tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87671213943711100512024-03-12T22:30:11.157-07:00Natalie Creates ArtNataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02318611120363955567noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767121394371110051.post-15674846976992648512017-08-30T12:53:00.000-07:002017-09-11T13:18:12.046-07:00Let's Go Fly a KiteI love the annual Long Beach International Kite festival! I have been seen on the beach feach year for the past 20 years.<br />
I had fun when I returned home this year paying with some of my photos making a tunnel book! I just love this little memento of the week on the beach looking at the color in the sky. I added silver string to look like the kite string! <br />
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<br />Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02318611120363955567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767121394371110051.post-60063478823736781002017-07-14T12:49:00.000-07:002017-09-11T12:50:13.538-07:00Four Sweet Books The large sheet of white watercolor paper just sat on my desk without any personality. So I sprayed it with some water and used a few colors of watercolor paint and some splatters. <br />
I made four books from this sheet.<br />
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The first one is a little accordion book that is an album for a friend from a weekend trip. Its just sweet with a handful of photos. It is good to get some of those photos out of my phone!<br />
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Then I made three mini books. One is an accordion style and the other two are meandering books. Sometimes I just make books for fun... and wonder how I will use them in the future or who will eventually be the recipient!<br />
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<br />Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02318611120363955567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767121394371110051.post-50434054830230665992017-06-16T13:05:00.000-07:002017-09-11T13:06:34.982-07:00Featured artist for Edmonds Art Walk <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I was the featured artist at Coldwell Banker Bain in Edmonds in June! My acrylic paintings of flowers hung in their office for a month. The art walk was a bit of a rainy night but it was so great to meet people coming in to see my art! </div>
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<br />Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02318611120363955567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767121394371110051.post-12067001424877496672017-06-05T12:42:00.000-07:002017-09-11T12:43:22.055-07:00Meandering books with cut outsMeandering books are so easy to make! Then typically use one sheet of paper folded and cut so that they meander when open. <br />
I saw a post on Pinterest where an artist had cut many holes in a variety of shapes like windows on each page and painted the paper so that the meandering book has some more interest. <br />
These two examples are my take on the idea of peek a boo cut outs.<br />
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The first one is made from an 8 1/2 sheet of white cardstock that is painted. The second one is larger and made from a kraft grocery bag. <br />
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<br />Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02318611120363955567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767121394371110051.post-73473377308363034402017-01-22T12:59:00.000-08:002017-09-11T13:10:05.017-07:00Mini Book Class at Edmonds Community CollegeI spent the whole weekend at a class with about ten other participants learning to make mini books from John Arbuckle. I had such an absolutely fabulous time! I didn't want the day to end. It set me off on my own making all kinds of other books.<br />
