Annie Hamman and TANGLED PODS

The busy hands of artist Annie Hammond have come up with a very creative way to use my 9"x 12" stencil Tangled Pods --

The above image is a close-up detail from a larger artwork by Annie, made with other StencilGirl stencils in addition to mine.  

Tangled Pods itself looks like this:

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Mary Ann Russo's Art Journal and WROUGHT IRON GATE

My friend Mary Ann Russo has chosen a vintage theme for her artwork/journal-in-progress, and to my delight, she's been using a number of my stencils along with Golden's flexible Molding Paste and acrylic paints.  Her art -- done on a heavy-grade, cold-press watercolor paper -- will start appearing here in today's post; I'll be adding more posts later.

The three photos below show a two-page spread that features a set of cut-out windows (both of which frame prints from vintage postcards.) The first two show close-up detail, while the third photo shows the full two pages.   

The 9"x12" stencil that Mary Ann chose to use is Wrought Iron Gate.  The stencil itself looks like this:

Many thanks to you, Mary Ann, for allowing me to post your gorgeous artwork here!  

Lots more to come!   

Frieda Oxenham with CLUSTERED LEAVES and LOOPY LADDERS

United Kingdom artist Frieda Oxenham has created a new art journal that's filled with her stunning stencil-printed papers.  She has used a number of StencilGirlProducts.com stencils, and I'm delighted that among them were two of my 9" x 12" stencils, Clustered Leaves and Loopy Ladders.  

Above:  CLUSTERED LEAVES stencil was used with blue paint to help form an integrated background.

Above:  CLUSTERED LEAVES and LOOPY LADDERS were among the many stencils from StencilGirlProducts.com that artist Frieda Oxenham chose for these pages, which were then sandwiched into Frieda's beautiful new journal.

Clicking on Frieda's name above, you can visit her blog.  My sincere thanks to her for letting me use these images here!

The two stencils featured in this post are:

Above:  CLUSTERED LEAVES (9" x 12")

LOOPY LADDERS (9" x 12")

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Sneak Preview -- New Christmas Card

Mid-January, I'll have the honor of guest-posting for StencilGirlTalk. Here is a Christmas card made with the technique I'll be showing in that post:

In that guest-post, I'll be showing other-occasion greeting cards, as well, along with step-by-step photos and instructions.  It's a technique I learned online, and was won over by its use of foil -- along with it being quick and easy!  Altho I've employed it to make greeting cards, it can be used in art journaling, both as cover decoration and as embellishment on journal pages.

The stencil used to create the embellishment on the upper left is my 6" x 6" Kaleid.  The stencil in its entirety looks like this:

Merry Christmas to everyone who celebrates this special day!

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TANGLED PODS and PRAYER FLAGS

Look at the smile glowing on the face of this participant in a workshop earlier this year, facilitated by Carolyn Dube!

I'm delighted that my 9"x 12" stencil Tangled Pods was the StencilGirlProducts stencil used here.

I don't know which technique Carolyn was presenting here, but it reminds me of a few Gelli Plate prints that I once did in an online workshop with Jane Davies...

Stencil used:  Tangled Pods.

Stencil used:  Prayer Flags.

 

http://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/stencil-prayer-flags-cecilia-swatton-p/l371.htm



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Tommy McDonell Again -- and PALM FRONDS SILHOUETTE SMALL

 This image by artist Tommy McDonell is enough to knock any art-lover off his feet!

My guess is that Tommy used alcohol inks on Yupo (a slick, synthetic substrate that comes in a choice of thickness, as does watercolor paper.)  What a stunning work of art!  My hat's off to you, Tommy!

The stencil used here was Palm Fronds Silhouette Small --  which measures 6"x 6" -- and which has a little sister, Palm Fronds Silhouette Mini -- measuring 4" x 4".  I've often used the two stencils together, really happy with the way that something as simple as two sizes can help create variety while maintaining overall unity within an artwork.

Again, let me announce that you can catch up with Tommy McDonell here--

Facebook:  TommyBuellMcDonellArt 

And here –

Tommy’s website:  tbmcdonellart.com

Tommy McDonell with SILHOUETTE OF A WILDFLOWER BOUQUET

Artist Tommy McDonell has created three jazzy prints that grabbed my attention -- especially the top one, below:

I'm honored to say that Tommy's prints were made with my 6"x
6" stencil Silhouette of a Wildflower Bouquet --

You can catch up with Tommy McDonell here--

Facebook:  TommyBuellMcDonellArt 

And here –

Tommy’s website:  tbmcdonellart.com

Frieda Oxenham

UK artist Frieda Oxenham has been working in her art journal ...

