WIP Wednesday 10

Hello,

Here are some pieces I'm working on, mixed media on canvas-

 

 And yes, I did find my scissors, but not the ones I was looking for. Need to do a bit more tidying up :-).

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New Artwork, Work in Progress and Scenes From The Studio...

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Here are three new pieces I wanted to share. They were inspired after seeing a video by a wonderful artist Laly Mille .

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 And here are some work still in progress...

Here is one of my frequent studio visitors and a bit of the state of my studio at the moment. Half term is here so maybe I will have more time to tidy up and find those scissors I've been looking for:-).

 

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Art Challenge- 15 Days of 15 minute Mixed Media-13/15

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Here is 13/15-

Acrylic ink, gelato crayons, magazine collage, stencils.

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Art Challenge- 15 Days of 15 minute Mixed Media-8/15

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Here is 8/15-

Acrylic inks, gelato crayons, gel pen, magazine collage, printed paper collage, stencils.

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

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Here is 7/15-

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

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

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Here is 5/15-

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

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

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Here is 3/15-

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

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Art Challenge- 15 Days of 15 minute Mixed Media-2/15

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Here is 2/15

Gelato crayons, acrylic inks, black pen, stencils, Lino prints, rubber stamps, collage.

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Work in Progress-More Colour is Needed!

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Here is a look at the work I've been up to lately...

To look back on how these paintings looked before, click here-When I sat with them a bit more, I realised they were all crying out "more colour please". I started out by using Dylusions Ink Sprays, I then cut out and collaged images from colouring books, added colour with acrylic inks and Faber Castell Gel Sticks. I then added some stamps and stencils using acrylic paints. I will let them dry and  then see what else they need.

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Leap Year Day Mini Artworks Giveaway!

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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

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Happy Valentine's Day Prints

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Here are some heart inspired mixed media prints. I used acrylic paints, acrylic inks and oil pastels non-wax baking paper. The hearts and cherubs were done using foam stamps. I also stenciled on top of the prints using heart shaped cutouts.  

Enjoy!

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WIP-Grey Butterfly Update...

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I did a bit of work on this painting recently. The last time you saw it, it was lacking a bit of colour.

The royal blue areas are created with a stencil. To add texture I mixed acrylic paint with Golden Molding Paste. Here is a close up-

The pink areas also have molding paste mixed with acrylic paints and acrylic inks.

I will let it dry and sit with it some more before I declare it "finished".

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WIP-Grey Butterfly

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Slowly, but surely the studio is getting a bit more organised. I try and do a bit every time I'm there so it doesn't get too overwhelming. Today, I also made some changes to my latest mixed media painting. 

I collaged two drawings which I had made in my sketch book; they were drawn using black gel pens. At the moment they stand out a lot because the paper is so white. I will probably add some colour to them. I also experimented with making some stencils using hot glue. I did them freehanded, which meant I didn't follow a drawing or pattern. I will try and use them for this piece and see what happens.

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Work In Progress...

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I meant to post this yesturday as part of my-WIP(Work In Progress Wednesdays) series but ran out of time and didn't finish till 12 midnight-I started late in the evening. By then I was too tired to do anything. I started these a few weeks back and posted them here. I adhered the papers to stretched canvases and then began painting over them. I felt the colours needed to be brighter and cleaner. The current paintings look very different from the originals. I am still experimenting with colour and textures and plan to add some more elements like collage and drawings to the foreground. Still more to go, I hope to be finished soon so I can submit them to an upcoming exhibition this September.

I will let you know how it goes.

Untitled 1-original

Untitled 1-current version

Untitled 2-original

Untitled 2-current version

 Untitled 3-original

Untitled 3-current version

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WIP Wednesday 4

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For this week, I have just focused on the the rusted gate element to this painting. I will leave it (it still needs more work to it) for a bit and keep it hanging on my studio wall. As I work on other projects, I will glance over to it and let the painting tell me what it needs.

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WIP Wednesday 3

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Here is the painting I've been working on lately, I blogged about it here-

I wanted to explore the idea of sadness and longing for something; I also wanted to include poetry or writing in the piece. Someone had recently posted a quote by Maya Angelou (after her passing) which really made sense and struck a cord with me so I added it to the painting. 

"There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you."

The idea was also to have the women either standing behind a window, maybe stained glass or a type of gate-the window or gate would represent a "barrier" or "hinderance" for these women.

I made some sketches in my journal.

I still wasn't happy- I saw this beautiful photograph of a rusted gate and decided to incorporate it in the painting.

I drew the design in pencil on tracing paper and then transferred it onto the canvas.

 Here it is-still lots more to do...

Bye for now.