I was in Petaluma CA at Art is You for 5 days I took 4 workshops 2 of which the work is completed. Karen O'Brien taught a class "Inky Folk" in which we worked with texturizing, acrylic inks on watercolor paper. We did a painting with Acrylic Inks and then looked at them to find images . I found a Geisha Owl and made her the star of the art piece. Andrea deMeng taught a class on visual narratives and cohesive composition using collage, acrylic painting and images to make separate but yet integrated art forms which would tell a story such as a scroll does. The piece is on canvas 5'x12" I have both pictured here

learning a lot more about acrylics and mixed meduim techniques and materials

acrylic skins

layering for texture

light

ink

various acrylics

don't know what happened here

mixed media papers, buttons, acrylic paint

I did some painting in my daughter Pat's studio
I learned acrylic textured techniques and did a
old town scene.
I also collaged some papers and practiced portrait
facial painting

on side black on bottom

I tested acrylic inks to see what they do

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