It’s coneflower season! My favorite flowers are in bloom. I like the “badminton birdie” shape of the flowers and the loose tangled look of the foliage. As I’ve used coneflowers in my art over several […]
Make Something
This week I decided to use scraps from my collage projects to make postcard-sized pieces for a mail art swap. For this “black, white, and red” challenge, I combined monotypes, hand-carved stamps, and watercolor paints. […]
Spring Garden #7
After listening to my art friends on Zoom talk about drawing and using other papers for printing, I did something a little different this week. I made some prints of native azalea leaves using rice […]
Spring Garden #6
This week I made prints from fresh leaves and spring colors. Combining new prints with ones from past sessions reflects the growth in the garden and gives continuity to this series of work.
Spring Garden #5
Spring Garden #5 12 x 12 inches Monotype collage on paper ©2020 Lucinda Howe The fifth piece in my spring garden series combines vivid pinks with spring greens. As the weather warms, the colors grow […]
Spring Garden #4
After the cool greens in the composition last week, I wanted warmth in the green foliage and ochre stones in my piece this week.
Spring Garden #3
I didn’t know what to do with the cool green color palette I posted two weeks ago. It seemed a bit sad. Or maybe it was that I was a bit sad. The current situation […]
Spring Garden #2
In last week’s post, I gathered several groups of printed papers and asked you which one to do next. As there wasn’t a consensus in the comments, I chose the green-yellow- black one. I’ll work […]
Pick a Palette
Spring continues to burst into bloom in South Carolina. This week, I’ve made a few leaf prints in warm greens and yellows to add to my collection of collage fodder. Thinking about what to make […]
Spring Garden #1
As the weather warms, the spring garden is bursting with pink, yellow, and chartreuse.