Category Archives: Acrylics

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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 […]

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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.

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Spring Garden #1

As the weather warms, the spring garden is bursting with pink, yellow, and chartreuse.

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Spring Inspiration

As the weather warms and the garden bursts into bloom, the pinks and yellows dominate. This week I’ve gathered some wispy grancy greybeards, pink azaleas, and yellow flame azaleas for inspiration. I’m making new prints […]

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Lenten Garden #3

In this collage, I explore the delicate and bold pinks in the hellebores of the early spring garden.

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Lenten Garden #2

I hope you and yours are staying safe and healthy. This week I’m continuing my series of collages inspired by lenten roses and colors of the spring garden. I’m thankful for the opportunity to focus […]

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Lenten Garden #1

The subtle pinks and greens of the lenten roses (hellebores) in my garden inspired this composition. I combined monoprints that I made last week with images of tree bark and structures that I had made […]

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