Posted in Collage, Dogs, Pet Portaits, tagged collage, daily painter, paper painting, Shenandoah Artist, Virginia Artist on October 9, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Paper Painting – Walking the Dog
I experimented more with painting with paper this week. It’s relaxing to rip paper and fit it onto the form that I have pre-painted. I like searching through the paper to find the ones that have the colors that I think will work for the shades of color I need.
It’s an interesting departure from painting.
“Walking the Dog”, 9″x12″, paper over acrylic paint on canvas board.
Posted in Collage, tagged collage, paper painting, Shenandoah Artist, The Studio, The Studio for Learning, The Studio-A Place for Learning on October 7, 2014| Leave a Comment »
I mentioned yesterday that I had a few ladies come into The Studio for a collage class. It was spur of the moment but we had a great time working together and these are the unique pieces that they created. I think they were very pleased with them.
Collage is such a personal medium…especially when collecting the pieces to include. It can be very meaningful to the creator. I am hoping to do more with collage and paper painting in the very near future.
Posted in Collage, tagged acrylic, collage, flamingo, painting with paper, paper painting, Shenandoah Artist on October 6, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Paper Flamingo
I love trying new forms of painting. That is why I went to the workshop this summer at Nimrod Hall to discover more about painting with paper. (Check it out here.)
This past week I had the opportunity to put that new knowledge to work when I had a few ladies come into The Studio who wanted to make paper collages. While they worked on their pieces I used an unfinished painting that I had used as demonstration piece for a kids class to show them what to do. I really like how the flamingo turned out.
And now I have dug out at least 3 dozen old demonstration paintings that were just lying around that I think I will rework using paper. It’s relaxing and fun! So why not???!!!!
Posted in Little Known Facts, Travel, Workshop/Retreat, tagged acrylic, Art Class, collage, Nimrod, Nimrod Artist retreat, paper and paint, radish, Susannah Raine-Haddad, Travel on June 17, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Radish
Paper and Acrylic, 8″ x 8″
Susannah Raine-Haddad’s magazine cover
The second painting I did at the Nimrod Art weekend was a small paint and paper piece of a radish. Working with paper collage is so different from just painting. I am glad to get the opportunity to experience it with such a wonderful instructor.
Susannah Raine-Haddad was extremely generous in her teaching. You can learn more about her and her work on her website ZouZou’s Basement.
One of her wonderful collage pieces made the cover of Cloth-Paper-Scissors magazine earlier this year.
Thanks Susannah for sharing your skill and knowledge with us. It was great fun!
Posted in Art Class, tagged acrylic, Art Class, art lessons, collage on November 16, 2013| Leave a Comment »
This week Jacob and Ethan made layered collages in art class. We used all sorts of interesting things to build the art from buttons and ribbon to old magnets and plastic forks. They turned out great. Good job guys. Very creative.
The Studio 