Art Spark Wednesday....On Thursday!

Sorry it's a day late folks. I attempted drawing and painting a face but that wasn't nearly as fun as breating the background. I used a tealight candle to create a resist effect on my gesso. Then went over it with acrylic paint, oil pastels and ink. I hope you enjoy watching.  

Here is the video:

I love the cool texture!

Thanks for stopping by to take a look.

Hugs, Dawn

Art Spark Wednesday!

I just finished uploading my latest Art Spark Wednesday Video. I had fun with paper, paint, glazing medium and painty pens.Enjoy!
Hugs, Dawn

Art Spark Wednesday!

I was inspired by a page in my art journal and recreated it here on a round canvas.

On Thursday! My art was sparked on a canvas today instead of my art journal. I managed to edit and upload my video to YouTube and then forgot to hit the publish button. Who does that? Me apparently. Anyways, here is the finished artwork and video. I hope you like it. I had fun creating it. Owls are a favorite of mine.

Here is the video:

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Hugs, Dawn

Art Spark Wednesday!

It's Wednesday and that means....ART SPARK WEDNESDAY! YAY!

I will admit I took a Wednesday or two off, but I finally edited this video and got it to upload! It runs longer than any of the others. It's just under 35 minutes. I hope that isn't terribly long for ya. I had fun making this one and hope you enjoy it :)

Here is the video:

Thanks for watching and happy Wednedsay!

Hugs, Dawn

Art Spark Wednesday!

Hello there dear blog readers!

Another Wednesday, another Art Spark Video! I hope you like this week's episode. I had fun with paint and paper.

Here is the video:

Thanks for stopping by to take a look!

Hugs, Dawn

Art Spark Wednesday!

Here is this week's Art Spark Wednesday. I started the background with some photo transfer and then added some stencil numbers and the surround.

Then I dripped some black acrylic paint, and then white acrylic paint. 

Here is the video:

Added some texture with bubble wrap and some tape backing.  

I added the flowers by cutting out the petal shapes from book text and then painted over them with purple acrylic paint. 

I added a quote with some tiny letter stickers. It says "Breathe in inspiration and trust yourself. The answer is yes you can." Then I finished it off with a tag stamped with the date. 

Thanks for stopping by. Now go get crafty!!

Hugs, Dawn

Art Spark Wednesday!

Welcome Friends. 

I hope your day is going well. We had such nice temperatures here in Ohio the last few days. It was great to feel the sun warm on my skin and not have to wear a heavy coat for a change. Enough about the weather though. Here is my latest Art Spark Wednesday video. You won't believe where this page started from it's finished product. WHEW! I hope you enjoying watching! 

 

Here is this week's video:

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs, Dawn

Art Spark Wednesday!

Dawn here again with the next installment of Art Spark Wednesday! I hope you enjoy this week's video. Here are some snapshots of my finished pages. Look at the paint splatter goodness:

We got some drippers here, yeehaw!

Here is the video:

Thanks for taking a look!

Hope you have a happy Wednesday.

Hugs, Dawn

Art Spark Wednesday!

           Welcome to this week's Art Spark Wednesday. I had fun playing with some homemade spray inks. Some worked, some didn't. I think I learn more from what doesn't work than what does. Which reminds me of something Donna Downey said in one or two of her Inspiration Wednesday videos on YouTube (look her up if you haven't already, you won't regret it). She taught me to go with those "what if..." moments.What is a what if moment? Well, let's say you're in the middle of  creating a masterpiece and something in your brain says.....what if.....? (what if I paint this sky orange, what if I poke holes in my canvas, etc). By all means try it! You could end up with something really cool and unexpected. You could also end up with a mess that makes you slap your forehead and ask "what was I thinking. Either way you are learning something. And learn I did. I won't lie, I had some forehead slapping moments.....

I cut 2" paper squares from patterned paper and adhered them to my pages with Aleene's Clear Tacky Glue. That glue holds really well by the way. Then I went through my stash and found chipboard, diecuts, paper flowers and added them to my 2" squares. 

Then I sprayed, painted, drew, slung and anything else to help things along.

Here is the video:

I added the quote and the bicycle diecut and VIOLA! 

Thanks for stopping by to have a look. I hope this Wednesday finds you creating.

Hugs, Dawn