We went to the Glass Museum, where you were (unfortunately) not allowed to take pictures inside at all. They had a central courtyard with several interesting modern pieces though, and Dani and I snapped away. As you can tell, I was particularly enchanted by the flowers. You can even see me taking […]
Interior courtyard
The Doge was the traditional ruler of Venice. There were many many Doges over the years, and the Palace, right in St Mark’s Square, houses one of the best art collections in the city. As is usual in “museums” of this type, you can take pictures in many areas as long […]
I love the story of Mark, the young man who deserted Paul and Barnabas on one of their missionary journeys in the first century. Afterward, Paul could not be convinced to give him another try, but Barnabas took him under his wing and encouraged him to try again. Mark eventually went on to […]
Technique Tuesday!
Here’s the image that I started with for this piece:
It wasn’t high resolution or anything: just a pretty picture. I used Golden’s Digital Ground White, and stroked it onto a piece of waxed paper, adding a few layers until the piece was covered where I planned to print. The image printed out […]
Venice has a series of squares or piazzes that are connected by long narrow alley-ways. These alleys can either be stone or water, and when you are a stranger to the region, you’re never quite sure which will greet you are you round each corner. Or whether there will even be a corner […]
Make Art Monday!
I first mentioned the idea of using waxed paper to do image transfers in the spring: Golden’s came out with three new digital grounds which allows for inkjet prints and transfers to be brighter, clearer…well, and just plain possible on more surfaces than ever before. I used the Digital Ground White, and […]
After several days in charming Orvieto, Mike and Dani and I headed off by train for Venice…the land of, well, no land! It was amazing. The moment we exited the train station, we could tell that we weren’t in Kansas anymore, if you know what I mean.
No cars. No bikes. No […]
Altered Photo Artistry
by Beth Wheeler
Beth’s work is glorious! Using mostly floral imagery, she has created captivating quilted artworks. The subtitle of the book is “Turn everyday images into works of art on fabric.” That’s just the information that this book delivers: it covers the special materials that you’ll need, shows you how to prepare and […]
Technique Tuesday!
Create a torn paper landscape with the colors and papers of your choice.
Scan it and open the file in Photoshop or your favorite image editing software. All of the images that you want to use together will need to be saved at the same resolution, so pick your size and deal with your […]
Make Art Monday!
Time and tide wait for no man.
~ Geoffrey Chaucer
Remember that torn paper landscape I made about a month ago? Here it is!
Tags: Collage, Digital Art, Mixed Media, paper arts
Do not throw ANYTHING out!
Written by Cyndi Lavin [email] for b5media.
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