More yupo color

You may remember that I have been enjoying using yupo paper to create some wild color designs.

Today I decided to take one of the creations and play with it some more.

I gave the Createx paint on yupo a coat of matte medium.

Then I cut out circles, attached them to the painting with tape and rolled on a coat of white 

acrylic paint.  I am not sure if I am done yet but I sure like how the white sets off the

prettier parts of the painting.

This is the painting before I started fooling around with it.

This is watercolor on fabric, on yupo..another WIP.

I have accepted a full time position so will have to put my art fun on the back burner

for a while.  

I am excited to be working again but will miss my "play".

Happy PPF

DuoTangle Fengle and Quandry

I did it!  Fengle is a real challenge for me.

Mine may look like everyone else's but it is done.

I like Quandry as a background and will likely use it again.

And Fengle???  Only when I have to.

Thanks Laura for a fun challenge.

Doubly challenging this time.  I have gone back to work.

I was invited to do work I have done for 30 years so was happy to return.

That said, I am on the "wrong" side of seventy so it will be interesting to see

how I hold up.  In the meantime, it is fun to be "back in the saddle."

8's Parte Dos

Another Monday, another challenge at I am the Diva

This week we were challenged to do one of my favorite tangles,

8's Parte Dos.

I love the look of this tangle but always have a tough time putting it with any

other tangles.  I am anxious to see what you all come up with.

And for you Laura, as winter approaches the Skatch, a view from my lanai.

Blc. Marge Putnam with over 40 blooms coming

My very first vanda's first bloom

Butterflies

I think this is finished.

It is a ice cube tray dump on yupo (described earlier in 'Color Fun').

I covered that with crinkled up tissue paper and let the whole mess dry

for a couple of days.

Then I negative glazed with watercolor to create the butterflies.
This time of year in Florida, butterflies are everywhere in all sizes and colors.

Here is a recent page from my art journal.
I must have butterflies on the mind!
Happy PPF!

Too much rain ...

I was doodling in my 'doodlin' dictionary' today and realized

that this summer much of my inspiration has come  from our wet weather.

Raindrops seem to crop up everywhere. 

From the "dictionary"

Using script as rain

Gelli paper raindrops on a dictionary page

To my tangle calendar

I do not want to sound like a
whiner.
I know many have suffered with
flooding this year.
We have not and for that I am
grateful.
Just found it interesting that
my inspiration was coming
from the rain.

Color fun

Happy Paint Party Friday

Recently I shared with you all some fun on yupo paper.  I was using acrylics

covered with watercolor and then doing a lift.  That was fun...

until I discovered Createx Transparent paints.

They are wonderful on yupo paper and the color is-

well, see for yourself.

A bouquet perhaps?

So what do you think of this color???

Here are the culprits.

Now I will be doing some negative painting using these backgrounds.

Stay tuned.

Tangles in "Rad Color"

Using forgotten tangles here

The Challenge this week at I am the Diva is to use color in our tangles

in honor of the "Color Me Rad" 5K race held recently in Saskatoon,

Saskatchewan, Canada.  

I love color so this was a treat for me.  From time to time I treat myself to a

watercolored page to work on.

Here are a couple of recent ones.

And sometimes, I use just a touch of color.

Thank you Laura for a fun challenge!