & YELLOW,ORANGE & BLUE. When you add just a bit of the opposite color into a color, i.e. a bit of orange into blue, you get an “earthy” shade of that color. "

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Was pulled to create a 2nd canvas this month... 

Started with a partially finished canvas from a class I no longer have access too. Then used up ALL of the mis-matched, partially used tubes of paint from replaced sets.

A bit of physical ABUNDANCE here... Using up the excess... 

An exercise in cleaning and clearing: ART STYLE

Canvas... re-using... 

ALL the paint... used for the background. 

Layers...

...and Layers...

...and Layers...

Background DONE...

So Much YUMMY Texxxxxxxxture!

End of Day 1... 

Day 2:

Starting to Layer... 

DONE

A few porno-close Texxxture pictures... lol 

Super Soul Flow ~ April Canvas #1 - ABUNDANCE ~ Meditation Canvas

"We are going to explore THREE types of abundance that are available to us at any time:

#1 INNER abundance

#2 CREATIVE abundance

#3 RADIANT abundance

To connect to the energy of abundance, we are going to begin with exploring the magnificent color wheel. You are going to explore the infinite, and most abundant, shades of color that you can create yourself!

One of the statements I have heard new painters make throughout my career is, “It is getting muddy,” or “I don’t have the right color.” Therefore, becoming comfortable mixing colors is a valuable practice and one that will illustrate, symbolically, the abundance all around us!

In the ABUNDANCE video I take you through the color wheel. I encourage you to spend some time during your Painting Practice this month playing with the colors. Mix many different shades of your favorite color, for example. There is no end to the shades of color you can create!

You can mix infinite shades of red and blue, starting with red and adding a little bit of blue, then a little more, and more…and then you get to PURPLE!

You can also mix OPPOSITE COLORS. These are my favorite. If you look at this color mandala, you can see that the opposite colors are RED & GREEN, PURPLE & YELLOW,ORANGE & BLUE. When you add just a bit of the opposite color into a color, i.e. a bit of orange into blue, you get an “earthy” shade of that color. "

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So this is where I started, with SELF LOVE.

White Wash... so the colours would take better.

Starting to Colour Play... 

Moooooar Colour Play... 

Finished Background...

Missed a few photos... 

Working on the LOTUS FLOWER for this month. 

DONE!

Week 16: Multi-Journal (April 13th - 19th)

Week 16: Multi-Journal (April 13th - 19th) 

Bits used this week:

-collage paper

-ATC background

-printed photo

-printed meme

-scrap paper

-stickers

Week 15: Multi-Journal (April 6th - 12th)

Week 15: Multi-Journal (April 6th - 12th) 

Bits used this week:

-ATC Background

-printed photo

-stickers

-flyer

-tissue paper petals from ballet

-birthday card

-lottery ticket

-washi tape

-scrapbook paper

-paper scraps

Week 14: Multi-Journal (March 30th - April 5th)

Week 14: Multi-Journal (March 30th - April 5th) 

Bits used this week:

-printed photos

-stationary

-printed meme

-stickers

-flyers

-coffee cup holder

1st in Show Your Colour series: DANCE

DANCE is done!

Started on March 5th and then... LIFE. 

Completed April 1st. 

12 X 16 " Acrylic on Canvas

Part of a dream... 

She's been a repeated image that sh-tuck with me after the alarm cut in so rudely many a morning.

So so so pleased to see her out in FULL COLOR now. 

Not 50... 

Sorry only 5 Shades of Grey... lol 

Pencil sketched then Inked over... 

The Tricky Part...

Taped over the image and lots of COLOR!!!

Then SMEAR... and removed the tape.

Voila!

Base color laid and Hair details... 

Hair Details... 

Final layers going on... 

Eyes coming along.. 

Face complete... 

Cropped close... DONE!

Closer... DONE

Full Body... DONE

Super Soul Flow ~ March Canvas - PRESENCE ~ Mandala

March Super Soul Flow was all about:

PRESENCE

For a book being co-authored with Whitney Frya: 

http://whitneyfreya.com/super-soul-flow/#sthash.0iOzSYAT.dpbs

We created a mandala for this chapter.

 "Mandala in Sanskrit means sacred container. 

Mandalas have been created by almost every culture that has ever existed. 

It has ALWAYS been a ritual, an “Artual,” designed to bring us to our center and connect us to the divine."

"Becoming present is all about cultivating awareness. Awareness happens when we learn to be our own witness. For example, right now, look within. Then take a step back and observe how you are feeling at this particular moment. Are you feeling tired, happy, hopeful, frustrated, stressed, or excited? Now, ask yourself, “Am I this feeling? Is this who I am?” 

The answer would be NO. 

You are the you that is experiencing that feeling—you are not your feeling. 

In fact, at any given point in time, your focus, and the feeling being generated, is either on, or stemming from, the past, the future, or the present.

From the past, we can learn from our mistakes, recall valuable information, memories, or facts that we have learned or experienced and access our own personal set of baggage.

From the future, we get the opportunity to plan ahead, envision the future we desire, or worry about what might, possibly, maybe happen if this situation, desire, or goal of ours does not work out."

Soundtrack:

Amas Verita -Alan Silvestri ~Practical Magic Soundtrack

Practical Magic  -Alan Silvestri ~Practical Magic Soundtrack

Sacred Spirit Drums (whole album) -David and Steve Gordon

Process: 

Re-Decorating a $2 2nd hand store pre-print canvas.

Black Gesso to start and then into the NEON Paints.

Followed the ideas laid out in this months video and delved into PRESENCE.

Took time in 2 parts to complete this months painting. 

Both times I left the Studio Table feeling softly content and very focused. 

1st Session:

2nd Session: