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Happy 5th Birthday, Knox
Knox is celebrating his 5th birthday in Heaven today, and we miss him. We were priveleged to attend the release of 130 newly hatched Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles early yesterday morning. A crowd gathered along the Padre Island National Seashore and volunteers stood ready to keep the babies safe from seagulls. More […]
Sea Turtle Mosaic with Grout and Resin
This mosaic was inspired by a greeting card I found at the Austin Aquarium. The whole design was too complex, so I decided to sketch one turtle on my base board. This is my fourth mosaic, but it still takes me a while to cut glass. I waste a lot […]
“Emerge”
“Three Miscarriages”
Acrylic lift on matboard.
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Miniature Monet Magnets
In my last post, I showed you how I created these tiny 2 inch paintings, inspired by Monet. Here’s what I did with them next! I put out paper towels on my table and covered them with a large sheet of wax paper. Then I got some incredible stuff called […]
Miniature Monet Paintings
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) […]
“The Seraph” Mixed-Media on Cardboard
The background texture was made my stenciling over a large piece of lace… Heavy gel medium mixed into the paint for more texture… If you turn it upside down…. Dried orchids… Applied directly to the board with the gel medium… The long strands of her hair repeat the shape […]