the process

It is very exciting to have my art being exhibited at Oh So Good Cafe.
I thought I'd share a bit of what goes into creating a mixed media piece,

and then blogging about it.

I have hundreds {honestly, thousands I'm sure}

of pictures that I take for blogging 

that never  actually make it onto my blog.

Sometimes, I simply didn't have the time

to get a blog post ready

{it takes a good chunk of time}

and quite frankly,

sometimes,

what seemed like a great idea one day,

just didn't have the same appeal the next day.

A lot of the first steps happen in my thoughts

{I often lay in bed seeing images of what I could create ...

oh! if i could just snapshot those paintings in my brain!}

I do a lot of thinking before I start a piece.

And then I...

I sketch it out, 

play with it,

do background work, 

and layering,

drying time {which I usually rush along with dryer},

paint, paint and more paint!

I often add watercolour or ink

as one of my top layers,

I highlight with a white pen or marker, 

{my favourite pen to date: Uniball Signo},

I create shadows,

splatter paint {on purpose}

and sometimes, 

I doodle at the very end.

I nearly always I take pictures,

{alone, or with help from my man}

And then, sometimes, I blog about it. 

Here is a peak, taken from various paintings:

 {drawing stage of a watercolour}

 {first layer of mixed media, drying paint}

 {collage, more paint, stamping, spraying, dripping, adding wash tape ... I'm almost always on the floor by now}

{another background in process}

{inks for one of the top layers}

{photo shoot}

{Tim, helping me out}

{me, taking some pics}

Stay tuned! I am planning to soon blog about some

useful background-making supplies!

Silvia