tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62590655674270652042024-03-14T02:44:04.974-05:00keystrokes & kaleidoscopeswriting about and painting the colors of my lifeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18366773322127080211noreply@blogger.comBlogger293125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259065567427065204.post-45409399873232432992016-11-16T16:04:00.002-06:002016-11-16T16:04:26.458-06:00Holiday Shows<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I hope you will join me for my two holiday shows this year. My first one is Made South at the Factory in Franklin and will feature Southern vendors with a variety of hand crafted goods.<br />
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Then on December 2-4 I will join a select group of fine artists from the Southeast for the Art Show at Brentwood Academy.<br />
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Every August brings heat, a new school year and yes, Nashville's Tomato Arts Fest. <br />
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I love this festival. It takes place in the funky, kind of artsy area of East Nashville. The people are fun. The whole community seems to participate ~ although they kind of have to since all the vendor tents are in front of their homes! There is a run, a parade, a doggie fashion show, live bands, every kind of tomato you can think to eat and yes, ART! Even fun tomato art.<br />
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Here are some photo highlights of my Tomato Arts day last week:<br />
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A couple pieces of tomato art to celebrate the day!<br />
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Parade festivities beginning...everyone in red and many in costume! Pets and children welcome. </div>
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My booth set up. It was a new configuration for me, and I think it worked well.</div>
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This lady bought my piece, "Becoming Free", because she was so moved by it. She works in Africa and was just visiting home, but it will become part of her permanent home.</div>
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A birthday gift to herself for her new home and a celebration of five-years being cancer free, this customer was a joy to talk to! I love meeting my customers.</div>
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If you live local, and have not been, you must come out next year. I promise two things, you will sweat and you will have fun!<br />
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Thank you for all who came out and met me for the first time ~ I enjoyed meeting you and sharing my art with you for a moment.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18366773322127080211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259065567427065204.post-49318693070032331712016-06-22T17:09:00.001-05:002016-06-22T17:09:38.857-05:00What's New In the Studio<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Happy Summer! I am so excited to share with you what is new this summer in the studio!</div>
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Want to know what's new? First of all ~ new logo? What do you think?</div>
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<em><strong>Palette Bangles</strong></em>~ a line of bracelets made from my old painting palettes. 100% of profits go straight to Palette with A Purpose program. This quarter I am giving all money to kids here in the middle Tennessee area aging out of foster care. What kinds of things do they need, you ask? Everything! Think: gas cards, food cars, backpacks (and other college supplies), laptops, clothes, etc. I can't wait to see how many kids I am able to help out. Let me know if you want to help too! I will be sharing more about these on my social media platforms and doing some Flash sales ~ so stay tuned!</div>
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<em><strong>Block Art</strong></em> ~ I am taking some of my popular art prints and mounting them on to wooden blocks. These pieces are versatile as they require no "wall space" and can sit on desks, shelves and tables. Perfectly priced at $25 and under so they make a nice gift too! These are available at Fireflies, C'est Moi and at my studio. Just message me through my Kirsten Reed Art Facebook page.</div>
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I am also working on several commission projects for clients. These are always my most challenging and most rewarding pieces! I am not going to lie, I get full of doubt every single time. "What if they don't like it?" kind of thoughts try to keep me from bringing my best to the canvas, but I always conquer those fears! I will be taking orders for commissions for Christmas up through October 1. Let me know if you have a special gift in mind for someone so we can work together! Here are a few recent commissions I did:</div>
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I am also preparing for my whirlwind of fall shows kicking off in August with the Nashville Tomato Arts Festival (a true favorite of mine)! I am looking to add an event in September or early October, so this schedule is tentative.</div>
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I hope to see you at one or all of these events!</div>
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18-19 Made South Holiday Market</div>
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This new piece coming out of my studio this week is my abstract interpretation of flowers falling. The art mixes cool blues and hues of green and is complimented with hints of yellow and browns. This piece would be a lovely statement piece providing a pop of color. If you are interested in purchasing this piece, please contact <a href="http://kirstenreedart.com/index.php/contact/" target="_blank">me</a>.</div>
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"Falling"</div>
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36"x36" acrylic on canvas.</div>