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<br />Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02318611120363955567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767121394371110051.post-26827754786735544582016-12-20T13:15:00.000-08:002017-09-11T13:16:25.018-07:00What is Hiding inside that Book?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br />My grandmother had a book in her house that when you opened it there was a deck of cards. I always thought that was fascinating! So I have fun making books with hidden compartments that can be used to hide something. Here are two I worked on for gifts. </div>
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<br />Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02318611120363955567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767121394371110051.post-57423492878799878152016-03-21T09:06:00.001-07:002016-03-21T09:06:59.305-07:00Two GrandmothersMy Grandmothers came from different worlds. I loved them both so much as a child! When I found the photo of the two of them together from my parents wedding, I just had to make a book to celebrate their first 60 years as I am 60 this year. <div>The 5x7 inch book is on paper I tore to create decked edges and stitched pamphlet style with one signature. Many of the pages fold out so that larger photos could be added. These are a few pages. 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Fold the pages back so the front of the book touches the back. In the middle there will be an opening to reveal another spread. 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I'm painting a dozen 5x7 paintings as maybe gifts! They have many layers of paint and paper on a canvas board. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjElNlsJ8mPRQFti_-Lu6J2OcBiI4XFthg-nmfMnn7nlOt0Mmik5jWBgMoFKmBQQf4e6-C3uA3T9VgG3R-bIypaxdVS1zbC0dnF3TcaYdHM34CH8ca-tyeCRmPF4BIiotRCH7xHUFwl4UPp/s640/blogger-image-2058481193.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjElNlsJ8mPRQFti_-Lu6J2OcBiI4XFthg-nmfMnn7nlOt0Mmik5jWBgMoFKmBQQf4e6-C3uA3T9VgG3R-bIypaxdVS1zbC0dnF3TcaYdHM34CH8ca-tyeCRmPF4BIiotRCH7xHUFwl4UPp/s640/blogger-image-2058481193.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggb4QFu2dHno46SXzkUF5LcPSydFnlXELxrtR-BZuOIbDS2GaV3BvFp7Nh5DE4R2HOE_kRJ3rdGpkr3GVvMy5oSOGR8kmT9PQMAXD3KnYan5UpjpnInXLU04JXswU6hpEm7qLtp1GTyO0b/s640/blogger-image--1979885437.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggb4QFu2dHno46SXzkUF5LcPSydFnlXELxrtR-BZuOIbDS2GaV3BvFp7Nh5DE4R2HOE_kRJ3rdGpkr3GVvMy5oSOGR8kmT9PQMAXD3KnYan5UpjpnInXLU04JXswU6hpEm7qLtp1GTyO0b/s640/blogger-image--1979885437.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYP4bQSuZ1QGgxXz8MBUc1-BZm6w7f5IoCg5eYKdwdYo0TB0IrEhEkew39SYNNxU31E2RXFG59xd0VzYdo7Lu6ZMPzpYoRtVH3NcNBmKoI5vRo_GJDrF06I-DlqxF_wd2KhNI4p-rw1XR3/s640/blogger-image-2069385142.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYP4bQSuZ1QGgxXz8MBUc1-BZm6w7f5IoCg5eYKdwdYo0TB0IrEhEkew39SYNNxU31E2RXFG59xd0VzYdo7Lu6ZMPzpYoRtVH3NcNBmKoI5vRo_GJDrF06I-DlqxF_wd2KhNI4p-rw1XR3/s640/blogger-image-2069385142.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7NUV_JPFnv6TB_D-ToJB8UAeTrZVRRGQDeX59cVX7NNOkoWrD_BYUzGIJtxfYoAtIfmxrbjcmDMciWWmxqHv83gOH5iqBdZkUyg0Yiu8YypmEAylkTUIGHq25RKGdRJxFzH-2mimlt8H5/s640/blogger-image-1845017154.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7NUV_JPFnv6TB_D-ToJB8UAeTrZVRRGQDeX59cVX7NNOkoWrD_BYUzGIJtxfYoAtIfmxrbjcmDMciWWmxqHv83gOH5iqBdZkUyg0Yiu8YypmEAylkTUIGHq25RKGdRJxFzH-2mimlt8H5/s640/blogger-image-1845017154.