These tiny 2 inch square canvases are perfect for painting miniature Monet waterlilies. First, I painted them with clear gesso and pulled out some Monet books for inspiration… My technique was simple: 1. Stipple background in soft colors with a stencil brush. (made transparent by mixing acrylic with gel medium) […]
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More Butterfly Canvases
These two butterfly canvases are available on my Etsy shop for medical research. All proceeds from my shop are donated to research for Cockayne Syndrome. My little boy, Knox, was diagnosed with this extremely rare disease when he was 8 months old. He’ll be celebrating his 3rd birthday this July, […]
“All Things Aqua” Challenge for Somerset Studio
My eye is always drawn to the color aqua, especially when it’s set off by black and white. These mini black canvases were perfect for my submission to Somerset Studio‘s “All Things Aqua” challenge. I mixed some white acrylic with heavy gel medium and loosely painted two with circles and […]
Turtle Mini Canvas
This little drawing in my sketch book was perfect for a mini canvas. I drew on the design in pen first… Started adding some color on with my Inktense pencils… Let the fun begin with the water-pen… Added in detail and outline with pen… Added a bit more green to […]
Turtle Girl 5″ x 7″ Painting
I transferred this quick little sketch onto a “5 x 7” canvas. I blocked in the design with some light acrylic colors and found some text I liked. I left out the big moon in the background because I thought it would be too much yellow. Added in some details […]
Valentine Mini Canvas With Quiver and Arrows
This girl is a blogger in the making and no mistake. My daughter recently started a notebook entitled “Blue, Purple, and Scarlett” in which she is compiling ideas for my blog. Is that cool or what? Guess I can sit back and relax now that I have a project manager. […]
Sculpted Heart Valentines
I took a palette knife and covered a mini canvas with Fiber Paste, turning the knife in different directions to create a rough texture. Here it is dried… Then I took some PaperClay and sculpted some hearts and wings. This is the same stuff I used to make my tiny […]