Art During Lockdown and Exciting News!

Hello,

Hope you are all well and keeping safe.

I just wanted to share with you some art that I've been doing lately during the lockdown.

These are 12 mini abstract paintings on watercolour paper, each around 8"x 8". I worked on them all at the same time. The materials I used were charcoal, acrylic inks, acrylic paints and acrylic pens. I wanted to try and paint more abstractly and was inspired by the artist Tracy Verdugo. She offers some art mentoring as well as some free courses. I will sit with these for a bit and then see what I need to add to them.

I've also gone back and reworked some old mini paintings on canvas.They need a bit more doing to them, I may add more paint or add collage elements as well. But will post when they are further developed.

We have also had really nice weather lately, so I have been sat in our back garden.  Its been very relaxing to just sit by the water feature and weave.

I also have some exciting news-I am in the process of updating my website! Something which I have been meaning to do for a while, but now with the lockdown and I can focus on doing that. I will keep you updated and let you know when it's up and running.

Stay safe and I will be in touch.

Bye for now.

Art During Lockdown

Hello,

As I mentioned in my last post, I'm trying to stay more creative during this crisis that we are facing. The UK will now face at least 3 more weeks of lockdown, another reason to try to keep safe and sane.

Here are some mixed media abstract collages I've created recently, measuring 8"x 8" and 6"x 6". I've used papers from magazines, printed tissue papers, and papers I've painted using acrylic inks and acrylic markers which I then cut up or tore. The backgrounds are mostly watercolour papers.

Thanks for stopping by, hopefully I have inspired you to try something creative during this time of isolation and lockdowns. 

Bye for now.

Art Marks 30 Day Challenge Giveaway

Hello,

As you all may know by now the Art Marks 30 Day Challenge has come to a close. I would like to thank all those who supported me on this challenge by holding a giveaway. I will be offering the originals sketches free of charge but only for a limited time at a first come first serve basis. I will post them here again to refresh your memory with the day and word prompt. All you need to do is email me- carmen@carmenbnorris.com, the day you would like and why you chose it along with your mailing address and I will post it to you; you have until Friday, the 3rd March.

 1. Petal-like, 2. Needlework, 3. Concentric
4. Just 3, 5. More than One, 6. Gridded

7. Dozens, 8. Rings, 9. Chevron
10. Criss Cross, 11.Lines, 12. Puddled

13. Patterned, 14. Dashed, 15. Loose
16. Assorted, 17. Reverse, 18. Circular

19. Hashed, 20. Suspended, 21. Bold
22. Reflective, 23. Simple, 24. Primary

25. Hidden, 26. Singular, 27. Continuous
28. Painterly, 29. Confined, 30. Shiny
Once I hear back from you I will let you know if you were successful.
Bye for now.

Art Marks 30 Day Challenge Has Come to an End-Days 21-30

Hello,

So here are the remaining days of the art challenge. Now that its come to an end I can say I've had mixed feelings about it. There were times when I really enjoyed it because the prompt spoke to me and I could get in the flow of things other times I struggled because I couldn't relate to the prompt of that day. I also gave myself a challenge of just working with a limited amount of art supplies- watercolour paints, watercolour crayons, acrylic markers and pastels; I found I really missed using collage and adding layers in my work.
It also forced me to make art when I wasn't in the mood or was tired. Afterwards, I realised I enjoyed what I made in the end. But if I enjoyed or found everything easy; it wouldn't have been much of a challenge. So I would really like to thank Rae Missigman for creating this art challenge.

Thanks also go out to all of you who followed me during this journey and have given me some positive feedback. I hope this has inspired some of you to do more art, even if its 10-15 minutes a day!

Day 21-Bold

Day 22- Reflective

Day 23- Simple

Day 24- Primary

Day 25-Hidden

Day 26-Singular

Day 27- Continuous

Day 28- Painterly

Day 29-Confined

Day 30- Shiny

I would love to know which were your favourites.
Bye for now.

Art Marks 30 Day Challenge-Days 16-20

Hello,

Here's a look at Days 16-20, if you follow me on Facebook or Instagram you might have seen these already.

Day 16- Assorted

Day 17-Reverse

Day 18- Circular

Day 18-Hashed

Day 20- Suspended

Hope you are inspired!

Bye for now.

Art Marks 30 Day Challenge-Days 11-15

Hello,

I'm still doing the Art Marks 30 Day Challenge; here are Days 11-15.

Day 11-Lines

Day 12-Puddled

Day 13-Patterned

Day 14-Dashed

Day 15-Loose

Thanks for hanging in there with me!

Bye for now.

Art Marks 30 Day Challenge-Days 6-10

Hello,

I'm still doing my art challenge, these are Days 6-10 and their prompts. 

Day 6-Gridded

Day 7-Dozens

Day 8-Rings

Day 9-Chevron

Day 10-Criss Cross

I hope you feel inspired to do some art yourselves.

Bye for now.

Art Challenge- 15 Days of 15 minute Mixed Media-11/15

Hello,

Here is 11/15-

Acrylic paint marker, gel pen, gelato crayons, magazine collage.

Bye for now.

Art Challenge- 15 Days of 15 minute Mixed Media-10/15

Hello,

Here is 10/15-

Acrylic paint marker, gel pen, gelato crayons, magazine collage, stencil.

Bye for now.

Art Challenge- 15 Days of 15 minute Mixed Media-7/15

Hello,

Here is 7/15-

Acrylic paints, acrylic marker, acrylic ink, gelato crayons, magazine collage, stencils.

Bye for now.

Art Challenge- 15 Days of 15 minute Mixed Media-5/15

Hello,

Here is 5/15-

Acrylic paint markers, gelato crayons, magazine cutouts, collage, stencil, rubber stamp.

Bye for now

Art Challenge- 15 Days of 15 minute Mixed Media-3/15

Hello,

Here is 3/15-

Acrylic inks, acrylic markers, magazine image, collage, stencils, rubber stamps 

Bye for now.

Leap Year Day Mini Artworks Giveaway!

Hello,

Happy Leap Year Day!

In honour of this day, which only comes around once every four years-

I am giving away 29 mini postcard size artworks. There are two sets: 4 x 6 and 4 x 5. They are at a "first come first serve" basis, so if you would like one of these please email me at carmen@carmenbnorris.com with your name and mailing address. If you have a preference, I will do my best to send you the artwork of your choice. Once I receive your email, I will let you know if you were successful.

4 x 6
acrylic paints, acrylic inks and gelato crayons on watercolour paper

4 x 5
acrylic paints, acrylic inks and gelato crayons on watercolour paper

Bye for now.

Work in My Sketchbook...

Hello,

I wanted to share some work I've done recently in my sketchbook.

I picked up some blank cards so will be making some handmade Christmas cards soon. Getting ready for Christmas markets and fairs next month. Stay tuned...
Bye for now.