Welcome back to another month's challenge at Creative Artiste Mixed Media where we ask that you use at least 3 different mediums on your projects and let us know what they are. Today I'm sharing a piece I did for a local competition. It was a huge leap of courage for me to enter this as it was for the art section and a lot of local artists had entered. I don't consider myself an artist - I'm a crafter but I do love to dabble in this sort of mixed media so I thought I'd give it a go. I was beyond thrilled to win 2nd prize for my piece. It helps your confidence and keeps you motivated.
My piece was inspired by Shawn Petite and uses one of her stencils which is the little window frame.
I started off with a piece of Canvas Sheet 10' x 12' which is made by Crawford & Black. It had already been gesso primed so my first thing to do was fill it with a load of old book pages. I added some scribbles of paint from Tim Holtz Distress Crayons then covered it in white gesso. You can see a few of the pictures below as the painting was coming to life.
After adding the gesso I added some extra texture and interest with a stencil and some Texture Paste. I always use Daler Rowney. I then went over this with some Distress Inks to create a washed out colour. I used the window stencil by Shawn Petite and the door was cut from one of her papers and I drew in some steps. I wanted to give my house a Mediterranean feel so I added background stamping with the flowers in the pot to create more interest. I also added a butterfly. I kept playing around with the colours until I was happy with what I had.
3 comments:
Fabulous project Fiona and congratulations on your prize - well deserved! xx
A wonderfully textured project Fiona and very well deserving of a prize xx
Wonderful artwork, love all the texture that really gives it the effect and feeling of an old wall to match the old window and door. Congrats on the 2nd place, always a boost x
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