Category Archives: art

Picture a Day #68 – Mixed-media Collage

Posted on March 8, 2012 by joanienaz

It turns out that my Prismacolor pencils were just what I needed to put the finishing touches on my watercolor collage. I used goldenrod and violet-blue. This mixed-media still life includes cut-out scraps from printmaking projects, a watercolor background, clear … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #67 – Corners of the Sky

Posted on March 7, 2012 by joanienaz

I took another look at my collage that needs shadows this morning, and while I was thinking about that, I prepared these photos of one of my other recent experiments. Here I have taken a corner study and given it … Continue reading →

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Picutre a Day #62 – Another Art Project

Posted on March 2, 2012 by joanienaz

Anyone who attempts to follow my train of thought knows that I hop around like…well, someone who gets more ideas than I can follow through on in any given moment. I make a lot of lists. Right now I have … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #61 – Colored Pencil and Watercolor

Posted on March 1, 2012 by joanienaz

I thought I would try something a little different. I did a number of colored pencil drawings a while back, and now I am working on watercolor. What if I combine the two? The term “crayon resist” comes to mind…something … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #59 – A Still Life Drawing

Posted on February 28, 2012 by joanienaz

I greatly admire those with the patience to draw something that isn’t static. I think the reason I draw fruit is it doesn’t wiggle or blow around in a breeze. In today’s drawing, I have let go of my pear obsession in … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day # 57 – What Do You See?

Posted on February 26, 2012 by joanienaz

When I showed my husband the face that I found in my abstract watercolor from yesterday’s post, he didn’t see what I saw. Instead of looking in the lower left corner at the blue-green face with a purple eye and mouth and yellow … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #56 – Watercolor Madness

Posted on February 25, 2012 by joanienaz

While I was thinking about how to create shadows for the fruit in my last watercolor collage, I decided to play around a little bit. I took a piece of my very special watercolor paper, taped it to a smooth … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #55 – More Watercolor Collage

Posted on February 24, 2012 by joanienaz

I applied Gloss Medium & Varnish (clear acrylic paint) to adhere my fruit figures to my watercolor background. The fruit, some of you may recall, came from printmaking scraps with leftover ink. The applications listed on the g m & v … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #54 – Watercolor Collage

Posted on February 23, 2012 by joanienaz

After contemplating the graded watercolor wash in blue that I did a few days ago, I am finally ready to take the next step! Some of you may remember a collage that I began in January. You can see it … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #50 – Something Blue

Posted on February 19, 2012 by joanienaz

Blue has always been my favorite color. Ever since I was a child, whenever I had a color choice, I always picked blue. I drifted away for a while toward teal and rose. I considered amethyst. But I remain a steadfast admirer, when … Continue reading →

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