Art for Sunday

I was in a local discount store and saw  simple wooden skull shape.  It had some decoration lines on the surface.  I thought  "that could be fun to play with."  

When I got it home, I decided to use it as a "stamp" to remove paint from the gel plate surface. This would give me a print AND would put a base layer on the wood. 

I took the print after it had dried and used some paint pens to embellish it a bit. The fine surface lines didn't imprint well, so I improvised the design. 

I also had the wooden skull shape to paint on.  I used the same set of paint pens and had fun with it.

They look quite different, don't they?

I showed the base print for the one below on April 26th. 

I mentioned then, that I might use a white pen to enhance the design. 

That is exactly what I did with it. 

If I weren't "afraid" of ruining it, I would use the green paint pen to add a bit of color to the

stem and leaves.  Hmmmm.  It could still happen.

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Printing Playtime

I have been playing a LOT with the gelatin plates (One is Gelli brand, and one is Gel Press brand.) 

I have also attempted to make my own plate.  So far it has not been wildly successful, but I haven't given up just yet. 

Here are a number of prints I have pulled. Most of these are planned to be used as collage paper.  Some of them could be collaged onto a surface and have a subject painted with these as backgrounds. 

This one is interesting but I am not sure how I will ever use it. 

The black shapes are from a stencil that I cut myself. 

This one will make lovely collage paper. 

I do wish it were fabric.  I know I can have it printed on fabric, but that is quite pricey for me.

This one is just various colors of paint "mooshed" together on the plate. 

This is what is known as a ghost print. I made a print using string on a black layer of paint. That print was pulled, then the string was removed and the remaining paint left to dry. More paint is added - a thin layer and then this is pulled. The ghost print if often the better image. 

More "mooshed" paint - this should be great collage paper.

This piece was just paint that I put bubble wrap into, the bubble wrap is removed and while the paint is still wet, the print is pulled. 

This one used one of the flower stencils that I cut. I am thinking of going back in with a white pen and drawing on this one to enhance the design.

Another of my flower stencils.

I usually use a lot of color, but this neutral one  - well, I love it. 

This is another ghost print using a circle stencil and some pieces of 

cut cardstock to create the design. But you may notice lots of tiny bits of color from previous 

prints on this one. Once the ghost had dried on the plate, I put a neutral color over it and put the 

paper down.  I left it to dry for several hours (probably too long) as I forgot about it.

A few bits of the paper were left on the plate, but I got them off easily. 

Of all of thes, I think this is my favorite. 

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Some of my favorite artists

For Sunday in the Art Room,  I am sharing three of my favorite "weird" artists.  I will tell you names, but if you are curious about them, I say "use google."  I have made "use google" easy by linking a google search to each name. 

Paul Klee

Wassily Kandinsky

Joan Miro

Happy Sunday. 

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Playing in the Art Room

When I have the time from everything else I have to do, I love playing in the Art Room.  

Okay, so it really isn't just one room. I do have part of a room set up for painting.

That doesn't move into other parts of the house.  But I have my sewing station (another art form) 

in the living room.  I have sewing supplies (fabric, etc) stored in another area.

More than you needed to know, huh?

An acquaintance contacted me about buying an art piece for her daughter.

Here is one piece I offered. 

It is a small canvas that I painted and then collage on top of that using

pieces of another painting that I wasn't happy with. 

Those interesting stones are some I created with a construction material  

I have been pulling more prints from the gelli plates. 

This one used an image transfer.  For the transfer, I printed the image that

I created to make a stencil. 

Here is another transfer used in a print. 

And finally here is the painting the lady chose. It is a small 11" by 14" canvas.

I told her that it is a little weird.  She said that for her daughter, weird is good.

Happy Sunday. 

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