As I said, I’ve been exploring watercolor. I haven’t done that well with proper techniques but I have played a lot. Here are some abstracts created in watercolor after a session of trying to do stuff right. Play is important. 🙂 Color Rush and Deep Purple Paper are my favorites….
Category: Art
Adopted Art: Jane’s Flowers Bloom
As you know, art without a wall of its own is sad, but today “Jane’s Flowers Bloom” was adopted. To celebrate this momentous occasion is the legendary Phil Collins singing, “In the Mail Tonight”. Art Title: Jane’s Flowers Bloom Art by: Faith Magdalene Austin Media: Colored pencil, ink, card stock…
Art Adoption: Young Joker
Art without a wall of its own is sad.  “Young Joker” waited a little bit for the right wall to come along and it did. Packaged ever so carefully, this special art piece will travel to its destiny via US Postal System. It’s a happy day when art gets adopted….
DIY Encaustic Tools and Painting
Awhile ago I did an encaustic mixed media piece created with Crayola and acrylic paint. Though I liked the way it turned out I thought it might be even better toned down a bit. I decided to go back and make it less abstract. The first step was to gather…
Attaya and other cultural ceremonies
Summer will bring kids and their parents to my home which means tea and more tea with painting and more painting plus some history tossed in. Depending on the country, the ceremony or party, the kids use traditional cups dated as late as the 1940’s. My number of countries represented…
Paint Sketch and Alter
“She dreams of flowers” “Her fullest potential” “The Girl” in apostrophe earrings.
Soothing Tree Drawings in Watercolor and Ink
Drawing trees is soothing. I usually draw them bare. I love leaves. i like to see them up close and examine the cells. I recently learned that my sweet potato plant was holding water in the cells of the leaf because I watered too much and too late in the…
Fun with Scribbles and Watercolor
I started by drawing lines with my eyes closed, later I added watercolor. Title: Get the Tom Art by: Faith M. Austin Size: 5.5 x 8.5 Media: watercolor, ink Finish: unsealed, not mounted Style: Abstract You may ask yourself why the title is “Get the Tom.” Well, the answer is…
The Last Reign
“The Last Reign” is in the Visionary Original Paintings gallery as well as in my Etsy shop. This 5.5 x 8.5 mixed media piece showcases deep colors and moody lines. It is truly a Sundrip piece in that I’ve painted edge to edge with imagery everywhere you look. There are…
Jane’s GardenBlooms
Dr. D asked why African Americana is one of my favorite types of art. I like it because its simple. I like faceless black rag dolls and faceless black art. This little 4 x 7 piece is a simple illustration of country home life. It shows a mother and child…