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MAKING MY MARKS
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Mark making is one thing that I love experimenting with and exploring. What type of marks are you attracted to ? curvy straight thick thin smeary crisp Here are some of the marks I used in my mixed media pieces on paper . Click here to see what they look like in their frames .
Seeking Balance
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I spend a lot of time looking at my paintings that hang on our home gallery walls. I am always noticing new things about them. Some I like, others I want to change. Yesterday, I had a huge revelation. I realized that all of my paintings over the past year, have an overriding theme of seeking balance. Life since Covid has continued on , but different in so many ways; more so for some people than others. It has definitely not been equal. It is hard to stay balanced as things continually change. Through my painting, I have been almost...
Abstracting the Garden
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Our backyard garden is a huge influence in my art. My husband does nearly all the gardening. I use the garden's phases throughout the year as inspiration. Lucky me ! For the last few months, I have been exploring how the shapes ,lines, colours, and feelings of pleasure and joy I experience can be expressed in an abstract way on canvas. "Morning Dew" is one in the series that I have finished . Which aspects or feelings of summer jump out to you in this mixed media piece ? I would love to hear from you. In the next...