I've been looking for a reason to get my Inktense blocks out, and this was one beautiful reason. I'm out of my journal again and onto my canvas, Dina Wakely's Out of the Journal is making my craft room very colourful, I love hanging them all around the room.
I started a canvas with masking tape and made a gorgeous teal & phthalo turquoise background.
I just started to draw flowers with my Inktense blocks and then painted them in with a little water and gesso. The colours were bright, but not bright enough so I went in there with my oil pastels to make the flowers more vivid. I really like the intense colours. I used interference violet Golden Paint on the bee's wings, it looks cool close up. The Bee stamp is from Spring Tinchies which you can get from Its Crafting Time.
Little Felix is still growing bones fast asleep with his paws in the air!
...simply beautiful Michelle, your canvas is alive with colour, loVe your flowers and of course those gorgeous bee's...Mel :)
ReplyDeleteHow adorable is your cat :)
A wonderful canvas , love the vibrant colours... Great bees and wow how cute is little Felix !!! Bless .. Trace x
ReplyDeleteBrilliant as always, such great use of colour. xx
ReplyDeleteHi Michelle,
ReplyDeleteI love your canvas! What did you use the masking tape for? Texture?
Also, and those pastels that you started out using (you call then intense blocks)?
I love the brightness!
Hugs,
Kay
Oh Michele - do you know what I would give to come to where you are and take some lessons. Honey Child, that's what we say in the South - you are so very talented. I love this!!!!!!!!!
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Gorgeous Canvas Michelle. Love it. Oh and Felix is lovely too. S x
ReplyDeleteAhhhhhhhhhh-mazing, Michelle. I love this canvas so much!
ReplyDeleteMan oh Man, it's GORGEOUS! I adore the rich colors, fab texture, and funky flowers.... love it to pieces! Did you do masking tape on the whole base, or just parts?
ReplyDeleteThis is so lovely, such gorgeous colours & I love your flowers. See you Sat? Xx
ReplyDeleteI love your saturated colors and the step by step you included to explain how you got such beautiful colors. The bee is the perfect accent!
ReplyDeleteThis is stunning Michelle xx
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful intense colour! I love it!
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