Spread 153 - "Writing on the Wall" November 16 to 9 December 2013 Vintage and found images, image transfer(left side), Artistcellar TEXTures2 - Miro & Picasso set, moulding paste, Tim Holtz Adirondack sprays, Nova Color Acrylic paint, Sigano white gel pen. TEXTures2 ATC background December 9 2013 Artistcellar TEXTures2 - Miro & Picasso set, moulding paste, Tim [...]
Spread 153 - Many Faces 7 December 2013 Vintage and found papers, black & tan tapes, Micron brush pens, micron pens, Sharpie chalk pencils, Nova Color acrylic paints, Tim Holtz Distress Ink, matt varnish. Sometimes when I get out of my own way I can actually enjoy a moment in time, an experience and learn [...]
Spread 152 - Get's Sorted Nov 16 - Dec 6, 2013 Nova color acrylic paint, Black Pitt pens, Sigano White pen, Vintage and found image and papers, song lyrics printed on tracing paper. It's a jungle out there. It's where it all get's sorted out for me. Baby, I am back.
Spread 151 - Run 2 You 2009 Aproximately Acrylic paint, vintage papers, image transfer, 5" X 8" Moleskine Journal. This is one of my very first art journal spreads, it is in a tiny 5" X 8" Moleskin journal. I am posting it to remind myself and others where I started. It is good to [...]
Spread 150 - Thankful 16 November 2013 Nova Color paint, black gesso, matt medium, vintage and found images, vintage map(thank you Elise!), image transfer(right side). Long about this time of year my thoughts become reflective. I am thankful for love in my life, my family & dear friends old & new, my health, all that [...]
Tree of My Life - Roots Part 2 2 November 2013 Black gesso, Nova Color acrylic paint, matte medium, handmade papers, Sigano white gel pen, black Micron pen, tracing paper image. My previous post was about my roots. My tree of life today is so colorful and filled with art.
Spread 148 - Rooted - Part 1 2 November 2013 Black gesso, Nova Color acrylic paint, found & handmade papers, Micron pens. From my father I am rooted in rust, metal & art. From my mother, I am rooted in the earth, nature & nurture. These are deeply rooted in me and a part of [...]
Spread 147 - A Man On A High Rope 2 November 2013 Black & white gesso, matte medium, black, brown & metal tape, personal images, china marker, micron pens, Nova Color acrylic paint. The largest percentage of my spreads deal with my past. It is time to start dealing with my present. It doesn't mean [...]
Spread 146 - Simplicity 19 September 2013 Vintage papers and images & cloth, Nova color acrylic paint, black and white gesso. Life seems to get busier, crazier, faster at this time of year. How interesting I crave simplicity in my life but I tend to like my art busy. Life is about balance.
Spread 145 - Out of My Darkness 28 September 2013 Black gesso, White gesso, Nova Color acrylic paint, vintage, found and personal papers, brush pen, Sigano white gel pen, Stabelo pencils. Out of my darkness comes light, out of my darkness comes beauty. Here it is.
Spread 144 - "Window Pain" September 23 to October 1 2013 White gesso, Nova Color acrylic paints, image printed on tracing paper, vintage papers, and found materials, Sigano white gel pen, Adirondack Sprays. My journal is a window into my pain, my joys, my life. It all comes together here, It helps me to sort [...]
The Farmer 28 September 2013 Black gesso, Nova Color acrylic paint, vintage paper and found objects, Sigano white gel pen. Nothing says fun like spending the day with a good friend, sharing, challenging, laughing, and art journaling.
I am excited to announce I will be teaching at the Pacific Northwest Art School on beautiful Whidbey Island, Washington. I will be teaching my class Personal Images on August 2-3 2014. I am excited to be joining my friends Orly Avineri and Terry Garrett who will also be teaching at there as well, click [...]
Spread 142 - Newness, Inspiration 25 August 2013 Black gesso, metal tape, sand paper, found objects, Nova Color acrylic paint, matte medium. I crave newness, inspiration, freshness. Take a class, go to a new place, go outside, explore, go deep contemplate.
Spread 141 - Pointless25 August 2001Nova Color acrylic paint, handmade papers, personal images, matt medium, black and white gesso, black and white charcoal pencil.----------As pointless as a stairway to nowhere.
Spread 140 Cover Story - Part 2 23 August 2013 Dyan Reavereley's new art journal, Vintage and personal images, Nova Color acrylic paints, Adirondack Color Wash sprays, matt medium. This is the cover of my newest art journal. Don't you just love the promise of a new art journal? All those empty pages, waiting to [...]
Spread 138 - Cover Story 17 August 2013 Vintage and personal papers, my hand made papers, metal tape, black gesso, matte medium, Nova color acrylic paint, Tim Holtz Distress Ink. The covers for my art journals are as important to me as the art is inside the journal. They reflect a specific time in my [...]
Spread -0136 - Imagine 06 July 2013 Black & white gesso, Nova color acrylic paint, vintage and personal images, Adirondack color wash sprays, tracing paper, Sigano black pen. ------- "Imagine a man who believes it is right and good he is a man. A man who honors his experience and tells his stories. Who refuses to [...]
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....
