Why canvas doesn't like me....

I yearn to create on canvas.  I can't hardly grace the doors of the craft store and not leave with a canvas.  If you've followed me for awhile I've mentioned this love hate relationship I have with canvas.  I'll create and be happy with canvas for awhile then poof, like magic dust that isn't very magical, I won't be happy with half a dozen attempts!  Crazy thing this is.

Canvas in a stand.  Cropped pic but stand arms still show at bottom.

Canvas is all about strokes and movement with the coordination of paint and whatever else I'm putting onto it.  Sounds delightful, and it is, but canvas is not paper or a flat smooth surface.  It has a surface of it's own and that is it!  Canvas in and of itself often does not like me for this reason. Put a pen or pencil in my hand and I'm jumping off and on my way.  Canvas, ideas have to flow to me differently, my ideas and my outcome often don't match.  But my yearn to create on canvas remains strong.  It's requirements of me are different.  Less comfortable and more time consuming.  But I'll mark this up to continuing artistic growth.

Available for sale as a poster on Amazon.

Hope your summer is off and running and you have a change to explore and relax!

Gone to the birds

I'm not certain why quirky little birds have suddenly taken over my studio work but they have.  Must have left the window open.  haha! 

So I've created a pack of cards (2) Thinking of You and (2) Happy Birthday and put them on Amazon.  www.amazon.com/handmade/twistofpink
Those are probably my favorite so far and then there is a little canvas too that I painted just for fun.

 And then my journal/sketch book is  re-visiting an old saying.

 

I've been mixing things up lately with my process.  Not that I'm using any different products just "playing" around with things and approaching in new an fresh ways.  I've been reaching for watercolors a bit more and maybe I'll have something to share next time with that.  Plus, I know alcohol inks are kind of a thing.  Had mine for some time and never really did much with them.  So just today I've got a canvas going where I'm using them.  Until next time, catch me on Instagram some too!  www.instagram.com/twistofpink