Virtual Gallery Walk Day 5!!!

We have reached the end to our week long Gallery walk. I felt so fortunate to be included with such a talented group of artists who all had a wide range of style and aesthetic.  We all such diverse sources of inspiration and was fun to see how all of us interpreted said inspiration.

Today's Featured artist is Cheryl Waters. Take a look at her blog!! She creates amazing mixed media creations. 

I have one more project for this week. The lovely Lorraine Bell is currently abroad so I offered to fill in.

For my inspiration today, I chose a piece by an American artist, Bruce Gray. I loved the circle pattern on his large canvas; I thought I would take the idea of the layered circles and accent my girl canvas with them.

"Spots #4"Bruce Gray

This is on a 12"x12" black canvas. Colored with Montana Cans Acrylic pens, FW Acrylic Artist inks, Pantel white gel pen, gesso, and India Ink

I created this piece with the thought of the month long awareness of Breast Cancer. The pink against the black background screamed to me before I even started--I wanted to create something fun.

Thank you SO much for joining us this week. We have had such a great time sharing with you. Have a enjoyable and very creative weekend. 

Liz Hicks: www.blogerisms.blogspot.com

Camille McClelland: http://shesonehotmama.blogspot.com/

Catherine Matthews-Scanlon: http://cmscanlon.blogspot.com/

Cheryl Waters- http://www.artsyfindings.com/

Jen Cushman: http://www.jencushman.com/

Kathy Cano-Murillo: http://www.craftychica.com/

Lorraine Bell: http://actsofrandomkindness365.blogspot.com/

Martha Richardson: http://themermaidscloset.blogspot.com/

Tracy Weinzapfel Burgos: http://www.tracywburgos.typepad.com/

Jamie Dougherty- http://jaylynnscraps.blogspot.com/ 

Hugs

Jamie D.

Virtual Gallery Walk Day Four....

Well today is the day for me to share my art piece and my reasonings behind it.

 I am HUGE on finding inspiration around me. Inspiration doesn't always have to come from fellow or past artists--although they do dish a heavy dose of creativity but I wanted to show how you can take the most unusual sources to create art after. I find symbolism, emotion, and a ton of inspiring material in music. Music is as free to interpretation as is the arts and crafts field. I chose the music of Johnny Cash to create an art piece after. The songs I chose to use all have an underlying tone of overcoming your battles, your inner demons, and the judgmental eyes of others. Nothing can hold you down, no one can pull you down and stifle your dreams...unless you allow them. Don't let them! Fight for your dreams, for your goals, for your future.

Here are my sources of inspiration. Make sure to adjust your speakers incase the music is too loud ;)









And here is the outcome....

"Break Through"

I left the canvas, including her, more neutral. I wanted to show how her urge to not give up and to break away from the negativity is the warm light that guides her. 

This piece is painted on a 36"x36" canvas. I used mists, Montana Can Paint Pens, Golden Acrylics/Molding Paste, a dress pattern, raw linen, wood puzzle pieces(from Q's toy box shhh), Prima/Donna Downey mask, Jacquard Lumiere 3D, and Beacon Adhesives Fast Finish Decoupage.

Thank you for joining me here, now please make sure to check out the amazing work by...
Camille McClelland, our other Featured artist for today!!

Liz Hicks: www.blogerisms.blogspot.com

Camille McClelland: http://shesonehotmama.blogspot.com/

Catherine Matthews-Scanlon: http://cmscanlon.blogspot.com/

Cheryl Waters- http://www.artsyfindings.com/

Jen Cushman: http://www.jencushman.com/

Kathy Cano-Murillo: http://www.craftychica.com/

Lorraine Bell: http://actsofrandomkindness365.blogspot.com/

Martha Richardson: http://themermaidscloset.blogspot.com/

Tracy Weinzapfel Burgos: http://www.tracywburgos.typepad.com/

Jamie Dougherty- http://jaylynnscraps.blogspot.com/ 

Hugs to All

Jamie D.

Charity Wings Art Piece

Hi everyone. We have a three day weekend approaching! Yay!

I was asked by Charity Wings to create a piece of wing art for them. We hope that the prints, and buttons from my piece will help raise money for the great causes they work with. Make sure to join us for their current fundraiser on the weekend of World Card Making Day... Here are all of the details of the event and a raffle for a chance to win some great scrapbooking products!!! The proceeds will help go towards The Charity Wings Art Center, a new venue that will provide a place for people with issues in their lives that need a little bright in their gloom of life-- maybe they are fighting cancer, foster life, or domestic abuse, ect. There will also be an open studio and many Charity Wing events. A place to help charitable causes and share the love of art.

Now for the art of it... This was done on a 12 x12 piece of wood with watercolor pencils, Golden Art Mediums, and Montana Acrylic Pens. I embellished her with Prima embellishments and canvas strands. 

Hugs everyone and have a safe weekend. 

Jamie D.