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUHJL28puW3MWohKOUg9kGIjTYr0JaRnrr5sVxiOmbsMOZlCbIlWlU8gMXmp0v-NiGFa_2yFgFomzNFSyDUGwnqm1eevVAlMWmsjo7KU2eGDK2tkzgbyokm7AYLq0FGfn7Fk_WZD9WwLZW/s640/blogger-image-1567937139.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUHJL28puW3MWohKOUg9kGIjTYr0JaRnrr5sVxiOmbsMOZlCbIlWlU8gMXmp0v-NiGFa_2yFgFomzNFSyDUGwnqm1eevVAlMWmsjo7KU2eGDK2tkzgbyokm7AYLq0FGfn7Fk_WZD9WwLZW/s640/blogger-image-1567937139.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div>Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02318611120363955567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767121394371110051.post-8698850024148260282015-10-13T11:12:00.001-07:002015-12-04T11:38:00.997-08:00Not sure where I'm going with these!<div><br></div>These 12x12 canvasses are layered with paint and multi media. Great texture and colors. Hmmm... Next? I often work on more than one so if I like the finished art I can have several. If I don't like the direction I have others to experiment with. But I love the final paintings!<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1m4jMXpGmSHw5ppFfM5xnKKIdMQEA28awZJKGc93ys12fmVuvm1uogN_LJfRemRi84dClmqGdZdTqaI3-Skl2yDa015HhDh64xDn_SK9rPZEx8NggRY3fVpR2Yk9luHrv6i64oMSIYhOW/s640/blogger-image--1683231880.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1m4jMXpGmSHw5ppFfM5xnKKIdMQEA28awZJKGc93ys12fmVuvm1uogN_LJfRemRi84dClmqGdZdTqaI3-Skl2yDa015HhDh64xDn_SK9rPZEx8NggRY3fVpR2Yk9luHrv6i64oMSIYhOW/s640/blogger-image--1683231880.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKn9rgKMjz1fQrIO85Asi0J3z8sBxON9JfzeaQPvWA4bC3OLV1aaGckGFAJsUbmEa3F1EJe4gJXaJPO9FLslbZMGBNXwhsooDQxUx6D1fYcH-MG_AelYFFPWvzkre17Bphb6izTMeGqfh5/s640/blogger-image--290068667.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKn9rgKMjz1fQrIO85Asi0J3z8sBxON9JfzeaQPvWA4bC3OLV1aaGckGFAJsUbmEa3F1EJe4gJXaJPO9FLslbZMGBNXwhsooDQxUx6D1fYcH-MG_AelYFFPWvzkre17Bphb6izTMeGqfh5/s640/blogger-image--290068667.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4-AIBeI-02UljVGQGVxW5nROPr3_ErDgQOZO-GIiI4EBV2de5j4qUAONOyFEcFXTLI6aqjIE-XhhRUQv5_rl7izSb5mxJPlFFmE88GKeXB8aOQSIaRnZ1k0Xjhm_5I7zjEnDTycTOjOYS/s640/blogger-image-1773391196.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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They are 8x10 board canvasses that I sell for $50 plus shipping. Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02318611120363955567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767121394371110051.post-60122140333489834932015-06-29T21:46:00.001-07:002015-06-29T21:46:13.606-07:00Welcome to my HomeThe front door needs to say "Welcome" when my guests arrive to my home. It was time to let my doors make a cheerful statement. <div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUeeo73LA3T0xIax0qwymB9cBU0eUFsaF-MMgr00Te9KfJAXV6DP630vT7YtjWAqQsnFhfF5lW2rCR7RSup33sXjKy01mtK2cLRZKERtje9pzVQles799VSlifeYOTwq6PLGh_5TE7rh9d/s640/blogger-image-1719987991.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUeeo73LA3T0xIax0qwymB9cBU0eUFsaF-MMgr00Te9KfJAXV6DP630vT7YtjWAqQsnFhfF5lW2rCR7RSup33sXjKy01mtK2cLRZKERtje9pzVQles799VSlifeYOTwq6PLGh_5TE7rh9d/s640/blogger-image-1719987991.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02318611120363955567noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767121394371110051.post-88946616435950643022015-05-06T13:15:00.001-07:002015-05-06T13:15:58.480-07:00Small cheerful canvassesThis morning I grabbed a few canvasses and some bright colors and started these paintings. I'll post later when they are finished. I sell these for $50. Great gift!