Mixing It Up

There is something really awesome about creating mixed-media art!  The textures, the dimensions, the colors … combining these aspects with different papers, nature, antiques, {the list goes on} … it’s one of my many creative passions.  I like to capture the essence of life around me, the life of the past and the possible life of the future in a dimensional form.  For instance, I just love little quaint villages.  The shops you can poke through, the ‘family’ type of feel you experience when you visit them and the easy, relaxed atmosphere the surrounds you.  So, in my latest creative adventure, I wanted to try and capture the many emotions that we experience upon a visit to a ‘village’ and I placed my focus on the beauty of yarns.  I created a ‘village-like’ store front painting in watercolors and ‘mixed it up’ by adding beautiful yarns and a pair of antique scissors.  I hope, when people view my interpretation, they get drawn into the feelings I am creating, can experience the essence of a village and then happily evoke their own love for these special corners of our world.  The possibilities are endless as to what I can capture dimensionally!  Hmmm … my creative mind is primed … now, what to ‘mix up’ next is the question!

Artfully Yours, L