Here & Now

A few weeks ago my wonderful husband took me on a bit of shopping spree at Michaels for new art supplies, I don't even think I need to mention how fun that was!!!! No limit, whatever I wanted went in the cart!!!!  So I have been having a lot of fun over the past few weeks trying out new supplies, experimenting and just having an all around artsy great time with all my new stuff!

Over the past couple of weeks I have received the same request from a couple of different people asking me to share more pics of my works in progress (also asking when I will do more videos of my process and all I can say for that one is hopefully soon as they are quite time consuming to make) in the meantime sharing some pics of my WIP is quick and easy so look for those here and on FB!

If you follow my FB page you may have seen this WIP that I posted yesterday 

I used acrylic paints, a whole bunch of different types and colors of inks, watercolor pencils, an old book page, modge podge and a few sparkles that accidentally got in there from my work table but it ended up being a happy accident so I'm ok with it lol all of that smashed together on a 5x7 cotton duck stretched canvas and I ended up with this

Pondering
Mixed Media Original
5" x 7" x .5"

It was late last night when I finished that one but I wasn't quite ready to call it a night so I got out a 4" x 12" x 1.5" gallery wrapped linen canvas and started this one below, it is in its very very early stages so doesn't really look like much just yet, so far I have a sketch of a girl with long hair wearing mouse ears and 2 cute little mice hanging out on her hair.  I have also modge podged some white and blue tissue papers over the whole canvas and that is as far as I have gotten right now.  I will post another pic when I get a little further along with this one.


A side from the canvas paintings that I am working on I am also trying to prepare for my next street show coming up in a few short weeks.  June 1 & 2 Art In The Park in Windsor, ON.  So I have a bunch of backpacks, wallets, cell phone cases, and tshirts all hand painted that I am working on as well.  So busy busy here just the way I love it!!! :)   How about you, are you planning on attending any summer art shows anytime soon?

Sentimentally Deranged

I just finished a new series titled Sentimentally Deranged consisting of 3 paintings.  All 3 are done on a 4" x 4" x 1.5" wood artists block with acrylics.  I also wrote poems for each one that tie the entire series together, I think, quite well.  Each of them are now available in my Etsy Shop for the very reasonable price of only $30 each for these original pieces.  So in order from 1 - 3 here they are...

Sentimentally Deranged - BLACK STAR

Darkness falls and shadows fade

your words pierce through me 

like the sharpest blade

the stars turn black as the light goes out

there is no more reason

to scream and shout

In my pain I call out for you

as the darkness surrounds me

I know that you feel it too

 

Sentimentally Deranged - BAT GIRL

They all think they know her so well

they dont know that 

behind her mask she secretly dwells

hiding all her pain and tears

its not a life 

to have to live in constant fear

but in her mask she feels strong

gives her the power

to feel like she can go on

that and the creatures of the night

they make her feel 

like she can win any fight

so forever in disguise she'll stay

forever being the Bat Girl

to this very day!

 Sentimentally Deranged - PINKY

She plays the princess with her pink hair

the perfect life, no reason to care

but they don't know the pain she hides

all the heart ache she feels deep inside

the hurt and tears they all get locked away

the keys been thrown out so forever buried they'll stay

she'll put on a smile just as she's been shown

forever the "perfect" princess, sad and alone