On the easel this week.
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Dream fishing |
A few weeks ago I posted a piece called Fishing for Dreams. It was for an art challenge at collage obsession and the theme was emerald. I used Gelli printed paper and acrylic paints.
I really liked the idea of working the idea further and using pastel dream like colours and textures. I also wanted to give my sleeping maiden more detail and make her hair link in to the spiral.
I usually spend a lot of time cutting hair strands from paper as I did in this previous Klimt style piece.
So this time I cut gold and flame orange handmade paper coils to form her ringlets.
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Hair detail |
And modelling paste impressions made with the nets that come from pre packed oranges in the supermarket.
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Modelling paste detail |
I am using modelling paste quite a lot these days, it gives such interesting textural results!
When I played around with the image making it darker and removing the colour it revealed the darker side of dreams, this is an altogether different world! Perhaps this will be an idea for next weeks project. :)
Your mixed media pieces are so fabulous and I love them. Happy PPF, Annette x
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Beautiful art pieces of color, myth and symbolism. Your blog is a joy. I look forward to visiting again!
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Foxglove Hollow
Wow, it's so beautiful! So much texture, and you really captured the dreaminess.
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful, as aleays and so dreamy. I wish my dreams could be like that. I also wish I could do those wonderful layers and layers of mixed media to create an end result like that.
ReplyDeleteOMG! This is truly amazing work. It looks like an embroidered patchwork quilt. The colour and texture work perfectly together! Happy PPF
ReplyDeleteThank you Sandra, I love that you think my piece looks like an embroidery, I trained as a tapestry weaver so im sure that has an influence on how I want the surface of my pieces.
DeleteReally fabulous! Valerie
ReplyDeleteThese are gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteWonderful collaged paintings! I love spirals and I love the colorful images you have created and the ideas behind. The dark version is very appealing also!
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Ilona
I agree with your sentiments, the dark version is very appealing.. very tempting for my next project. I like returning to the same subject again and again, it opens new ways of looking at things.
DeleteJust beautiful! I made a mermaid once that had hair made of tiny strips of sheet music--cutting and gluing all those little strips takes time!!
ReplyDeleteThank you Janet! Cutting up sheet music for a mermaids hair sounds a brilliant idea, right up my mixed media street! :)
DeleteGorgeous work! So glad I found your blog! Following!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Lesley, So happy you have found my small space in blogand. :)
Deleteso very cool...i love the hair texture but all the texture is amazing!! happy PPF!
ReplyDeleteamazing textures, love love love the hair!! happy PPF!
ReplyDeletewhat a great piece - I love all the different textures you created. It makes me think of Ophelia from Hamlet for some reason.
ReplyDeleteThat is a very interesting and perceptive comment Nic! When I posted the first fishing for dreams one comment said it reminded her of midsummer nights dream! Perhaps I should stay away from Macbeth inspired pieces though, I'm not good with gory details :)
DeleteWow, this is amazing! Love all the texture and the beautiful colours!
ReplyDeleteOoooh - this is gorgeous and I love it in that dark scary one too. I would be inclined to paint a scary spectre on there :-D
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IKE xx
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Thank you, Iv'e never painted a scary spectre before, now there is a challenge! :)
DeleteOMG how I love your work!!! these yummy textures and colors...and those wonderful details with her hair....I LOOOOOVE it and I want more :D ♥ Conny
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You are very kind Conny, I'm now off to see what fabulous gorgeousness you have created this week :)
DeleteThis piece is amazing, I totally love your work. Happy PPF xox
ReplyDeleteThank you Corrine, your comments as always are greatly appreciated!
DeleteLove all the color and texture, fabulous! HPPF!
ReplyDeleteWow, fabulous pieces, love at first sight :)! Love your technique and beautiful style, the richness of color, texture and detail! <3
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, lovely to have you following my little space :)
DeleteThese sre beautiful! The hair in them is incredible. Thanks for your comments on my blog, I really appreciate your input.
