When I whined to my friends about how I've stopped painting they challenged me to create 4 paintings based on my trip to San Miguel.
It really clicked for me that having that goal would get me moving again.
So these are details from the painting I just finished.
I started by painting the beautiful Vermillion Flycatcher that I kept seeing in the big tree overlooking our patio.
I've been loving my watercolors again both in my journal and otherwise.
After I painted it I cut it out with a knife which gave me a stencil as well as the painted positive.
Scraped the plaster and paint off an older cradled board that I deemed not worth saving.
And glued down the watercolored image as well as walnut ink spraying the stencil onto the plaster. Glued down collage papers, then a layer of encaustic medium and some pigmented medium. This is how it looked when I went to bed last night.
This morning I made more medium and worked to unify the elements. I put in the hornizonals remembering the warm ochre wall that surrounded our casa.
Little by little I added more elements. Clear shellac tinted with powdered pigment and gold, incisions, oil glazes.
This is the finished painting: 20 x 24 inches on a deep cradled panel. Gold foil went on last.
This is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteYou pretty much rock Judy!!! I love it! I am proud and not at all surprised. :) Love that birdie too♥
ReplyDeleteNow you've got me inspired!
Love to you,
Jenny
Yes, we are very proud, and INSPIRED :) Thanks for the peek behind the scenes of your progression. Love this, and can't wait to see #'s 2, 3 & 4!
ReplyDeletexoxoxo
Absolutely delectable, Judy...one of these days we'll connect and finally get to another class with you...such inspiration...and really great photography showing the detail! xo
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous reminder of a great time that you had.
ReplyDeleteVery inspiring.
You are spreading inspiration just like hot wax. A beautiful piece and thanks for sharing a bit of your process.
ReplyDeleteYour painting is beautiful and thank you for sharing your step by step process.
ReplyDeleteIt is a stunning piece and what a great reminder, your bird is wonderful and the sticky notes are a great addition, they lend texture and a good vibe about the trip... bravo!
ReplyDeleteSO yummy Judy!! Absolutely gorgeous - and you have every cell in my body itching to be settled into my studio, focused on a goal and painting, too! Soon, soon, but until then I have my journal, and I will go to it :) thank you, xox k
ReplyDeleteOh how clever! No you shouldn't stop painting! Darn I hate waiting until June for that book of yours to come out!
ReplyDeleteI am proud of you too. And in awe and inspired by you too. Thank you for sharing that glorious process with us. Makes my fingers itch for the brush....
ReplyDeleteLove you !
my gosh that painting has somehow really caught my breath!
ReplyDeleteBEAUTIFUL, Judy!!! Thanks for sharing all the steps you took!
ReplyDeleteJust beautiful-love the little birds!!
ReplyDeleteLove it! Now I'm inspired to create a painting...with a bird in it!
ReplyDeletea wonderful piece Judy! love all your close ups. please let me know next time you do a workshop in your studio. :)
ReplyDeleteAmazing, as always. I could look at this for hours, so much here.. Can't wait to see your book. For some reason I'm having trouble with the pre-order link, but I'm looking forward to learning more of your magic.
ReplyDeleteWow! Amazing work! You've inspired me to get going on some painting as well.
ReplyDeleteDenise :)
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. The color and free spirit is amazing. Inspiring especially since you were experiencing a block (of sorts). Wonderful sharing and very encouraging.
ReplyDeleteI love it! Gee- I MUST take a class from you.... someday? I just love this type of stuff you are doing!
ReplyDeleteBreathtaking!
ReplyDeleteIf a person say she has no words, that's kind of dumb because she's saying stuff about not saying stuff.
ReplyDeleteI cannot STAND how beautiful that flycatcher is. I must have it. I will give it only flies, gnats, flying things that are smaller than its head, and fruit. if I find flying fruit, I'll give it that, too. no fruitflies, though, because that's just going overboard.
I feel confident that, being so late to every single post that you write, I am welcome to write as much as I want to in my comment. This is something I tell myself when the painting you've shown me is too beautiful for words.
i'm so proud of you too, judy! thank you for some creative ideas and for sharing your process.
ReplyDeletelove you sweet woman!
xo + smiles~ jill
A friend sent me a link to this post. Your work is absolutely beautiful. Wonderful texture and color.
ReplyDeletethe beautiful Vermillion Flycatcher!
ReplyDelete!!!!!
oh my goooodness!
:-)
i am over here
counting the days
until the plaster workshop...
counting
counting
counting
PS--i like how you put in
the yellow sticky notes, too...
in my last mixed-media piece
i put in the label
from some ''skinny jeans''
as a Silent Prayer of Thanksgiving
to the Skinny Jean Goddess
who allows me to continue to fit
into
my
fav
jeans.
it seemed only fair...
Oh those textures are so yummy! Good for you for pushing through and painting again! It is funny how hard that is and how that doesn't make any sense to non-artists. Three cheers for you!!!! Thanks for taking the time to photograph each stage and show us some of your process! Hugs to you dear!
ReplyDeleteThis is stunning. I love that you show the progression through the layers and that bird is gorgeous.
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