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Next week<a href="https://www.facebook.com/tnfireflies/" target="_blank"> Fireflies</a>, Spring Hill's premier gift boutique will be hosting their Holiday Open House. This year each vendor is offering custom-made gifts and items "ready-to-go" for your shopping ease!</div>
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I will be taking orders for my popular 4x6" angel canvases. If you come that day, you will have an opportunity to order your own angel ~ customized. Whatever hair color, hair style, skin tone, or canvas color scheme. You can even pick a bible verse, if you want, for me to add at the bottom of her dress.</div>
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I am one of those people that links a song to everything. So when I got to play with this amazing <a href="http://momenta.com/theGroove/" target="_blank">Groove Tool</a> (by Momenta) I of course cued up "Groovin'...on a Sunday afternoon" in my head as I painted. </div>
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I absolutely loved working with this little gem! And although it has many functions - sanding, inking, distressing and painting - I only used it for painting with some stencils for this post. </div>
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So on to the project...</div>
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I began by using a little 5"x7" canvas I had created with packing tape from my ®GelliPlate when I was cleaning it. Since the canvas had lots of gold and a bit of teal, I stuck with that color palette.</div>
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I grabbed the <a href="http://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/product-p/s153.htm" target="_blank">Lila stencil by Lizzy Mayne</a> and laid it on the canvas and used some teal paint with the Groove Tool. woohoo! It was fun, easy and so quick and neat!</div>
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I repeated the process with brown paint and the <a href="http://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/product-p/s181.htm" target="_blank">Warped Holes stencil, also by Lizzy Mayne.</a></div>
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I purposely went only around the edges because I wanted space to draw. Using my stabilo MarksAll Pencil I sketched in a bee on the left side of the canvas.</div>
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I then added in <a href="http://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/tiny-medallion-stencil-maria-mcguire-p/m048.htm" target="_blank">Maria McGuire's Tiny Medallion stencil </a>in the bottom right corner; first with brown and then with gold. </div>
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And then, I had to had the phrase "Don't worry Bee Happy" which I did with the help of <a href="http://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/vintage-typewriter-lc-alphabet-stencil-dube-p/l261.htm" target="_blank">Carolyn Dube's Vintage Typewriter stencil</a> in lowercase.</div>
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And that was it ~ that's how I went groovin with the Groove Tool ! Cue the music! #grooveon</div>
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What? You want a groovy little tool too? You can purchase directly through Momenta <a href="http://momenta.com/?s=groove+tool&post_type=product" target="_blank">here,</a> or Joann's, Michael's and Hobby Lobby. Go get your groove on!<br />
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It has been a weird for weeks for me as my oldest one has flown the nest...off to college. So many thoughts have been swirling while I have been painting. Although my strong suit is painting canvases, when I grow introspective I tend to pull out the journal and 'art' my feelings on to the pages.</div>
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Today, I used the beautiful paints from USArtQuest and StencilGirl to help me do just that.</div>
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First, I put a layer of the blue and green pigment paint on my page with a palette knife. I love the colors in these paints...they have a little bit of shimmer. Gorgeous colors.</div>
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I first used the <a href="http://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/product-p/s103.htm" target="_blank">Heart Flower stencil by Teri Stegmiller</a> on a piece of black paper but I quickly changed my mind and decided to use the beautiful cream paper. These papers are beautiful and offer instant texture (which if you know me, I love me some texture!!)<br />
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Here is the heart in cream/rose flower paper. I kept the shape very organic and not precise.<br />
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Next, I used some old music sheet paper and <a href="http://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/stencil-bird-kimberly-packwood-p/s228.htm" target="_blank">Kimberly Baxter Packwood's Perched Bird stencil</a> to trace out a bird.</div>
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I gave each of the paper elements some paint for color and glued them onto my page.<br />
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So at this point, I had the basic bones of my page. After I had the elements glued down and they were dry, I kept adding paint with palette knife to give the page some pop and I added a quote. The final results was this:<br />
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If you are in the market for a new piece of art, you won't want to miss Montgomery Bell Academy's art show Sept 13-26. There are more than 40 very talented artists in a variety of different mediums showcasing their pieces. I am so blessed to be included among them.</div>
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Here are a few pictures of me setting up ~ everything is still temporary at this stage (signage, etc.)</div>