<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbY2C50k4TcIyD8aNTQXssoE_3Xpu1Nyx7QGyL_znFjIC8usxyqql3JRHtgn-V_mjeemLOyk78GZXVisHz8lDgaPua48tgYasMIr0AOZIqeHBfsckegcXkTfr4HB_gGct3aQcnN0DbQHkx/s640/blogger-image--1501481143.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbY2C50k4TcIyD8aNTQXssoE_3Xpu1Nyx7QGyL_znFjIC8usxyqql3JRHtgn-V_mjeemLOyk78GZXVisHz8lDgaPua48tgYasMIr0AOZIqeHBfsckegcXkTfr4HB_gGct3aQcnN0DbQHkx/s640/blogger-image--1501481143.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbjwo_UWPlQRXV9aJHgV6c7FNxDuVb_hUdACbCdPt9LqNgHqUUMkdLtDRLAvMyqjixSU-1eP6jk6Z2JJ5ITXfqQzqDYsa1K7Oqb1i58RttdYU4ErfCL0e8fzNUkkLPkWDG4jZtUwFh2bmd/s640/blogger-image--318872475.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbjwo_UWPlQRXV9aJHgV6c7FNxDuVb_hUdACbCdPt9LqNgHqUUMkdLtDRLAvMyqjixSU-1eP6jk6Z2JJ5ITXfqQzqDYsa1K7Oqb1i58RttdYU4ErfCL0e8fzNUkkLPkWDG4jZtUwFh2bmd/s640/blogger-image--318872475.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ3K4-uPCiScu9vf9hDosY6Vi8DY1cdabf9vpjVuAiaoGOio7Vf1zWUNIYEMIHz7zXhl9OZtPbtEiKZbcW6FBMpCyPvOw_t3SL7q-fbSBo1ZX8yE4iLo0sXvv0Tdxp6ZhG-WFx7zQhyphenhyphens9Y/s640/blogger-image--925235986.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ3K4-uPCiScu9vf9hDosY6Vi8DY1cdabf9vpjVuAiaoGOio7Vf1zWUNIYEMIHz7zXhl9OZtPbtEiKZbcW6FBMpCyPvOw_t3SL7q-fbSBo1ZX8yE4iLo0sXvv0Tdxp6ZhG-WFx7zQhyphenhyphens9Y/s640/blogger-image--925235986.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02318611120363955567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767121394371110051.post-62010980561844021172015-05-02T14:51:00.001-07:002015-05-02T14:51:12.618-07:00Making a pop up flower card<div>Let me know if you want to make it happen!</div>The surprise you get from a Pop Up card makes it so much fun to open over and over again. <div>This card is made from squares cut from colorful pages in a magazine. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj95ZAyMSHaLK0c8U8QkpR2K4TBLaKqzOrd9J5RDYuD8Oql487Hs69sxDkA7KvQtvT82PSPqojKnak3xfwoGiY2lgW25iSCm7QRtkWpOGNUn-6JYlkuaakk45s2ZB6OjVVzApJCuHLAbGCo/s640/blogger-image--172507566.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj95ZAyMSHaLK0c8U8QkpR2K4TBLaKqzOrd9J5RDYuD8Oql487Hs69sxDkA7KvQtvT82PSPqojKnak3xfwoGiY2lgW25iSCm7QRtkWpOGNUn-6JYlkuaakk45s2ZB6OjVVzApJCuHLAbGCo/s640/blogger-image--172507566.jpg"></a></div></div><div>You will need 7 squares. Mine happen to be about 3.5 inches square. </div><div>Then fold them in quarters. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsDgREapEKLjWeJ60K1WwVMWkQkfSeYfldsTTYuMGkTlP1zX2crqVDPQAIVjnylghq3ZAa_0tSogbvvuDzL4zO7b9YX47SQ39pA8GYfx8gI56Kqsw29hRwqPYHE4bRzcuOUR1b6p8rcRna/s640/blogger-image-1111210377.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsDgREapEKLjWeJ60K1WwVMWkQkfSeYfldsTTYuMGkTlP1zX2crqVDPQAIVjnylghq3ZAa_0tSogbvvuDzL4zO7b9YX47SQ39pA8GYfx8gI56Kqsw29hRwqPYHE4bRzcuOUR1b6p8rcRna/s640/blogger-image-1111210377.jpg"></a></div></div><div><br></div><div>Next fold the corners so take all the folds of the square are next to one another. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjpnzUh4xHETARQm_ikPoJEfYl6yeF9AQkdhcJ7e5aEDXe_ixF9mt95urxHtGe_DAg4c4Iu8WJSqDxuKTM4mVMoeBcof0i8M7F0ZfUbqJMVnQwVCr3KCpY73EsW4L_utrEJlM7gRU13Us7/s640/blogger-image--284666446.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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For this project, I tore a photo in half and glued it to a painted canvas board. </div>
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In order to have the photograph ripped where I wanted, I brushed water along the tear line. After gluing the left half of the photo onto the canvas, I painted the right side to match.</div>
