Two of the best art teachers I’ve ever worked with are Sherry Christensen (left) and Linda McLaughlin. For several decades, we taught art in North East ISD and saw each other often at meetings and student art shows. Now retired, they are joining me at the Studio on Thursday afternoons to explore some of the new media that’s available, and to paint together for a couple of hours.
I had great plans for doing some mid-tone painting on canvas this past Thursday, but we started playing with some scribble crayon drawings on Bristol board while we waited for our canvases to dry. Then we painted over everything with white, like artist Jane Davies often does. We lifted some paint with paper, then added a wash of Quinacridone gold. But wait, there was more! I had the beeswax out from a previous workshop, so on went a layer of beeswax, which we incised. Then came walnut ink (of course) and Shiva oil paint sticks. Then some gold foil and stamping. Man, did we have fun! The canvases will have to wait until next time – this kind of spontaneous exploration is good for an artist’s soul 🙂
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- Quinacridone Gold wash over white paint and crayon
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- Incised lines in beeswax
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- Gold foil and stamping
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- Critique and conversation
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- Mixed media work by Linda McLaughlin
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- Mixed media work by Sherry Christensen
What fun! The thought of spending afternoons like that is enough to make me want to move to San Antonio!
I’d love it!
Maybe next year… just signed a new lease… besides it would take me that long to pack all the books!
I love what you did. The pieces are so vibrant and full of movement.
Wish, I lived closer too. Love the pieces that were created. 🙂
That technique sounds very interesting!
What great fun, Lyn! You do such wonderful, creative things! Thank you for sharing your talent. I hope to have some time this summer to take another workshop with you.
Your neighbor at Trinity Artisans’ Showcase at Alumni Weekend 2014, Diana (Dee Dee) Larson
Hi, Dee Dee and all – this technique might develop into a workshop – who knows? It’s one of those with unpredictable fur interesting results 😉
Thanks for the comments!
Sign me up now, then you will have to do the workshop….
Lyn:
It was truly a learning experience, over and over
last Thursday afternoon!!!
Loved it!!
Linda