Donna Downey's Blog, page 36
January 20, 2015
Artist Gang Tuesday...
watch as CeeCee creates a 16" X 20" canvas
using 2 donna downey Signature stencils, paints and mediums
supplies used:
16 x 20" canvas
8 x 8 heart texture stencil
8 x 8 art is stencil
GOLDEN acrylic paint : teal, indian yellow hue, phthalo turquois, titanium white, paynes grey, fluorescent magenta, fluorescent pink
gesso
GOLDEN fiber paste
GOLDEN acrylic glazing liquid
GOLDEN glass bead gel
white tule
sponge pouncer
palette knife
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January 19, 2015
"Premiere Etchings" encaustic series
{"Premiere Etchings" series, 16 x 16"}
last week i started working on my first 2 pieces of encaustic art (see post here) with the intention of making it a 5 piece series.
over the weekend i managed to complete the last 3 in the series. i love learning and interpreting my style into this new medium. i have a lot to learn, but the results are a visual and textural HAPPY PLACE for me.
{"Premiere Etchings" series, 8 x 16"}
{"Premiere Etchings" series, 11 x 14"}
you might recognize 3 of my ne...
January 16, 2015
Abstract #1 Workshop
Hello friends!
Stephen Lursen here from Donna Downey Studios!
I am really excited to be teaching this weekend with Donna at Donna Downey Studios in Huntersville, NC. We wil have a blast in our Artistry Workshop. Tonight I will be teaching a warm up class at the studio from 6:30pm-9:30pm called Abstract #1. (#1 because there will be more in the coming weeks.) For the majority of you who aren't local, you are invited to take the class as an online video workshop! The video is now live athttp:...
January 15, 2015
my first encaustic paintings...
after having Stephanie Lee for a weekend at my STUDIO,
i was so inspired.
not only is her art beautiful, so is she inside and out. she made encaustic "doable" and i think we as students left with like 10+ variations of plastered, joint compounded, rigid wrapped, wax coated art. So much fun and i often do not get a chance to participate in the workshops, but this time i did!
i invited Stephanie because her work made me stop in my tracks...you know, your browsing pinterest and you stop and s...
January 13, 2015
Artist Gang Tuesday...
Supplies used:
8x8 elephant stencil
8x8 scribble stencil
8x8 art is stencil
GOLDEN regular gel matte
GOLDEN fluid acrylic: titan buff, carbon black sap green green gold, cobalt turquoise, manganese blue, raw umber, teal
GOLDEN acrylic glazing liquid
GOLDEN airbrush medium
GOLDEN molding paste
liquitex gesso
pump spray bottle
palette knife
walnut stain & black soot distress ink pad
foam blending tool
black archival ink
imperfection is beauty stamp set
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January 8, 2015
stencil storage
i think functional stencil storage is one of life's great mysteries!
i love stencils and as you can see i have a few....but storing them is a bitch.
i am NOT the kind of person to use my stencils...clean them...place them gently back into their packaging AT ALL. as a matter of fact the ones you see hanging in the packaging are either duplicate sample runs of my own personal line or brand spanking new ones i bought and have never been used (but i have them if i want them, dont judge! LOL).
aft...
January 7, 2015
iw1.7.15
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January 6, 2015
random blog blathering...
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January 4, 2015
First paintings of 2015...
quite possibly falling in love.
i have been playing with oil paints the last couple days and although i find them incredibly messy & take an eternity to dry, I LOVE THE RESULTS.
i have been experimenting with textures, blending the R&F Pigment sticks with the traditional tube paints and i am thrilled with the results!
i am going to spend more time also developing my passion for abstract (nourishing if you will). i love abstract art, i find it fascinating and complex.
it feeds my souls ques...
January 1, 2015
nourish + 2015
nourish...
starting the New Year with a word has been our family's tradition for the past several years. like a clean slate or "permission to change" we can re-think and re-evaluate the path life guides us through.
each New Years eve, we share with each other our word and do our best to explain why we chose it. as each child has gotten older, this tradition has been such a blessing. the gift of hearing each child explaining their reasons for choosing their word...well as a parent, just know...