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Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02318611120363955567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767121394371110051.post-66174253536449579302014-10-17T22:23:00.000-07:002014-10-20T22:26:36.912-07:00Tulips ... photo and paint.. 30 Day Art ChallengeAgain, this year I entered the 30 Day Art Challenge. I have to complete 30 8x10 canvas boards within 30 days. The Art who will take place at the Pioneer Square Art walk on December 4th. It is an unburied show with over 3000 canvasses!<br />
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I love taking photos at the Skagit Valley Tulip festival every spring. For this project, I selected an 8X10 canvas board. the background started with papers and tissues that I added with a Golden Gel medium. I added a layer of blue acrylic paint.. The bottom third of the canvas I painted a couple shades of green.<br />
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I cut the photo of the tulips into sections. The largest tulip I cut out to add last.</div>
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Two sections of the tulips were glued on the canvas. </div>
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Then I painted the tulips across the canvass at the horizon line.</div>
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The last touch was a tulip bud that I had cut out of the photo. From a distance it is hard to tell the photograph from the painting of the tulips.</div>
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Starting from scratch painting a field of flowers would not occur to me. I wouldn't know where to start. Here I took a photo of a field of poppies with lavender in the background. I ripped the photo in half and painted the left half. It is a good exercise choosing and mixing paints, looking at the layers, and blending the photo and the paint. </div>
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Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02318611120363955567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767121394371110051.post-20909299709878843402014-08-08T22:00:00.001-07:002014-08-08T22:00:47.628-07:00Little Boxes<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">There is something special about a decorated box. Craft stores often have kraft paper boxes that I paint first with gesso. Then I paint the box. When i paint, I often put two or more colors on my brush. On this one I took a napkin and separated the design so it would only have one layer and decoupaged it on with Golden Matte Medium. </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU7wSTIJQtS1qJGnFsdmDIDDoE_vXUFZQPAydDPDJSNYyspgSYPtzJz47-22bdR7A9fVaI0IhMQey0w6M8PUm2a3fEXd4rG1bJODcKaK_IFcyfczXzzvgliYliZ_NlYjRdpEeJsyWK6vXV/s640/blogger-image--681959680.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU7wSTIJQtS1qJGnFsdmDIDDoE_vXUFZQPAydDPDJSNYyspgSYPtzJz47-22bdR7A9fVaI0IhMQey0w6M8PUm2a3fEXd4rG1bJODcKaK_IFcyfczXzzvgliYliZ_NlYjRdpEeJsyWK6vXV/s640/blogger-image--681959680.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj02TNv-6CjQ9NvMwhUF5SOs25Qjhyphenhyphen9ZdzwAeHJVixOKZW32ZuNuJQcvdPnFrw_OTU7gyxjtm-tfQ6C8sQ12tUS7XafQl5fZJaLD2i5-UmoI_g31wY6C0xRBhgoVYMoU7ReF5UuFe2mRV7q/s640/blogger-image--260015730.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj02TNv-6CjQ9NvMwhUF5SOs25Qjhyphenhyphen9ZdzwAeHJVixOKZW32ZuNuJQcvdPnFrw_OTU7gyxjtm-tfQ6C8sQ12tUS7XafQl5fZJaLD2i5-UmoI_g31wY6C0xRBhgoVYMoU7ReF5UuFe2mRV7q/s640/blogger-image--260015730.