HEARTS AND ROSES COLLAGE

"Hearts & Roses", 2012, mixed media drawing and collage on paper, 8.5 x 11 in.

PAINTING WITH SPONGE TECHNIQUE

"BOUQUET OF IMAGINARY FLOWERS IN A TIN PITCHER", 2011;  watercolor pencils on Cotman Watercolor H.P. surface Take Bristol

 25.5 cm x 18 cm

Landscape with Cornucopia

Landscape with Cornucopia; mixed media and collage on paper;

9x12"

AUTUMN HARVEST DRAWING & COLLAGE WITH LEAF IMPRESSIONS

"Landscape with Pumpkin and Apple", 2011; 15x11.5"

9x12" drawing paper attached to cardboard. Pastels were used for the background earth part; leaves and acorns were drawn with HB graphite pencil and enhanced with colored pencils: yellow, orange, purple. Watercolor pencils (with brush and water for the upper part) were used for the sky.

On the horizon line: pumpkin and apple drawn from the cornucopia still life; two leaf impressions in the center pasted with acrylic gel medium -- HB graphite pencil and colored pencils were used here.

Additional impressions of leaves (mainly from live oak tree) were cut out and pasted around the drawing paper to create a complete collage. Yarn and mounting tape were used to create a simple hanging "wire" on the back of the cardboard. I forgot to bring this demo collage to the actual workshop on September 17. It wasn't funny, when I started sweating while looking for it on the workshop table cluttered with art materials and recycled cardboard... I left it at home accidentally... but the one and a half hour class went okay...at least that's what I want to believe:) Thanks for participating! Next workshop will be in October, just in time for Halloween!

My Decorative Art

"Rose", 2011; watercolor & mixed media on paper

"Morning Glory", 2011 watercolor& mixed media on paper

"Wild Rose", 2011; watercolor & mixed

media on paper

"August & Blue"

"August & Blue" (created in 2011) is a collage made with my original photography, acrylic painting and mixed media drawing. It is currently on exhibit at the Sunrise Center Art Gallery.

New Painting- Floral "Dzika Róża"

"Wild Rose" - detail: part three of Triptych for Małgorzata O.

Watercolor and mixed media on paper; 11x15; 2011

New Paintings

"Morning Glory" aka "Powój"; 2011- detail: part one of the

triptych for Małgorzata O. Watercolor and mixed media

on paper; 11x15"

AFTERNOON AT SEA

"Afternoon at Sea"

 July 8, 2010; 12x9", watercolor & mixed media on paper

I had to edit this post, because I really started hating this painting; 

I have been color balancing this photo of it - trying to get the "real"

colors, and finally realized that it's just a sketch on old watercolor paper

 with yellowish/peachy tint. So I finally left it alone, but not before deleting the previous photo and replacing it with this one -- the original flash photo taken

 last night at the sight where this trouble maker seascape was completed.

I declare: seascapes are not easy subject to paint. The digital photo that this

troubled little watercolor sketch was made from is so beautiful. I am posting it at Cabbage Rules my Universe site.