I'm not going to comment on the fact that we got snow and freezing weather in the last two days. It would not be right, in light of the fact that spring is here. Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. On a trillion levels.
Getting on with the good stuff.....here is some of what I have been working on lately. A very fun technique of sketching on painted muslin. I picked up this idea from my friend Lynne, here. First, are the muslin sheets, on which I wiped excess paint (from previous projects). I did some rubberstamping and imprinting with stencils and bubble wrap, too. Both acrylic and watercolored paints used.
Here are my finished pieces. These are on one page, 7 X 7, done back to back. I am hoping to do a number of SPRING pages to make into a book.
.....water soluble oil pastels; extra marks done with a pencil.
Spring, I said.
Wow, those look nice. I guess they aren't washable but they would make a great book jacket I think. I have a lot of muslin left over from some quiltmaking days. I think using squared to clean up the paint is a good idea to try.
Posted by: Timaree (freebird) | Saturday, March 27, 2010 at 11:56 PM
oh my! these are fabulously wonderful, melissa!!! i'm grinning from ear to ear! i love your drawings; everything about them is so soft and sweet...
thank you for this smile... : )
xo
lynne
Posted by: lynne | Sunday, March 28, 2010 at 02:28 AM
These look great! I also save my paint rags but have not done much with them. They will look good in a book!
Posted by: Jacqueline | Sunday, March 28, 2010 at 07:58 AM
Ooooh!! I really like the colors, they look so much fun!
Posted by: Alex Tan | Sunday, March 28, 2010 at 08:40 AM
What a wonderful idea! These are very pretty, and definitely springy!! nancy
Posted by: nancy t | Sunday, March 28, 2010 at 10:32 AM
WooHoo these look great! Something else to bring to show and tell! What are you going to do with them? Missing you...xox
Posted by: Deb | Sunday, March 28, 2010 at 11:18 AM
I'd kill for 25 degrees, but we have Centigrade, not Fahrenheit. ;)
Posted by: Eveline | Sunday, March 28, 2010 at 02:53 PM
Very nice! Love the colors, very springy!
Posted by: Jennifer Maroney | Monday, March 29, 2010 at 09:58 AM
Melissa, thank you for finding me, which helped me to find you!! I am just quite enamored of these muslin pieces! You look to be quite creative and I am really going to enjoy it here! Thanks to for your affirmation for me. True words, I suppose. I see the good in everyone else, just rarely in myself. Now...I just have to go watch Ivy sing!!
Posted by: AutumnLeaves (Sherry) | Monday, March 29, 2010 at 10:26 AM
Love this creativity Melissa! Just found you through Sherry Massey...I will enjoy stopping by from time to time!! Beautiful pages!!
Posted by: Saundra Lane Galloway | Monday, March 29, 2010 at 05:45 PM
These are so cool! And I love the sketches.
Posted by: donna | Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at 11:32 AM
This is such a wonderful idea and the pages are so lovely!
Posted by: ffyrebird | Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at 04:03 PM
Wow! These are wonderful! I popped over from Lynne Hoppe's page! Love your work!
Posted by: Janine | Monday, April 12, 2010 at 10:01 AM