At the Art Table

Another great week although not quite as prolific. I had an eye doctor appointment checking in for my Glaucoma. Everything is good so far and I won't have to go back until the end of the year. Yay.

Meanwhile, I did do some art. I like to work in a few different art journals each week and when I feel the pull, I like to work on small cards too using my painted papers mostly but also once in a while a piece from a magazine and almost always words are added.

Art journal page with many layers in paper and paint: "if you're lucky enough to be different, never change"

 

Large grid work this week. The left one is hard to see but I've cut out shapes in similar colored paper and didn't mark on it at all although I was tempted. I wanted the colors to blend along with the shapes. The one on the right is a mess but all of this is a learning process. I took a small card and glued it down because under it was a big paint splotch (I dropped the paint brush LOL).

 

Side A of some recently created art cards. These measure 5-1/2 x 3 inches. 

Side B

Doodling still happens.

Art journal using my cut out doodles, painted papers and stickers

Continuation - second page of the journal above

Still doing the 100 days journaling (2nd 100 days journal) using small squares for collage work. This shows #19-22.

Using the printout shown in a larger size, I glued it down to the page and did a collage over it. I love using my handmade ink shimmer sprays and paint sprays I mixed recently. They're used here on medical exam paper (my new all-time favorite paper to use for collage).

 

I think my only criticism is I still don't have his eyes quite right. That only means more practice which I'm fine with. I love to practice!

The same photo as the one I used above. This time I used carbon paper for the outlines. Done in watercolor and ink.

Even on less than enthusiastic days due to physical pain, I will do something. I have been working a lot with magazines, cutting out things I will use in collage. That's a more relaxing thing to do in the evening but there are days when I just want to find fodder without too much effort. Magazines provide that.

Magazine pieces sorted by patterns, illustrations, foods and words. I've started gathering magazine pieces in colors as well for collage.

 Every so often I stop and admire the view around here. There are still lots of mosaics to appreciate.

The bathroom window on a cloudy day.

 

 

Enjoy your week!

Cindy,  EarthMotherMosaics - Mixed Media Art

Instagram: @artbyearthmothermosaics 

Stay Peaceful and Enjoy the Journey