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The show will kick off Sunday, September 13 from 5-7pm in the Davis Building. I will post more pictures from the reception. I hope to see you there!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18366773322127080211noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259065567427065204.post-33236834908377361722015-08-26T00:30:00.000-05:002015-08-26T00:30:01.496-05:00Pop on Over to StencilGirl Join me today on the <a href="http://www.stencilgirltalk.com/2015/08/how-to-pop-your-art-with-subtle-use-of.html" target="_blank">StencilGirl Talk</a> blog where I show you how to subtly use your stencils to make your art pop!<br />
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I really enjoy the look of old things. I collect antiques and love it when my new paintings can get an old feeling to them ~ worn, loved, with a story. That is one of the reasons I was excited to use the <a href="http://store.tensecondsstudio.com/4pc2opaset.html" target="_blank">VerDay paint & patina kit</a>.<br />
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Once I decided on my palette, I began by brushing on bronze and brass paints on to my canvas.<br />
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I quickly decided to add some texture into my paint by rubbing some of it off with <a href="http://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/Crosswords-Stencil-p/l206.htm" target="_blank">Carolyn Dube's crossword stencil</a> from StencilGirl Products.<br />
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After that dried, I added some copper paint with <a href="http://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/Stitch-A-Greek-Medallion-Stencil-p/l190.htm" target="_blank">Maria McGuire's Stitch A Greek Medallion stencil </a>from StencilGirl Products.<br />
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I immediately sprayed the wet copper paint with the patina to activate the metal paint.<br />
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Once it dried, I got this beautiful background. LOVE.<br />
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I turned the canvas horizontal and sketched out some old world angel figures.<br />
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I finished up the canvas by adding in acrylic paints with a palette knife to give the canvas more texture and bring the angels to life with a little brush work.<br />
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This canvas of mine has been in the studio for quite some time...evolving with layers. Nothing had really jumped out at me. I worked on the layers for months, adding cool colors adding warm colors, making marks.</div>
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Until this week..and it became my Nashville skyline, a view you see as you enter the city from the south. It is a little funky, sitting in an envelope of clouds where dreams are wished. </div>
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Bright lights. Big dreams. Amazing Tennessee sunsets and warm Southern hospitality all wrapped around our "small big city". Music City.</div>
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I will be bringing my new piece to the <a href="http://www.tomatoartfest.com/" target="_blank">Tomato Arts Festival </a>in the east end of Nashville this weekend. It should be fun ~ if you are in town, come see me in booth #527!</div>
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Come over to <a href="http://www.stencilgirltalk.com/2015/07/layers-of-color-create-heart-of-canvas.html" target="_blank">StencilGirl Talk</a> and see how this piece came together with lots of layers! See you there!</div>
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I sketched out my girl reaching for the sky.</div>
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I used Golden Fluid acrylic Titan buff and Titanium White with <a href="http://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/stencil-star-grunge-urban-seth-apter-p/m089.htm" target="_blank">Seth Apter's Techo Insiders Star Stencils</a> and <a href="http://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/stencil-urban-outsiders-seth-apter-p/l324.htm" target="_blank">Seth Apter's Urban Outsiders Stencil</a>.</div>
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And this is how she turned out.<br />
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She is the video queen and has TONS of great tutorials on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdXS_Br77vmmJTlHQFL0rNQ" target="_blank">YouTube</a> including this one below. Please excuse the disheveled look of me in the intro...she did NOT tell me we were going to tape and so I didn't get hours in the make up chair like she did! ;0<br />
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Anyway, hope you enjoy our little canvas play as we paint a layer, switch canvases and paint more.<br />
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Here are some snap shots of the canvases as we played. Below is the video.<br />
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Oh how I love spring time and all the colorful blooms! It makes me want to work in my yard and garden and make everything beautiful again. Since spring sprang, I decided it was time to spruce up my two urns for the front of house that were sitting in the back with nothing in them.<br />
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Sad looking with weathering and chipped away paint, I decided these two needed a makeover.<br />
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A few brushes, a sunny afternoon and a little bit of <a href="http://www.anniesloan.com/acatalog/paints.html" target="_blank">Annie Sloan Chalk paint </a>from local distributor <a href="http://shopcestmoi.com/" target="_blank">C'est Moi</a> to the rescue!<br />
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First, I brushed on Chateau Grey (which is actually a kind of greenish color). I purposely left areas of the original dark brown show through. This gave it more dimension. <br />
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After that dried, which was rather quickly due to the porous nature of the urns, I highlighted the rounded edges with some Paris Grey (which is a true gray).<br />
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Voila! These two are now the stars of the show in front of my house.<br />
