Thursday 23 February 2012

Paying it Forward, Part Two

Here are some of my finished works from what I started on the weekend.

Hop on back to Monday's post to see what these pieces are all about :)

I'm hoping that I can send these without having to spend an arm and a leg. The larger ones are 8x10 stretched canvases.

I didn't do much to this one after the initial stages. I thought that it was quite lovely as it was.
I particularly like the mixed colours behind the brown stencil.  
I love red, aqua and brown together, and this piece is inspired by that colour combination.
I think that after studying Teesha Moore's style in January,
I have realized how much depth a border can add to a piece of art. 

I am constantly reminding myself to take a breath and slow down. This piece is an ode to that mantra.
Again, the black dry-brushed border gives the piece the depth that I was looking to achieve.

This and the next one are inspired by a stamp that a friend of mine had at a recent art club meeting. I did use the stamp on these pieces, but it did't work very well on my backgrounds. I went over where I thought the shapes would be. 

Perhaps one of my favourites, I touched this up with some white highlights
and did a light black dry-brush around the border.

4 comments:

  1. I love them Shannon. My discipline for lent is to pay it forward in some way everyday until Easter. I'm having fun with that.

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  2. Very nice! I am sure your recipients will love them too!

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  3. Shannon. Thank you so much. I am the recipient of the 4th pic down. It is amazing. So deep and with many layers. It reminds me of when i used to paint with bitchumen. I know you said you used a stamp above. Can you tell me any more about it? and what of the UFO on the reverse? Thank you so much. Judith xxxxxx

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  4. Thanks, Judith! So glad you like it :)

    The stamp that I used was borrowed at an art meeting, and I honestly don't know much about stamps or how to identify them. I've tried searching for it online but I can't seem to find it. I'm so sorry, but I'm at a loss to help you locate one!!

    The UFO - the piece that I painted on is the cover of an old children's novel called The Invaders. I've used the book pages in other pieces (there were some great drawings!), and so I decided to paint the cover of the book on a whim. I left that paper on because I thought it was kitschy and interesting. :D

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