Studing  master artist Klimt who did the golden lady Here is my golden lady (collage, acrylic paint and gold pens) Ivy Newport's class

My "take off" from Mystele Kirking's cup and girl project. It certainly was a process for me . I started to make her with background markings etc but she didn't like it and wanted to be in a very simplistic, subdued setting with herself minimalized and thoughtful :) So I had to paint out what I had started in the lesson plan so she would have "a cup of calm."

the dragon and the phoinex (yang and yin)

3 inspirations from PYHAS 2018 week 25 26 27 background acrylic inks and fluid acrylic (Tina Berendsoh) lesson but didn't feel like doing collage so I-looked at what appeared and I saw right away a dragon and then the phoenix (according to lore the perfect couple) I outlined one in black and one in white. Thinking of Katrinia Koltes lesson I had the dragon. Rather than a photo I added myself as the painter (stencil stamped and overcoated with pen. I also was thiniking of Mystele 's comment "the finished product is not the heart of Art-it is the proce

ss and learning.. I also could add watching what appears.

A simple girl with deep thought (12x16 canvas) acrylic and collage

collage "the Cat and a Bird/Temptation on a Summer Day" prompt fro

m paint your heart and soul 2018--sheet papers pasted on canvas board, negative acrylic painting around papers, details water color pencil and ink pen