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Birds on Fallen Trees

Published on January 1, 2013 in Abstract Art, ART GALLERY, Art Sale, Crafts, Experimental design, Flowers and Originals. 0 Comments

There are a group of fallen trees near my house, about 5 of them left over from last spring. After gathering twigs and curly-q’s. I knew an art project had to happen. Here is the finished product.

Birds on Fallen Trees – 9 x 8 clay and wood sculpture created almost entirely with found items. The cobble stones in clay were found items, the twigs are from 5 fallen trees, the birds are from a recycled art piece, real Pekin duck feathers have been added as well as dried flowers.

This sculpture is a gift for a friend and is not for sale.

 

Artist’s Thoughts

Published on September 14, 2012 in Art by black women, Cats, Experimental design and Sketchbook diary. 0 Comments Tags: .

What I thought I might do on this blog is from time to time toss up an entry under “Artist’s Thoughts.” I’ll do short entries about what goes through my mind when I’m painting, when I’m not painting and all sorts of things that I think in relation to art. The entries will be simple and to the point. I hope people will feel free to comment and throw in their two cents worth.
Here’s the first one.

Sometimes there’s no motivation to paint a specific subject matter, and I don’t seem to get myself over to links that offer inspiration. What I end up doing is coming up with simple ways on my own of  ‘get my paint on’.

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Explosion of Color

Published on April 25, 2012 in Abstract Art, Art, Art by black women, ART GALLERY, Art Sale, Experimental design, Originals and Paintings. 0 Comments

What would a volcano look like if lava flowed in color? I think it would look similar to the high texture painting called Explosion of Color. Continue reading ‘Explosion of Color’

Japanese Maple Leaf Art

Published on April 24, 2012 in Art, ART GALLERY, Art Sale, Experimental design, Flowers, Originals and Paintings. 0 Comments

Nature dropped it, I picked it up and put in on a painting.

So, how did I do it? I layered wax, acrylic and ink to a magnet canvas then added a single red leaf from a Japanese maple bush (Acer palmatum). It’s as simple as that and very fun to do. The painting itself is 4 x 3 inches.

After completing this tiny painting I returned to the same spot where I stumbled on a virtual gold mine of twigs and petals just a’waitin’ to be picked up. There were  ‘helicopters’, dried seeds and petals sitting there like treasure. I won’t lie, I nearly drooled, right there in public I all but drooled.  I love a challenge and I love working with non-traditional mediums which is why I beamed as I snatched up the finds. Knowing how much I love stuff like this I was mindful to leave some there so another artist cold come along and partake.

Don’t let the magnet canvas limit your imagination. This can be matted and framed like any other painting and displayed in your home or office.

Noted: The Japanese Maple Leaf painting was gifted but no worries, there will be more to come. Check my Etsy shop often more updates and items you might like. All shop links are on the side bar.

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F. Magdalene Austin

Rochelle’s Dream – A Tin Foil Painting

Published on March 25, 2011 in Art, Art by black women, ART GALLERY, Art Sale, Black Children, Children, Experimental design, Originals and Paintings. 1 Comment

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A little Caribbean girl’s dream is played out on 4×3 inch tin foil.
The foil was allowed to keep its “wrinkled” shape which adds texture and character to the piece.

Painting Details: Gold leaf dress, brightly colored headdress, small black ponytail, tall white flowers, blue and purple sky, big yellow sun and a small little happy girl skipping through rainbow colors at her feet.

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One Prayer – Child in Clay

Published on September 23, 2010 in Art, Art by black women, Black Children, Children, Crafts, Experimental design and Originals. 2 Comments

I love clay especially when I can hand form something. I don’t have tools for clay work so I’m a bit limited. I still enjoy it but right now I’m uncertain how to proceed with this clay piece. I want to decrease the size of her nose and paint her either solid pearl or solid black. I’d like to give her a few more facial features as well. I guess what I’m concerned about is messing her up. I’m so new at this that I worry I’ll just jack her up so I suppose for awhile she’ll sit this way on my table.

Recycled Ornaments

Published on September 11, 2010 in Art, Art by black women, ART GALLERY, Art Sale, Crafts, Experimental design and Originals. 1 Comment Tags: .

I ran across some small ornaments that I thought might be fun to paint. The original ornament is made of glass but with an adobe clay overlay, acrylic paints and water proof seal I was able to come up with a whole new look. The clay overlay strengthens the ornament making it harder to break which I like because I’m a bit clumsy sometimes.

How to:

Basically what I did was paint on the clay then I let it dry. I  painted on a base color, let that dry then added various layers of partially transparent acrylics. This let the base color come through but in different shades. The final color added was to the very top which was allowed to drip down the sides . What I didn’t do was spin the ornaments because that’s a less controlled technique. I wanted the colors to blend in places but not to have a spun appearance. I think dipping helps control the paint and lets it drip down nicely. Of course when you dip you’ve got build up at the bottom so just take a small cloth (not a napkin) and dab the bottom so that you don’t have that little drop of paint drying under the sphere. Once it’s dry spray it with a seal and dab the bottom the same as you did with excess paint. Viola, there’s your redesigned, up-cycled ornament.

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