final version - very fine day collage mixed media
early on in the process of painting & glueing
original teeny thumbnail sketch pasted in my sketchbook
Instead of my usual early am posting I posted yesterday near suppertime - I know - Shut Up !
Oh my goodness ! How much fun did I have created this my first little 8x8 inch canvas mixed media piece ?? Lots o' fun ! I have been soaking up tons of inspiration, tips and techniques* from all over the place, especially from my two Creative Empire mentors and heroine's Kelly Rae Roberts & Geninne whose work, habits and techniques I've been studying. I'm so grateful that they both are so generously open with sharing their own process & progress. This type of work is so different from what I do most of the time, each piece constantly evolving - you're never really
sure exactly where it's going or when it is finished. A very tricky thing - knowing when to stop).
I have Kelly's first book Taking Flight :Inspiration and Techniques to Give Your Creative Spirit Wings and it is fabulous !!! full of images and detailed descriptions about her various techniques, materials, inspiration and creative work habits. I recently took her e-course Flying Lessons : Tips and Tricks to Help Your Creative Biz Soar. and bought the PDF book version of the course to have (and to hold) and you betcha I've been holding it ! tight. She has so got it goin' on ! and she's telling you, me, us all the things that got her where she is today in these two publications.
If I were to dedicate this first finished collagey mixed media piece (completed by moi this sunshiny August afternoon) I would surely dedicate it to Kelly Rae ... and she has absolutely no idea how much she's helped and inspired me. Merci M. Roberts!!
*check out youtube for zillions of technique & new materials videos