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Hop on over to <a href="http://www.stencilgirltalk.com/2015/05/kindness-matters.html" target="_blank">StencilGirl Talk blog</a> today where I make these little minis come to life!<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18366773322127080211noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259065567427065204.post-47400962273368827732015-04-28T00:00:00.000-05:002015-04-28T14:35:29.501-05:00Good Morning!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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New piece fresh out of the studio! Lots of texture in this "Good Morning" bouquet measuring 30x30" acrylic on canvas. Contact me for purchase details at: kirstenreed@yahoo.com.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18366773322127080211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259065567427065204.post-69345216445369152582015-04-21T00:00:00.000-05:002015-04-21T00:00:04.258-05:00Come Pick Daisies with Me!Today I show you how to make two small canvases featuring the unassuming daisy. Come over and join me on <a href="http://www.stencilgirltalk.com/2015/04/pick-me-daisy.html" target="_blank">StencilGirl Talk </a>blog!<br />
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When you are sitting at your art table, do you ever just think..."this is NOT where I want this painting to go" or "this is crap"? Well, some days are just like that. I put paint down but don't like the direction.</div>
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I had a vision for this painting, it was going to be so spring-like in color and form with lots of abstract flowers and layers. I kept putting paint down, but honestly just hated what I was seeing. I didn't like the composition at all. I didn't like the way the colors tied together. It just wasn't my vision.</div>
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I pulled out an old hotel room key and spread the wet paint all over the canvas in different directions.</div>
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I was actually please with the result. I briefly thought of leaving it like this but once it dried, I was back at work and came up with a very loose, not completely abstract bouquet of spring goodness.</div>
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Here is a second picture. The above is outdoor lighting. The one below is indoor lighting. It's amazing how much they change.<br />
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This piece will be available for purchase soon!<br />
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After a spring break visit to Florida, I was inspired to paint several "beachy" pieces. The weather on the gulf coast was spectacular, beautiful scenery and SUNSHINE. <i> ahhhh.</i>..such a reprieve from winter! I wanted to make it last and painting was one way to do that.</div>
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I thought I would share with you a few of the pieces... one of which has already sold and been moved to a beach cottage on the Florida Gulf Coast!</div>
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Have you ever heard of Color Burst before? I hadn't until I was introduced to these bottles of powdery pigmented color fun by Ken Oliver. Once you activate with water, they turn into beautiful BURSTS of color!</div>
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I began by playing around with watercolor paper and a wash of plain water. I then began experiment and "squirting" powder on to the paper.</div>
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I then began laying down stencils - the <a href="http://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/stencil-doodle-flower-maria-mcguire-p/s264.htm" target="_blank">Doodle It FlowerTornado stencil</a> and the <a href="http://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/stencil-doodle-circles-squares-maria-mcguire-p/s265.htm" target="_blank">Doodle It Layered Circles</a> stencils by Maria McGuire from StencilGirl and squirting different colors into the stencils.</div>
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After I got some beautiful designs and color and let everything dry, I drew out some flowers in vase and painted a bit with my brush to "bring out" what I saw.</div>
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I used Ken Oliver ink in this nifty little container to rub the edge of my painting.<br />
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I finished it off with writing the word "be" in cursive.</div>
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Want to know more about Color Bursts? Carolyn Dube has done a short video showing you a little more about the product <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUaBgwTkInk&feature=youtu.be" target="_blank">here</a>. Want to buy some Color Bursts? Click <a href="http://www.bluemoonscrapbooking.com/CategoryProductList.jsp?cat=Shop%3AManufacturers:Ken+Oliver" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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I am not the only artist playing with Color Bursts... It's a week long blog hop of Color Bursts! Prizes and inspiration await. Each team has fantastic giveaways. Leave a comment to be entered to win a $50 gift certificate from StencilGirl! Head over to Ken's blog to find out about team's prizes!</div>
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Been painting visions of spring lately and that usually includes some florals. I usually love my florals that are loose in nature and just come together very organically. Here is progression of one recent piece.</div>
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I created a background of vintage ledger sheets, maps, wallpaper and molding paste using <a href="http://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/stencil-art-nouveau-lizzie-mayne-p/l273.htm" target="_blank">StencilGirl's Art Nouveau stencil by Lizzy Mayne</a>.</div>
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I then drew out my floral and began loosely painting in and around, adding in more charcoal and pen as I went until I was finished.</div>
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Here are some close ups.</div>
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