Thursday, July 28, 2016

Summertime...

and our yearly gathering with friends at the beach is ever so near. With lots of planning, packing, grocery shopping (for home and the beach) I will be pretty busy so my next two posts will be short and sweet.


 
Poppies Landscape 

 This is a 9" x 12" page in my mixed media journal. It was inspired by a simple technique as described by Chris Cozen in the book Acrylic Color Explorations. I used only one flat brush , the same stroke, and various mixing of a few paint colors to vary the hues and tones. I've been seeing lots of beautiful poppy art on the blogs lately so I had to make one of my own. This is definitely something different for me. A fairly quick and fun lesson definitely worth trying again:) Because it's always fun to learn something new don't you think?


 4" x 4" canvas boards using napkins, gesso, vintage images from Retro Café Art, words from ARTchix Studio, bits of recycled dryer sheet, paper flowers, pearls, Baker's twine, shells found on the beach, and glitter glue.

 Joining Art Journal Journey ( one last time for the theme this month of "in my garden there is";  Moo Mania and More (theme is summer); Paint Party Friday; the Simon Monday Challenge blog (add some texture); and the Simon Wednesday Challenge blog (anything goes).

 Hopefully my link works correctly this week:) if you wish to see my watercolor art just scroll down to my previous posts:)

    "It's a smile, it's a kiss, it's a sip of wine...it's summertime!"       Kenny Chesney

33 comments:

  1. wow! your canvases are awesome!!! thank you for playing along with us at simon says stamp wednesday challenge!

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  2. Beautiful art Linda. Have a great weekend, and thanks for joining us at AJJ and MM&M, Happy PPF, hugs, Valerie

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  3. Wonderful art Linda! Amazing! Thank you so much for sharing us again at Art Journal Journey and Moo Mania & More!
    Enjoy your beach-time ♥♥♥
    oxo Susi

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  4. Fabulous canvases. the poppies look amazing. Loved the other piece as well and thank you for all the super inspiration this month for the theme I chose.
    Yvonne xx

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  5. Your poppies are simply STUNNING! I like that technique.

    I also enjoyed those four canvases, and what caught my eye was the use of recycled dryer sheets. Loved each one of these and they will make a great grouping, too.

    Enjoy the beach. It's YOUR time of year.

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  6. Happy PPF and have fun at the beach, hugs, Valerie

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  7. A really wonderful post with your arwork

    Thank you for joining us at MOO MANIA & MORE

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  8. Love the canvas collection and poppies Art work is wonderful.
    Happy PPF and weekend 🌞

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  9. Oh, those poppies are great, a beautiful feeling in the painting.

    Have so much fun on the beach and remember to make installations :D

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  10. Love the canvases! So cool all together. They look amazing! I love the poppies too and that technique looks like a lot of fun. I might try something like that this weekend :)

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  11. I really like your tiles, which were probably inspired by your anticipated trip to the beach. Have fun and God bless!

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  12. I love your poppies landscape and your canvases are so beautiful. Serene, calm colors. Love the beach theme. Hope you have a great time at the beach!

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  13. Lovely pieces and enjoy your time with friends

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  14. Your poppy painting is gorgeous and has lots of glorious colors, Linda. I also enjoyed seeing the 4x4s. It gave me an idea of what to do with some 4x4 pieces I have had sitting around. Stay cool!

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  15. Love your poppies... I really like that style.

    Sweet 4 x 4's too.

    Lucky you having your holiday to look forward too... enjoy your planning and packing :)

    Karen x



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  16. It is always nice to see what you are up to dear Linda!
    I can see you're having fun.
    I think of you every time I see poppies and like you mentioned there seem to be alot of them around lately.
    Love what you do with napkins and precious bits of this and that.
    Anticipation for vacations is always a fun part of the actual trip I find. I'm sure August can't get here quickly enough for you :-)
    Happy preparations and happy beginning of the weekend oxo

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  17. That poppies painting looks amazing, and sure sounds like a fun technique. I love Chris Cozen's lessons, she's a great artist. The mixed media boards are lovely, and really show your love for the sea. Hope you'll have a fabulous time with your friends!

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  18. Love the canvas boards. They have a vintage feel. :)

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  19. Awesome artwork Linda! Love your field of abstract poppies! All the small canvas boards are fabulous as well! Love the collage of elements! If you were to take up oil painting, I would recommend not to purchase paints until you get your hands on the artist's palette that you admire. Will save you lots of money in the long run! You really only need about 12-15 or so colors to get you on your way. Happy PPF!

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  20. Great canvas. I love the effect made with napkins! Thank you for playing with Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge this week!

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  21. Love the poppies and the canvas boards are so adorable <3 Have fun at the beach!!!!

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  22. Beautiful poppies! Great little canvases...enjoy your vacation and have tons of fun! I know you always do! Look forward to hearing about it!

    Hugs Giggles

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  23. I received the most AWESOME package from you today. It contained a darling ATC and two wonderful napkins. You are TOO, TOO, TOO kind, dear Linda. Thank you beyond belief.

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  24. Hi Linda. Enjoy the holiday at the beach...lucky you. Poppy painting looks good. I love trying new techniques too...rather addicted to it in fact. Happy PPF!!

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  25. That sure is an interesting painting technique and, yes, it is always great to learn something new.

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  26. Wow your art this week is truly exciting. I really like the poppies. Great strokes. The 4x4 is stopped me when you wrote you created it with napkins. Brilliant.

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  27. really nice poppy painting :) you did a good job with the technique

    Happy PFF :)
    Jen #44

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  28. Cheerful and bright poppy painting. Awesome canvas board. Very summery!

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  29. Learning new things - sure! I learned to use sanding machine, to feel different brushes when painting exterior wall etc. It's interesting how paint flows with different brushes...

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  30. Yes, I agree, it's always good to learn a new technique and try out something different. Sounds like a fun technique! Your canvases look great!

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  31. Love your canvas boards..the muted colors are so pretty ...but that first piece...it is awesome. That poppy acrylic is gorgeous. It is what I call a one-of-a-kinder. It is stunning. You really learned a lots from that presentation. genie

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