Bodhisartva ..... Art/Spirit/Life

Making Marks

So many ways to make marks.

I love stencils, don't you?

Even just a piece looks interesting.

Sometimes, even in black and white it's cool.

Organic?

Quirky and handmade?

...and always, personal.

What are your favorite marks?

Challenges

...as in, trying to find.

A new one.

A different one.

The right one.

Or perhaps, just gaining perspective.

That would be nice, too.  

New Toys

Sometimes, it doesn't take much to give you a lift. Case in point, these new gizmos from Dick Blick.

I have for a long time had some texturing things like this. But these are very ergonomic; fat in your hand and I love the colors! We must have pretty things, musn't we? Cheap, too.

They're really made for heavier body acrylics, but I tried them with fluid Golden paints and they were equally fun.

Here's a close-up:

I'm anxious to try them on canvas with some heavier paint, but in the meantime, I played more in my journals. If I do this just right, I can imagine writing between the raised lines.

I had to get that orange in there somehow :-) But, I do try to use other colors.

I really like this version.  One of the wedges has notches that graduate from thick to thin. I can see I'll have a lot of fun with these new tools. I've been in a bit of a rut lately, so I need all the help I can get. Spent time in the studio just laying down paint on tons of paper, getting ready to make a new journal.  

What ways do you have when you seem to be stuck?