Sunflowers – Page 6 – SUNDRIP

Fun with Clay Beads

Posted on January 24, 2011February 10, 2013 by Faith

Polymer clay beads…because clay is fun.Â ALL HAVE BEEN SOLD

Pear Three Stones – SOLD

Neon Gold Green – (US$3 s/h $1.50)

Bronze Gold Blue Green – (US$3 s/h $1.50) SOLD

White Chocolate – SOLD

Pendant Sunflower Rustic – (US$3 s/h $1.50) SOLD

Pendant Sunflower Rustic SOLD

Handmade SOLD

Not for sale

I’m brand spanking new at clay works, especially polymer clay, boy is it different than natural clay. Seeing as how I don’t have a kiln then polymer is my next best option.

About 4 months ago my physical therapist suggested I build hand strength by working with clay. I was unable to start with clay but I did start with play dough and work my way up. Clay is great physical therapy and a great creative tool.

Seeing as how I like to change things up a bit I decided against using store bought stones but instead found small rocks from outside to place in the pendant bezel. Fun, fun, fun. All of these are hand painted and hand formed and all were a total blast right to the end.

You can see a few items in my Etsy Shop. Check the sidebar for the Etsy link.

fma

ALL HAVE BEEN SOLD

Stressed Clay Sunflower Ornament

Posted on September 18, 2010 by Faith

This is a hand formed clay rectangle ornament with a single sunflower painted in oils. The ornament is about 4 inches by 2.5 inches with a half inch thickness making this solid and of a good weight. It has a stressed/aged feel and is accented with a light blue sky and green grass.

The ornaments are easier to make than they are to photograph.

fma

Petunia

Posted on August 2, 2010August 2, 2010 by Faith

There’s a little egg shaped child, with big brown eyes, dressed in purple, standing by sunflowers. She calls herself Petunia.

Continue reading “Petunia”

Spring of Youth in watercolor

Posted on July 11, 2010July 13, 2010 by Faith

Spring of Youth was created on watercolor paper with ink, crayola crayons and crayola markers. In addition to the stated media there are small details completed in pigmented glue.

The painting shows a little girl with big blue river like eyes walking through a field/forest while carrying and infant. There are two huge full sunflowers, small vines and small daisy flowers around her. She has a tree growing from her black hair and her arms are made of wood, her clothes made of sack cloth.

Spring of Youth is available in my Etsy shop. Please see my sidebar for the link.

Thank you visiting Sundrip – Art for Life

Faith

Watch Over Our Children

Posted on January 8, 2010March 15, 2010 by Faith

It usually doesn’t take me 7 or 8 days to complete one painting but it looks like this one will need even more time. Seven days now but I’m getting closer.

The painting shows a young African-American child walking through a field of sunflowers and wildflowers while being guided by an older Black angel.
Painting Details: The sky and flowing water meet and roll around her skirt into a field of flowers. There are two small butterflies floating above a sunflowers, one single white daisy. The child has small green leaves as trim for her clothing and is holding a tiny little flower.

I believe the final version will make a slight distinction between the sky and water. I may also add a few tiny details to the adult angel but other than that Watch Over Our Children is nearly completed.

Update:

Ah yes, it sometimes takes awhile but the end result is worth it.

The colors have been changed dramatically as were the flowers but I like this version best.

Thanks for visiting,

fma

Flower A Day

Posted on December 14, 2009 by Faith

I’m enjoying my flower sketches before dinner. I’ll absolutely continue them.

This sketch shows a house with a purple petal fence and a huge sunflower as a setting sun over a bronze colored house. The original sketch shows much more detail such as small gold flowers on the house and small blue flowers in the sky and even on the purple fence. To finish off the sketch I added a light filter from photoshop.

Medium: Crayola markers w/ water over crayola crayons and metallic gel pens in a 4×4 sketch book. Full image size, 8 inches.

Thanks for visiting,

F. Magdalene Austin

Sunflower Stretch

Posted on October 21, 2009November 16, 2009 by Faith

………from my sketch journal.

This is representative of me doing my stretches during the evening to relax before bed.

Medium: Watercolor pencils on paper
Art by: F. Mag

An Experiment With Crayola Markers

Posted on September 30, 2009March 15, 2010 by Faith

I had no idea I could use a basic crayola marker this way. All I did was draw a little of the picture then brush over it with a wet brush. Some of them I really liked but others I wish I’d done a few things differently.

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