Tuesday, August 30, 2011

"Winter Forest" by Martha Kisling

WINTER FOREST
Original Watercolor Batik - 12x19

It still feels like summer here in Colorado with temperatures in the 90s I had a lot of fun using pretty pastel colors behind the trees and reflecting on the snow in this watercolor batik.

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Thursday, August 25, 2011

Watercolor Collage Workshop - Martha KIsling

CACTUS BLOOM
Watercolor Collage

I had a Watercolor Batik Workshop last Saturday with a wonderful group of students. It is always so much fun to spend the day with other artists and to see their excxitement when they iron off the final layers of wax on their batiks and get to see the results of their creative efforts. So far (knock on wood) everyone who has tried the watercolor batiks has gone home happy!

The next workshop will be on Sat. Sept 17, 2011 in Colorado Springs, CO and we will be doing a Watercolor Collage similar to the one shown above. We will spend the day painting tissue and rice papers and then incorporating them into a watercolor painting of cactus and flowers. Hope you can join us for another fun and creative day!

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Wednesday, August 17, 2011

"Abundance of Pink" by Martha Kisling

ABUNDANCE OF PINK
Original Wateroclor Collage - 11x15

A bright and bold bouquet of pink flowers in a blue vase. This painting is a combination of watercolor with colored tissue paper collaged on for a mixed media look.

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Tuesday, August 16, 2011

"Bird's Eye View" - Watercolor Batik by Martha Kisling

BIRD"S EYE VIEW
Original Watercolor Batik - 12x19

Two birds sitting in a tree with red berries. My watercolor batiks are painted on fibrous rice paper using melted wax as a resist. This is a fun technique with unexpected and creative results.

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Friday, August 12, 2011

Saturday, August 6, 2011

"SUNFLOWER" ORIGINAL MIXED MEDIA PAINTING OF SUNFLOWER © SAUNDRA LANE GALLOWAY

"Sunflower"
5" x 5" mixed media on gallery wrap canvas
ON HOLD FOR SHOW
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Wednesday, August 3, 2011

"ACORNS" MIXED MEDIA PAINTING OF ACORNS © SAUNDRA LANE GALLOWAY

"Acorns"
5x5 mixed media on gallery wrap canvas
ON HOLD FOR A SHOW
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Tuesday, August 2, 2011

"Summer Medley" by Mixed Media Artist Martha Kisling

SUMMER MEDLEY
Original Watercolor & Oil Pastel - 11x15

The Creative Challenge this week was to use a resist in your artwork. I used oil pastel with watercolor because the waxy nature of the pastel will repel the paint. I began the painting by drawing with different colors of oil pastel and then applied the watercolor. When everything was dry I added some more detail with the pastel and then add darks with the paint where needed.

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