A New Video

Had a fun snowy day working on a newTorn Paper Painting video.
All the photos I used in this one are from the photos I took for a Cloth Paper Scissors Magazine project. I did all these shots of one of my works in progress and their staff created a stop action video for their new eMag...Colorful Collage.
While they did a lovely job and it was fun to see it in the finished eMag....I decided over the last several months that when I had a chance I'd use those photos and put one together myself.....one that was a bit slower to allow for seeing the steps a little easier. Still only about 2mins....but it's slower than the first version. Enjoy!!

Flip Flops

Having done a number of "Beach Toy" pieces with a pail & shovel....I switched it up just a bit by adding another one of those summer icon images...Flip Flops.

Honestly..is there anyone who doesn't have a pair of these in one or more colors during beach season? Nope...didn't think so.

Here is a shot of some of the work in progress. Fun to see it come together.

More toys

In an effort to be ready for the upcoming summer season, which I can't wait for after such a long winter, I've been busy with more of the "beach toy" series. Here are a couple more I can share with you. I've gotten great feedback on these and expect them to do quite well.

I may break from them soon for a few other pieces I have prepped and ready to go. Who knows...maybe yet another series coming??

 It's fun when you get on a roll with a series of pieces that you enjoy doing. Helps to keep focus for a while and takes some pressure off of trying to figure out what the next subject will be.

Beach Toys

Staying with the "coastal " theme....but taking a break from the beachscapes, I decided to play with toys! Beach toys. I just finished this 6"x6" canvas of a pail & shovel. I enjoyed this one so much that I'm thinking of making a series small beach toy pieces.

I did this one slightly different than I usually do. I created the background by putting down all the different images, text, music, etc...then going over the entire thing with a pale blue wash to unify it.
From there I continued the usual process of the torn paper paintings.