These yuccas are growing in the dry shade and sandy soil of Clemson University’s REC. I was interested in the way the sun on the mown grass silhouetted the trees and yuccas in the foreground. […]
Category Archives: Acrylics
Shadow Patterns
The shadow pattern on the ground inspired this painting. It’s part of my series from Clemson’s Sandhill Research and Education Center near my home in central South Carolina. I painted there for years before it […]
Practicing Stencils
When I don’t know what to draw, my default is coneflowers. I drew some coneflowers and cut these stencils from a manilla file folder using an Xacto knife. Then I practiced gelli plate printing techniques […]
Repeating Stamps
This week’s lesson from the gelli printing class* is about how to create a repeating (or tiling) pattern. The design connects on the sides so that the pattern repeats, but it’s not obvious where the […]
Pink and Brown Irises
It’s the season for irises in the southeastern USA! I’ve been working on other projects and haven’t had much time in the studio this week, so i’m republishing an iris painting from the spring of […]
Palm Printing
Palm branches from the Palm Sunday service at our church inspired this week’s gelli prints. The palms are larger than other garden leaves, so I’ve been experimenting with printing in a larger format using my […]
Pamphlet Bookbinding
Last week I made double sided gelli prints and cut them to 5×10″. Now I have folded them and made a book cover from cereal box cardboard. I’ve stitched the pages together to form a […]
Planning Book Pages
Continuing my gelli printing from last week, I’ve added more layers using leaves from the yard. I’m selecting a blue-green color story and a nature theme. I’m printing on both sides of cardstock and cutting […]
More Printing with Found Objects
I continue to experiment with gelli printing using stuff from the recycle bin. I’m also using up old paint and recycled paper in the process. The video below shows a batch of gelli printing in […]
Printing with Found Objects
This week, Julie Fei-Fan Balzer’s class, A Year of Gelatin Printing, is about printing with found objects. I’m using toilet paper rolls, rubber bands, and other recycled items to make shapes in the paint. Once […]