We all know one, love one, a person who can’t walk away from a garage sale. She’ll turn the car around in the middle of the street or leap over fences to grab a cheap doodad. There we are spectators in her compulsion. Helpless to stop her we choke on the dust she leaves behind as she dives for that very special doily. Thirty-five cents, a quarter, the sound of such words makes her drool. Will she ever stop? Is there help for her? Will there ever be a Garage Sale Support Group for people addicted to other people’s junk sitting on the side of the road? If there is such a group surely they can help the woman in this painting who totally lost control when the homeowner extended her sale by one day.
Title: Garage Sale Gone Wrong
Art by: F. Magdalene Austin
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This is a mixed media painting I did before eating dinner. I started out drawing in crayola crayon then I used crayola markers with water over the crayon. I smoothed here and there then added extra layers of crayon under marker until I was satisfied.
The smooth crayon under layer makes working with markers very easy. Shading is easier as is covering up mistakes. I also like the texture it makes where marker stains the paper but not the crayon. I discovered it’s best to use yellow with green marker or blue marker with yellow in order to get the desired result of green. It’s been fun experimenting with the two mediums.
Flowers Before Dinner is the start of my second sketch diary which has been dedicated to flowers of all kinds.
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………from my sketch journal.
This is representative of me doing my stretches during the evening to relax before bed.
Medium: Watercolor pencils on paper
Art by: F. Mag
He said, “Rest your head upon a grassy pillow and let the season’s change.”
Title: Change of Seasons
Art by: F. Magdalene Austin
A young woman sits in her sanctuary and rests her mind. This painting is along the lines of Waiting for My Father.
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Details: Partial/hint nude, white dove, dimensions, white spiritual light, peaceful blue haze, stone foundation.
Art title: Sanctuary
Art by: F. Magdalene Austin
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