FIRST KEEP THE PEACE WITHIN YOURSELF,
THEN YOU CAN ALSO BRING PEACE TO OTHERS.
- Thomas a Kempis (1380 - 1471)

Monday, August 1, 2011

GC111 - Planes and Trains.


This is a 4 x 6 canvass I have done for this challenge.  There is so much going on here, so let me start.  I hope I do not bore you with all the details.

First I have signed up for a course with Christy Tomplinson and she is an amazing mixed media artist.  If you have not seen her blog you should really pop over and see http://christytomlinson.typepad.com/christytomlinson/
The background for this canvass is my first attempt at what she teaches.  I hope I do not put her to shame.

I started by painting the canvass and it was to bright.  I the decoupaged some tissue paper over it.  I then added some more paper and then decided to calm it all down with paint.  The paint sort of drowned out my background paper but I still liked the look.  The clouds and the plane are cut from a stack of DCWV called The playtime Stack.  The words are from Artchix Studio.  I then did some stamping.  The ABC is a stencil of Martha Stewarts.  I outlined my images with a black pen and then did some doodling.  Finally a little stickles on the clouds for some bling and it was finally done.

I love it and hope you enjoy my final product.

Thanks for looking.

Michele