Inspiration Sunday November 6, 2011

Happy November!
It's not quite as cold this morning at -2C. And the sun is shining. Hope you're having sunshine, too.

The Challenge:-
card 1:-coat your paper with gesso and allow to dry thoroughly. Apply a second coat, creating texture effects. Dry, then choose a color scheme, and subject
card 2:- paint an analogous color scheme using the colors between and including red and yellow. Add a complement to one of the colors as a surprise.

This seemed a little too much like last week's challenge once I began.

dripping

spreading

textures into the gesso and printing

 1st layer of colors

the gesso dulled and lightened the colors, and I discovered that each new layer of paint I brushed onto the gesso, removed some of the paint underneath





 


adding the complement to the red: green



I added sprays of the paint colors to deepen the shades and to encourage color blending


I shall wait until this has thoroughly dried, and then I may add some inks to define areas and edges. Right now I'm feeling rather ho-hum about this painting.

 So, heres a pic of a card I sent out in the mail last week. I added tatted flowers to the plants in front. but forgot to take a pic of the finished card. Argh

 The Next Challenge:-
card 1:-  choose your favorite color, and create a painting using different hues and values of the color. Use also the color you like least.
card 2:- paint glass arranged in an interesting way.

a shot of the lake this morning

the water looks grey and cold









Hope you're having a nice Sunday!

Thanks for visiting.
Hugs from Suz