What....is it Friday, Saturday already??? I can't believe how fast this week has blown by! I'm in the middle of teaching at our ReMe Retreats-The Sandhills so I apologize for the late post. We've been crazy busy in the best possible way working with a fabulous group of women during this retreat!
Today's post is going to highlight some random favs that I'm loving this week that I think you will too. Without further adieu, let's see what's been on my art table lately!!
Well....can you see that big ole paint bottle on my table? It is the bomb and should be a part of every artists tool box--drum Roll....Quinicridone Nickel Azo Gold
by Golden. You can use as a glaze, wonderful for shading, aging, and it can mimic a patina, especially if you use it over Teal
by Golden.
Over to the left and on my wall you can see my Zen Paintings which are created on Gessobord
by Ampersand. Love love love this material. It's great for inks, Golden High Flows, pencil, water color, even acrylic although I mostly use it for water media myself.
Not sure if you can see this tool or not in my picture but one of my favorite mixed media painting tools that I use all the time is the Catalyst Wedge
. It can be used to apply paint, scrape paint back, draw lines, create scruffy industrial or weather look with paint and so much more. The wedges come in a variety of different sizes
but this style seems to be the one I grab for the most.
Also made by Princeton are the heartiest brushes I have found to stand up to scrubbing paint on a canvas. They seem like the bristles are unusually hard but once you saturate with water and paint, they are really very pliable and retain their shape once you are finished painting.
Hopefully you are inspired to start creating this weekend if you haven't started already! Enjoy this beautiful fall day doing what you love.
Heading back to the Retreat, see you next week!
Today is the big day! I got up fairly early to draw a couple names as soon as I could so you all wouldn't have to wait any longer and I'm soooooo excited for these two ladies who will be joining me and tons of other Zen Painting Peeps in just a couple of weeks.....
Two winners are::::Drum Roll please!!!
One random winner was chosen and that winner is---
Li Li Wee said...
Zen to me is not just about being calm and at peace. It's about embracing chaos . It's about embracing the yin and yang energy.. IT'S ABOUT BEING PRESENT AND EMBRACING 'WHAT IS' AT THE CURRENT MOMENT!!
What I will benefit from the workshop?
I am hoping to overcome myself doubt and fear of creating through your style of art.
Thank you for the opportunity
Zen for me today is different than it was just one week ago. On 9/9 I had a double mastectomy and will be laid up for quite a few weeks. So as I lay here this first week I'm clearing my mind(because it's too painful to even color) clearing my mind of all negative thoughts and feelings that come with being diagnosed with cancer.the new path I'm on has been sweet thus far because it's brought my husband and I some needed together time, while he's been my care giver he's also slowed me down. And that is where ZEN is for me these days. It's in the quiet, it's in the mind. But soon it will be on paper and it's that day that keeps me going! Thank you for giving all of us the opportunity to win a seat!! I hope to come visit you at your shop when I'm well enough.