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02318611120363955567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767121394371110051.post-56399090141628573352014-08-08T21:39:00.001-07:002014-08-08T21:39:57.870-07:00Precious butterfly bookOne of my favorite art projects is altered books. This is a small children's board book. I peeled off the shiny layer and cut the edges in a wavy pattern. Then painted the pages a green color most often after treating with gesso. The butterflies and flowers are from fancy napkins I decoupaged on using Golden Matte Medium. I have not decided how to use the book. Often I put in treasured photos that are printed on Kodak matte paper. <div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaA9dOp4bEzdKswLSA79jh1BcCtYe4uNZ8y6_R6l_YDGyJKiT6Nxw_1_SY_Hbxag0W7fkWaTb1VfPWU_wTzgY-hrkUQq4sJB2as3DpXks4_vySGHOtjiJmRs6sXZBd9Jly0J5kmgRCraFW/s640/blogger-image-21024295.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaA9dOp4bEzdKswLSA79jh1BcCtYe4uNZ8y6_R6l_YDGyJKiT6Nxw_1_SY_Hbxag0W7fkWaTb1VfPWU_wTzgY-hrkUQq4sJB2as3DpXks4_vySGHOtjiJmRs6sXZBd9Jly0J5kmgRCraFW/s640/blogger-image-21024295.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02318611120363955567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767121394371110051.post-8683644375340690782014-08-08T21:35:00.001-07:002014-08-08T21:35:10.798-07:00My words in inkPracticing my pen lettering with a new pen on watercolor paper decoupaged with napkins. <div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFC4m9TCTYgKJEmdh5VoVxjS_N4ArJjZKvYoJ_eu6hKS_Q4SGqXM0SMvyvj7irRpJ5t9Rr3r7dk6UM71rmVN65-CuPq4HKYwq1AhBxhm0sT7Hg8PrHg9zUpgCxz-hekEVRnxmNwx0SlE9J/s640/blogger-image-25516281.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFC4m9TCTYgKJEmdh5VoVxjS_N4ArJjZKvYoJ_eu6hKS_Q4SGqXM0SMvyvj7irRpJ5t9Rr3r7dk6UM71rmVN65-CuPq4HKYwq1AhBxhm0sT7Hg8PrHg9zUpgCxz-hekEVRnxmNwx0SlE9J/s640/blogger-image-25516281.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFcFggOEJqmIshlCeB4IH4_-0ME2JwDpzsLxsBnc7D9jQdWrIvf2Dy8wCPsrGIL0HfmIKoJ0Dltn7Q40jbV-H9f98urTw3MhSEVmIGA4CBAHW_gJ0M2eVRlMCFPF5VqzdqGgVtBKJmihWD/s640/blogger-image-1838591805.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFcFggOEJqmIshlCeB4IH4_-0ME2JwDpzsLxsBnc7D9jQdWrIvf2Dy8wCPsrGIL0HfmIKoJ0Dltn7Q40jbV-H9f98urTw3MhSEVmIGA4CBAHW_gJ0M2eVRlMCFPF5VqzdqGgVtBKJmihWD/s640/blogger-image-1838591805.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilFuMjGENip7y8xx0gvdNNgxU3bI8O5852Mzu1X1QEhjDl3DsdePHLGHe9hRpyEAHTDFO-wpDS9517JxrGxvi9zBpxcGEasu0wYBzSMv6dYytXy5Agmi_c4kJRjq3CKQzUGEHO4f5QoHn2/s640/blogger-image-335798740.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilFuMjGENip7y8xx0gvdNNgxU3bI8O5852Mzu1X1QEhjDl3DsdePHLGHe9hRpyEAHTDFO-wpDS9517JxrGxvi9zBpxcGEasu0wYBzSMv6dYytXy5Agmi_c4kJRjq3CKQzUGEHO4f5QoHn2/s640/blogger-image-335798740.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02318611120363955567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767121394371110051.post-44779741573456063972014-08-08T21:31:00.001-07:002014-08-08T21:31:49.846-07:00Wildflowers<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This small 5x7 card has a textured background. 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When opened it reminds you of origami with interesting folds and flaps. 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It's great for me to personalize a story with information about my granddaughter ! I added photos of her and her parents. <div><br></div><div>The "book" is about 12 feet long and 6 inches tall. 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Here I have used layering, paint and fancy napkins on a canvas board.Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02318611120363955567noreply@blogger.com0