A Baby Owl - Very Plump

Good afternoon!
I have a canvas I finished today.  Thanks, Juliette Crane, for your amazing course.

The canvas is 5X7" and the background is done on using the GelliArts plate and acrylics.  The owl is also acrylics with a heart from left over canvas on his belly.  
I wanted to make him plump since I saw a baby owl all hunkered in and he looked so fat that I had to make mine like him.  There are lots of dots on this picture used in all different ways.
I used acrylics, collage, paint pens and a Pitt Pen to create this canvas.
Hope you like it!

Gelli Art Fun

Hi to everyone!
I got a new toy last week - a Gelli Arts Plate and have been learning how to use it.
Here are some backgrounds I am making to incorporate in my mixed media work.  I can just see an owl in front of one of them.

These are so much fun to do and the results are not always what I expect!

Texturized Girl

Hello everyone. Hope your Easter was a pleasant one and that you enjoyed time with family and friends.  
I have another girl for you today -this one which incorporates  the  background into the girl (or vice versa).  This girl is painted with acrylics and she is painted on the textured, patterned background.  The background is a combination of spray inks, paints, stencils and stamping. 

She is inspired by the class I am taking by Natasha may -with a twist.  In the class, we painted over the background so that the hair contrasted.  I LOVE the fact that I left the background as is and only outlined the hair.  I did put a white shadow around the entire lady so that she stands out just a bit.
Art is about expression, growth and learning.  In this painting, I learned a few things that I will do different next time.  When I make a slightly tilted, turned head, I have to be more careful of the facing cheek.  it is a bit thick on this painting but I could not fix it without sanding it right down. But, in general, I really like this piece.
Thanks for visiting!

Whimsical Girl

Hello!  It has been a while but I have not been dormant.  I have been learning - or trying to learn - how to draw faces. Here is my first whimsical young lady and I really like her.

I asked some very talented ladies (at Pamela Joy) for input and, as a result, this is the sketch I will paint.  She originally had a Rudolph nose so I softened it and she is so improved.  Thanks Laura and Eva for all your advice.

I will show you my girl again once I paint it.

Thanks for visiting!

Autumn Bumbles

  I love taking pictures and have a great camera which goes with me practically everywhere I go.
I would like to show you a couple of photos I took this morning of a bumble bee on one of the marigolds in our front garden.  

I love the top picture as I was able to get in so close that you can even see its eyes.
This is an art blog but from time to time I will include photos.  They really do inspire me.
Enjoy!