Donna Downey's Blog, page 33

my inspiration, Jo Barby...

after internet stalking her for a bit more than a year, the day finally arrived that i would be able to sit one-on-one with Jo Barby and learn how to "see".

captivated by how Jo's artwork reaches right through the 2-dimensional surface and becomes its 3-dimensional entity, i had to learn from her, i knew i wanted to "see" what she did in the everyday. So imagine how excited i was when i asked her to fly half way across the world and teach at my STUDIO and she said YES!

wanting to be perfect r...

numbers have souls...

Pythagoras believed numbers had souls, as well as magical powers.
me too!!

i love the shapes, the symbolism and the fact that they are universal. it is super common to find numbers scattered throughout my art, often time the same numbers.

i love the sense of infinity of the 8.
you can sometimes fine 235 in my work referring to 2 parents, 3 children = a family of 5.
0 gives me the feeling of completeness or a circle of life
69 while yes has many a meaning, i ALSO see it as a yin-yang elemen...

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Artist Gang Tuesday...

Watch as Shawn creates this beautiful piece using 3 signature items from Donna Downey.

Supply List

Donna Downey Signature Stamps,

She is fearless
She (quotes)

Signature Stencil block font set
Substrate, wood panel, canvas, art journal
Gesso
Matte medium
Acrylic paints, quinacridone magenta, coral, burnt sienna, black, deep violet hue
Brayer
Pastel pencils
collage elements, paint chips and book page
fine liner 20 gauge
air brush medium (I used a mixer of black paint, water and airbrush...

Faber-Castell video series...

painting with gelatos

Gelatos are a versatile medium that can be used with water to create beautiful ‘paintings’.

featuring donna downey signature stencils - sketched portrait & gelatos

snapshots of current encaustic work

i have spent a good part of the past few weeks really coming to know and understand encaustic as a new media. i have experimented with products, immersed myself in books and video and tried some really flammable awesome techniques. i have purchased wax paints, substrates & experimented with heat tools...to the point of buying a blow torch and setting the art on fire!! thats my favorite part (i may have pyromaniac tendencies, lol).

i am in love with the way the wax layers build and how they c...

"do a lot of work..."

so true.

oil painting..."3 poppies"

{ 3 Poppies - oil on cradle board }

one of my newest oil paintings

i cannot say enough about the sheer joy that oil paint gives me!

the texture, oh man the TEXTURE!

love all the colors...smushed and blended!!!!

just channeling my inner Van Gogh and it makes me happy!

and now i wait 4 months for paint to dry, lol!

Artist Gang Tuesday...

Watch Andrea create this "Trust The Timing" art journal page using 2 Donna Downey Studio Stencils (Grunge Halftone Dots, Count Downey) and the Donna Downey stamp set As I See It.

Supplies:

Donna Downey Stencils: Grunge Halftone Dots, Count Downey
Donna Downey Stamps: As I See It
Large Dylusions art journal
Golden Gesso
Golden Soft Gel (Matte)
Golden Acrylic Glazing Liquid (satin)
Golden Fluid Acrylics: Carbon Black, Zinc White, Quinacridone Magenta, Indian Yellow Hue, Teal, Turquoise Ptha...

words inspire me...

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