Deep Dark Sea Paint Party Friday ~ Week 4

Somewhere lost in a deep dark sea......surrounded only by the glimmer of the moon's beams washing upon the peaks of the turning waves.

I would like to take this opportunity to excuse myself for not being in attendance last Paint Party Friday....sometimes the nasty beasts of life need to be confronted and cast away and all our energies are called upon to help in the battle. Even looking for some refuge from the storm with some art therapy does not always work, especially so when one such as I lack all of the required knowledge in creating a painting.


Well, I' not going to keep this a secret, I failed miserably!!!
Maybe my subject wasn't an easy one although at the time I thought it was....the sea, yes, the sea.
It tricked me into thinking I could create a beautiful seascape....no such luck!
I'm embarresed to say I must of tried painting the sea 30 some times and right after each perfect wave I would mess up and back to the sink to wash away my mistakes and try again only to waste more paint ; luckily, I used cheap brands. Yes and the color changed drastically.....talk about looking into my soul these past few weeks....eek.....very down.

Anyway..... on the bright side of things,

The good that came out of this experience is that I discovered many techniques such as using alcohol, salt and feathers on wet paint and that I must do some reading on the art form, practice some more and be more patient and maybe not be so stressed before tackling the Deep Dark Sea.....or should I say the Deep Blue Sea?



So here is where I am at the moment............hehe .....same as before kind of.....lol!

And my shimmering waves.....Seriously need help!


Until next Paint Party Friday.....Happy Painting , I'll be in the lab.

Annabelle :(

p.s. Will be checking in on all the participating painters in the morning...picking up my mom from the airport tonight.

PAINT PARTY FRIDAY ~ CATCH A FALLIN STAR

Thanks Eva and  Kristin for hosting Paint Friday Party!
Just what I needed to get moving on my painting ...Thanks a bunch and you too  Victoria...


 Click on the paint party friday logo on my side bar to visit all the participating artists, your sure to be inspired !


Okay, I wanted to join the Paint Friday Party because I have been working on some ideas unfortunately I have had some prior commitments to attend to this past week, errands of sorts and some art projects that I had in the mist of completing so alas I didn't get the chance to work on finishing my painting. The painting I'm talking about is of a beautiful serene moon on a winter's evening that I had seen driving home from the hospital one night; It was magical and I hope to capture it's essence on canvas, this one will be for a future Paint Friday Party. 

So for now I will share with you this old painting I did years ago which  I incorporated into my digital design. I painted the moon and stars and the rest was digitally collaged. Recently I had this image printed in various sizes for  prints and pendants to sell in my etsy shop. 

I have some sketches waiting to be painted and as usual some of them will be  incorporate into my digital work.

I guess my work is naive, whimsical and fairytale like, the best I can paint I'm afraid but I hope through this alliance of painters to become better in time. Another idea I have is to also work with my paintings and use them in combinations with my photographic images and there again another area I want to excel in and better myself. 

I hope you like what you see and that I have inspired you as well.