"Different Strokes" Challenge

Victorian House, Oil over Silk Dyes on Paper, 7.5 x 5.5

Every two weeks Karin Jurick invites artists to submit their own rendition of a photo she posts. This time it was a San Francisco Victorian house. You can find this "Painting Challenge" on her blog, Different Strokes from Different Folks.

Mixed Media Piece

Buddha, Mixed Media, 12 x 9

It's getting too dirty, so I empty out the water soluble silk dyes palette. Wow! It looks so cool, the colors are amazing as they swirl and ooze away. So I grab a piece of canvas paper, and lay it on top of the colors. Voila! Instant beautiful toned ground for a new painting! This painting has been submitted to Karin Jurick's Different Strokes for Different Folks Blog where she posts an image an invites artists to interpret it in any media they choose. When the toned ground dried, I used an acrylic spray to fix it, and then painted over it with water soluble oil paints.

background for Buddha