Free Form Fun...

... here's a little piece, a follow up really, or an addition to my recent post on Free Form study & a video by Milliande.  I had a lot of fun stepping out the box and doing a Mixed Media piece.  This type of study really gets my creative juices going! I used magazine paper, ink, acrylic paint, pencils, silver pen, & stamps.
I stared at the scribble...

and stared some more...until I saw this figure, this form...

then from there...

I created this paper piece in pencil & ink, using a brush with water to shadow with ink.

The fish is actually a portion of the scribble located on the page.

then ...

I scanned and digitally colored...

then to canvas...

"Sharks!"

(Listed on Ebay Here)

Hum... does Jaws still loom in my subconscious mind? haha

Kind of fun to see the progression of creation isn't it?!

I hope you try it, even if you aren't an artist, it will

be relaxing and put in you another world for a little while.

I don't work very often in mixed media & collage.

I had forgotten how fun it could be!  I covered the canvas in

random ripped magazine papers, painted, scraped, stamped, colored, & pasted.

I started another piece on canvas but haven't finished it or

enough of it to show you a picture. I will tell you that

there are cactus in it and now I am obsessing over cactus.

So stay tuned!

Click Here to see my previous post & Milliande's video. 

 

Wishing you a New Year full of creativity, peace & love!

 

 

 

Free Form and Fresh Eyes ...

...Thanks to Milliande! I was taking a break from work on a portrait commission today, when

I watched Milliande's wonderful Free Form Youtube video. I have been a subscriber of hers on Youtube, but honestly  & sadly so, I have only taken the time to watch one of her videos, and that was a long time ago. Now I regret all the fun I've missed & have to watch all her videos as soon as I can. I had to take time out to try her exercise, her "form play" would be just the thing to give me a "fresh eye" & get my creative juices flowing. A little "Right Mind" work. It was so fun to see what was created from a  random squiggles! Each one is like a little Meditation. Warning this may become an addiction!

This is her video and how you get started...

 

Here is my squiggle page...

Looking at it from all sides I pulled a few of these figures out...

 

Using pencil, ink, cream colored  & black acrylic paint these fun little creatures came to life...

I created 5 little pieces in all but here are 2 of them... 

Happy, Bubbly, Marshmellowy, is that a word? ... 

Rainy, Lazy, Curled up, Disconnected by Weather...

 

If you give this free form play a try,

please leave your link below.

I would love to see your Free Form Fun!

Show me your squiggles!