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Rita
Gorgeous! Your art is such an inspiration, really beautiful piece, it captures and delights!
ReplyDeleteWOW!!! This is stunning. AMAZING work! so inspiring. Beautiful technique. pure pleasure to see it. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThis is a stunning piece of artwork!! LOVE LOVE LOVE the texture!! You should try putting it http://pixlr.com/express/ make sure to use the saturation...also the hue changes....gorgeous then save every stage to your computer. I think you will be surprised at how gorgeous each and every color is!!...would look amazing on t-shirts or bags in every color!!!
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WOW WOW WOW! The whole piece knocks my socks off! Thanks for coming by my blog. HPPF!
ReplyDeleteit was great to see the details of your work so we could appreciate the textures.... I think you have a great sense of colour and form...a pleasure to look at these...xx
ReplyDeleteThis is such a great Mixed Media piece! Love all the texture and colors!
ReplyDeleteSo much texture and color and your composition rocks!! Love your work....following!
ReplyDeleteThis is so beautiful. I love your idea of cutting strips of paper for the hair.
ReplyDeleteWow..pure visual bliss ..there is a potent magical essence in your pieces..they are all fantastic!the faces are serene and peaceful...the textures are very sensory..i want to reach and touch them..amazing..shine on..your art feels like a gorgeous journey drawing me inward!!
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PS; sorry if there are two comments..wasn't sure if my first comment made it through!
My very favorite things - collage and painting! Those women are just lovely - I love the hair - mixed painting and collage. Fabulous art work. HPPF
ReplyDeleteThis is so captivating. I loved seeing the sequence of dreaming maidens. I love how cohesive it all looks, like nothing is random, all woven together in the way dreams are.
ReplyDeleteLove the hair and how you did it... Amazing work and colors. HPPF
ReplyDeleteVisiting from Artists in Blogland--Wow! Beautiful pieces! They really have that dream quality with the colors and textures. Your work is so inspiring. I also love using modeling paste on canvas. It really adds depth to any mixed media piece.
ReplyDeleteThank you Abigail, I was pleased the way the paste looked like fishing nets once I had painted the surface. It is great stuff! :) Thanks for your comments.
DeleteI can't really add to what everyone else has said! I'm so pleased you set up your blog so others can appreciate your art x
ReplyDeleteLove your paintings! Great colors and textures!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful art!
ReplyDeleteThank you Mary! :)
DeleteThis is Amazing! Such a lot of work you have put into this gorgeous collage! It is Beautyful!
ReplyDeleteThank you Catharina! I never really think about how much time I spend on a piece, but yes, it is built up in many stages, and this piece has taken several weeks to reach this point, but it isn't work, it's fun! :)
DeleteWoW! I am blown away. These pieces are incredible!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely gorgeous! Love the textures and the whole painting.
ReplyDeleteOoooh, I love all that texture! Beautiful work.
ReplyDeleteSuch beautiful work! Stunning! I love the folded paper tendrils of hair. I forwarded your blog to a friend who loves texture. Thank you for showing details. Thank you for your comment on my blog.
ReplyDeleteFantastic piece! Love the composition and color - especially those beautiful orange hair strands!
ReplyDeleteYour Fishing-For-Dreams-Artwork is so stunning! I like it very very much!
ReplyDeleteTruly magical in nature. Now that you have toned it down into darkness it only makes it that much more intriguing and mysterious. Love the composition, colours and textures you applied,gives much in dimension. Beautifully captivating!
ReplyDeleteAnnabelle O,O
Love the ringlets and all the other masterful details you brought to this super art. xx
ReplyDeleteAmazing art work,your dreaming fishing is georgus,and the texture and the wonderful colors are great to,love it!!!
ReplyDeleteGreetings Jeannette
Beautiful and ethereal.
ReplyDeleteEs para soñar! hermoso su trabajo!
ReplyDeletewow this dream fishing piece of art is gorgeous, love it!!
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