Spread 135 - The Destination Vintage, personal and hand-made papers, Nova Color Acrylic paint, Fabre-Castell brush pen. 15 June 2013 You don't just arrive at a destination, sometimes it takes considerable work to get there. So it is with art, you have to do the work. Breakthroughs don't come without much failure, trial and error. [...]
Spread 134 - Grrrrr 15 June 2013 Nova Color acrylic paint, vintage images, white & black charcoal pencil. Grrrrr....
Spread 133 - Break It 15 June 2013 Nova Color acrylic paint, vintage and handmade papers, charcoal pencil. To have breakthroughs we sometimes need to break our thoughts. Today was such a day for me at Orly Avineri's class.
I am happy to participate in Seth Apter's Buried Treasure, where blogger's re-post some of their favorite blog posts: Spread 106 – Scavneger Hunt September 9, 2012 Posted by apaperbear in Uncategorized. Tags: "art journal", Acrylic paint, Art Journaling, Arts, Brian Kasstle, Gel pen,Journals, layers, men's art journals, Mixed media, Orly Avineri, Orly Avnieri's Art Journal class, paint, Paper, Personal Maps, Scavenger hunt, Tim Holtz Distress Ink, Visual Arts, visual journal 9 comments , edit post Spread 106 [...]
Spread - 0131 - Ugly 23 May 2013 Nova color acrylic paint, sanded plaster of Paris, black gesso, Sigano white and black jell pens, vintage and handmade papers. When left to my own devices, things can get ugly.
Spread 0130 - Under the Influence April 2013 Acrylic paint, personal and handmade papers, black gesso, sandpaper. Who are your influences? Mine: Antoni Tapies, Jean Michel Basquait, Robert Rauschenberg, Cy Twombly, Orly Avineri, Juliana Coles, my parents, my garden, graffiti, pop culture, hockey, my environment, you. The challenge is to take it all in, yet still remain [...]
Spread 0129 - I Scream 20 May 2013Nova color acrylic paints, plaster of Paris, Adirondack color sprays, personal and handmade photos, Acrylic pens.I am more than all of this.
Spread 128 - My Journal/My Garden 21 April 2013 Vintage and personal papers, handmade papers, napkins, Nova Color Paint, Matte Medium, Distress Inks. Come and take a walk in my garden. The bay window where our three cats keep watch surrounded by climbing roses and yellow brugmansia. Spring is one of my favorite times of [...]
I am proud to be one of the featured mixed meida artists in Mixed Media May. Take a look here.
Crazy Guy 1 Crazy Guy 2 Crazy Guy 3 I belong to a small men's ATC group. John, Terry and I. John came up with the idea of Crazy Guys. We would each create three men, each with a separate head body and legs that were that were interchangeable. Here are links to John and Terry's [...]
Spread 0127 - Fabulous 21 April 2013 Nova Color acrylic paint, vintage and personal images, hand made papers, tissue paper, Sigano black & white gel pens. Had a fabulous weekend, wish you were there!
Spread 126 - Dancing Bear March 2013 Acrylic paint, black gesso, white gesso, handmade papers, metal tape, Sigano white & black gel pens, Sharpie china markers, pencil. I was thinking back at my life before I found art and how art has changed my life. One of the most treasured aspects is the many wonderful [...]
Spread 125 - The Actor March 2013 Nova Color acrylic paint, private images, matte medium, newspaper paint thinner transfers, neocolor ll, pencil. We all have roles to play. As always click on the image for a larger view.
March 2013 Acrylic paint, various pens, matt medium, hand made papers, crackle paste, Adirondack spray. Draw your own conclusions.
16 March 2013 Vintage papers, acrylic paint, metal tape, Sigano white and black gel pens, pencil. The stage is set. Do you want to be the star or the supporting player?
The Mixed-Media Artist:Art Tips, Tricks, Secrets and Dreams From Over 40 Amazing Artists By Seth Apter Some months ago my friend Seth Apter asked me to send in some artwork to be in his new book. I thought I would try something different and worked for the first time on canvas. Here and there Seth [...]
9 Feburary 2013 Vintage and personal papers, handmade papers, gesso, matte medium, acrylic paint, Sigano white gel pen, tracing paper, Sharpie china markers, Molotow pens, Sigano black pens. Growth is painful, boring, redundant. And yes beautiful and worth doing. Done in an Orly Avineri class.
Spread 121 - "Play All Day - Fight All Night" 5 January 2013 Hop On Pop book, acrylic paint, Sigano gel pen, colored pencils, vintage and personal papers. We play all day and fight all night, I don't want to play any more.
February 2013 Acrylic paint, gesso, vintage and personal images, tissue images, matt medium, image transfer. How does one develop depth? It doesn't happen over night. It develops over time. Experimenting, living, learning, working, failing, uncovering, discovering.
Today is the day we pick the winner of Orly Avineri's newest book, "14 Artist Journals" Comment number 8, Patty! 8. Patty - February 14, 2013 You both are so amazing. This book looks incredible. Patty I will be emailing you shortly to get your information to send you your inscribed copy from Orly and I. If [...]
