Donna Downey's Blog, page 2
May 1, 2017
April 28, 2017
Find Out Fridays - Anna Dabrowska
Anna Dabrowska, also known as Finnabair was born in Warsaw, Poland, and now Ilives in Ireland with her husband, Andrzej and her pets.
She is a mixed media artist, art journaler and designer who loves new challenges, experiments and developing new techniques and skills.
Her projects are texture and art medium-based: Finn makes paper and canvas layouts, collages and altered art, tags, journal pages – and many more. She believes in power of recycling and upcycling and just adores texture,...
April 25, 2017
Artist Gang Tuesday...
Hello Artist Gang friends!!!
This is a very special Artist Gang Tuesday post for me because ONE- It's my birthday and TWO- I'm currently teaching IN PARIS!!!
I've been uber organised with getting my posts finished early and actually painted this one a few weeks ago. I have been bursting at the seams to share it with you all because I just love how it has turned out!
I've painted on a 16"x20" stretched canvas using only a selection of different sized palette knives and some vine charcoal. I do...
April 24, 2017
April 18, 2017
Artist Gang Tuesday | Denisa "New Life"
Welcome. Its Denisa here with a bit fussy art journaling today. Beautiful spring season is in the air and were celebrating the rebirth and new life. Theres one thought occupying my mind right now. Its the precious moment when life begins, goes on and ends. Our lives are nothing but a gorgeous collection of such fragile moments. Nothing lasts forever. Seize each day and make the most of it. Simply, live your life to the fullest. Denisa
Products list:
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April 17, 2017
April 14, 2017
Find Out Fridays - Tracy Verdugo
If Tracy Verdugo was given the opportunity to coin a term for a new art movement based around what she teaches she might call it “Curiosity and Wonderism”or maybe “Loosen-upism” or “Endless possibilitism”
When she is not hanging out with her family in their eclectic adobe home in Huskisson on the shores of Jervis Bay, Australia, or throwing paint around in her little purple studio in their backyard, you may find her wrangling with two large suitcases attempting to board the BART in San...
April 10, 2017
April 7, 2017
Find Out Fridays - Jamie Dougherty
Step into a mystical land with our Fairy Filigree.
In this video we will explore watercolors, inks, stencils, and more.
Website: www.jamiedoughertydesigns.com
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Jamie has been involved in the arts since her late teens. She is a self taught artist and her skills range everything from fine arts, mixed media, all the way to graphic design and sculpting Jamie has been i...
April 4, 2017
Artist Gang Tuesday...
Hello there lovely artists. Welcome to another week of Artist Gang inspiration. Tanyalee here again with a canvas project I have made for you. I have used Donna's stencils and stamps to create a textured canvas.
The canvas is 20cm x 25cm and is pre-prepared with gesso.
I hope you enjoyed watching me create this project, and I will see you again next month.
Products Used:
Canvas: Artist Canvas 20cm x 25cm
Stencil: Donna Downey Finding Strength
Modelling Paste
Gel Medium
Acrylic Glaze: Golden Acryl...
