Monday 26 April 2010

Lots of painterly fun :-)

Images by Itkupilli

I do like splashing inks around (see previous post) but most of all I like acrylic paint. I've got more control over the colours and the way the paint behaves than I have with the inks (and I really AM a control freak!). I love the way I can build up layers in areas and add more colour in parts, stamp on it, splash paint around and then add inks as well! Here's a close up of the background so you can see how it looked before I wrote on it:


It occurred to me during the school holidays that sometimes sitting around doing not very much leads to a lot more sitting around doing not very much. Know what I mean? I spend half my life moaning about being stressed at work, too busy, too much to do bla bla bla, but actually there's nothing like a bit of stress to juice up your art is there?
There must be happy medium but I haven't found it yet.......
Bye for now

23 comments:

  1. More fantastic art work Kate - you are a star...xoxo

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  2. Love it. It's good to see how much you have put on the page before the writing. I just love the 'pickled babies' in your jars!! xx

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  3. yes, in fact, I think it's lifes' continual tension that feeds us artists! we take it in, and then translate it for the world to see it and feel it and hopefully to make sense of it all, to understand it!

    thanks for sharing! your acrylic excursions are brilliant...and from one control freak to another, I know what you mean!

    ciao bella
    creative carmelina was here!

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  4. Another lovely page! I love seeing your pages before and after writing- just goes to show how much goes into them.

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  5. Love your work - but, it may be me, your pages are becoming rather weird... :)

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  6. Agree wholeheartedly with what you've written and the colours and page are fab!

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  7. Cor your background is super Kate. :) Not so sure about the babies! Lovely to see how your page came together.xx

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  8. I know what you mean the more time I have to waste the less I get done. And I've wasted alot of time moaning about life. It is when I quite crying about things and just do that things seem to get better and art seems to happen also. By the way I love your pages.

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  9. fabbily painted page Kate. I'm also a great fan of those jar babies

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  10. I'm chuckling at 'the pickled babies' statement! I call 'em spooky :) But I LOVE the diversity of art, the freedom to create and to interpret to our hearts content. I think this page is fabulous Kate! That background is just gorgeous with the dribbles and the splatters...It lends itself very nicely to your spooky pickled babies!

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  11. That's so true...think we're all a bit unbalanced when it comes to work/life/art!! Fantastic page, love the freaky bottled creatures. Not much creating going on here - shifting rooms round for my new craft space...the mess and random selection of furniture everywhere is doing my head in but trying to see the bigger picture!! It WILL be worth it!! xx

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  12. I love your spooky people in those bottles! You have inspired me to keep that promise to myself, made ages ago, to work on a journal of this kind. Maybe when I've finished this years journal in a box project .... or maybe I'll just do both at the same time!

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  13. Just love your little specimens!

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  14. Think you might have something there Kate - good point. The background is lovely - keep at it love all the mediums you have used.

    The dolls are a bit scary! lol :)

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  15. Kate,
    I love your painting, and I have to agree with you! Sitting around for me, leads to much more of it. I always feel that I work better when I don't have a lot of time on my hands...

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  16. WOW this is gorgeous everything about this page is perfect, the colouring is amazing and those creepy dolls in jars are awesome !!!! xxxx

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  17. I so agree with the sentiments of your journal page!

    Beautiful page though. Love the use of the gold paint - still think the dolls are scary though lol!

    Lesley x

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  18. Kate your art work is so magical. I posted on my blog friends that put the "zing" in amazing and inspire me. Well Kate your are full of the "zing" in life and in my thoughts when creating.
    Where are those awesome dolls from again ? I think you told me I forget.LOL Anyways they are priceless what an awesome art piece. You rock big time.
    I adore the creepy dolls in jars, the best !!
    I loved the colours too, everything.
    Have a great day. Big Creative Hugs, Laura. xoxx

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  19. I was wondering what writing pens you use? I like to paint my pages with acrylic but I've noticed my pen doesn't work on it and I'm not sure what to do? Your page is lovely by the way, I'm sorry, I should've said that first.

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  20. This is fabulous and I love your header :) So another blog I've got to add to the ones I follow ;)
    Anne xx

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  21. Just had to comment again after scrolling down and seeing more of your fabulous work :) I adore it; I just love the colours you use - scrummy. I need more of the Ranger spray colours I've only got 2; now I need some lighter colours. Ooh you make me want to play but I really must get some sewing done today!!!
    Anne xx

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  22. Love the looks of this page....and couldn't agree more!

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  23. I wanted to tell you first of all that I LOVE how you've posted before and after pictures so we can see the gorgeous background; seeing progress pics like that is such a treat!

    Your jar babies are very 'beetlejuice'. I like them a lot!

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