Above:  a 2-page spread while Frieda's artwork was still in progress.

Above:  a close-up detail of the wonderfully complex, multi-layered finished artwork.

Among the many StencilGirl stencils that Frieda chose to use for this project, I'm happy she chose to include one of mine --

Pressed Leaves, which measures 6" x 6" and looks like this:

My sincere thanks to Frieda for allowing me to post her artwork here!

More Combos!

I have still more combinations to show; the top photo is a close-up detail and the second photo shows the full piece.  All four were made with the same two 9"x 12" stencils -- Mimosa Stencil and It's a Jungle Out There.

More combos tomorrow ... 

Butterfly Wings with IT'S A JUNGLE OUT THERE

Butterfly Wings is the the title that I decided to bestow on this painting on stretched canvas --

You can click on this photo to enlarge it and better see its details.  

On the far left, middle section and far right, I've made imprints using cut-out sections from one of of my October 13-released 9"x 12" stencils, It's A Jungle Out There. 

The stencil itself looks like this:

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Nancy Sanderson Curry and CLUSTERED LEAVES

I'm happy to interrupt my ongoing string of daily posts about my 3 Oct. 13 stencil releases, so I can offer this treat!

Nancy Sanderson Curry has delighted me in making this video --

https://www.facebook.com/NancyCurryArt/videos/718701338281127/

-- and I'm so glad that, from all the beautiful StencilGirl stencils, she chose my 9"x 12" Clustered Leaves ... and with it, she created art to envy!  

The stencil itself looks like this:

Many thanks to you, Nancy!

IT'S A JUNGLE OUT THERE and the Chop-Shop

The first four photos below are close-ups of several areas on a painting on stretched canvas.  The fifth photo shows the piece in its entirety.

The stencil I used repeatedly on this piece is my 9" x 12" It's A Jungle Out There.   And, as you probably can tell -- by clicking on the above image to enlarge it -- I had cut the stencil into three or four pieces before using it here.

Before it went to the chop-shop, the stencil looked like this:

  

The first stages of this artwork was done following a technique found in the Absentee Artist Chapter of the book Creative Paper Art by Nancy Welch; it's also shown on Pat Dews' DVD Designing Great Starts with Texture and Form, available online at Cheap Joe's Art Supplies.

In the middle stage, I used paint-tinted white gesso around the edges to strengthen the composition. 

The final stages of this piece were done with oil-based art crayons. 

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FANTASIA

I'm 68 years old today!

And still delighting in designing new stencils for StencilGirlProducts!

One of my newest releases, the 9" x 12" stencil Fantasia, has come into play once again, as I work my way thru a new stretched canvas.  Here is the painting in its entirety --

And here is a close-up, showing where I used the central portion of this stencil --

I chose a canvas of this shape for its challenge.  My goal is to create inviting composition within the challenge of an elongated shape.  I found that using this stencil helped give balance to the piece.

But I'm not done yet ... updated versions will be eventually appearing here.

Meanwhile, here is what the stencil looks like in its entirety:

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It's Still A JUNGLE OUT THERE...

Another of my three new stencils that I cut into three pieces is my 9" x 12" It's A Jungle Out There.

Below is a stretched canvas in its very early stages ... I was using this stencil, in pieces, along with fluid acrylics ...

Next, I'll show the middle stage of the artwork, followed by close-ups; most of these imprints were made with the reductive/subtractive technique for using stencils:

And finally, here is the canvas in its entirety -- as far as it has progressed.  Whether or not it's finished, I haven't decided.

It's A Jungle Out There, as it looks before being cut up, looks like this:

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BLOOMING WHERE PLANTED

Blooming Where Planted is one of my three new 9" x 12" stencils that I've cut into pieces.  While still whole, the stencil looks like this:

And what I did was to simply cut along the 2 wide white lines, ending with three stencils.

I often work on several stretched canvases at one time, alternating my attention from one to the next, my goal being to "start fresh" in my outlook as I approach each application.  For me, the process of painting gains extra excitement when I do this, bringing each piece along by installments.  Weeks can go by between these stages.  Altho I like working this way, it can end up causing some confusion in the sequence of photos that I take.  Nor am I as good as I would like to be, at record-keeping!  At times therefore, I may end up posting the same images more than once. 

Here are some photos taken of a piece that's still in progress:

For me, a lot of the joy in painting is the process of building on previous layers.  Some of the areas shown above will probably remain as they are now, while others will become faint background impressions.  When the artwork is finished, I'll show it in its entirety.

All these imprints were made with sections of Blooming Where Planted.