Tuesday, July 14, 2009

We are ourselves creative

This is my second page. I created it to show along side of the Madame Butterfly piece. We are ourselves creative

I try to do a different painterly element on each piece. In this one, I used a large scrapbooking stamp (4 x 6 inches) to cover most of the page.

On the Madame Butterfly page I used the handle of my favorite paring knife. One day I picked it up and noticed all the rows of bumps and wondered how that would look as a “stamp”. So I just painted the whole handle and kind of rolled it across the paper and I liked it!

One thing I’m trying to do with these pages is develop a bit of looseness so everything isn’t quite so controlled, but what I really love is that I’m starting to feel like an artist and think about painting, drawing and creating most of the time.

5 comments:

  1. These are all SO GORGEOUS!!!!
    I can't wait to see them in person.
    Man, I wish I got your creative eye!

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  2. Hello My Way, just popped over from your beautiful daughter's blog. You are very creative. I have done the saran wrap over paint, especially for Christmas cards, looks like stained glass. I would love to get to know you better. Drop by my neck of the woods when you can. I am new to blogging and new to art. Have done just about everything in my 72 years,art is new. Blessings
    QMM

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  3. Hello, I'm going to love visitng your blog and being inspired. A mother who is artsy...my dream:-)

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  4. Popped over after I read a comment you left after where bloggers create party. I enjoyed your blog and I am inspired by Jane Austin.....I might make her a goal for next year---I never really read her books---I think I might like to start reading them. Thanks for the inspiration!

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