Monday, September 7, 2009

Mixed Media Monday - 'Time of day'


Well I thought it was about time for me to update my header as it's now officially springtime over here and my Autumn girl seems to be a bit 'old' now. So I've done a spring inspired picture and this picture to me would be the most beautiful spring morning when you realise that everything is coming back to life and it's finally warming up. Spring mornings are a great time of day!!!


This was done on canvas with acrylic paint, some stickers, and I also used the crackle effect. But I sometimes find that I just enjoy layering the paint on top of each other using the crackle effect. If I'd put the yellow slightly thicker then the crackle would be more noticeable. But I wanted to be able to still see the blue underneath. Anyway it was fun experimenting.

17 comments:

Anonymous said...

Its beautiful

Diane said...

Oh, this is wonderful, Nicola! Love the header too! Diane

Sherry Goodloe said...

Oh yes . . . .Spring mornings! *smiles*

Astrid Maclean said...

Great piece and I hope you will have a wonderful Spring over there while here Fall/Autumn is well on it's way....

indybev said...

I'm so impressed with your artistic skills, Nicola. Thanks for sharing your talent with us!

Å olanje na domu-Waldorf said...

Nice new spring header and the painting is fantastic.

Jess said...

This is lovely and I like your colours :)

LivArtNow said...

Sweet spring morning!!

Anonymous said...

cool spring girl. Love her red lips and big eyes!
Thank you so much for leaving a lovely message on my blog. Always a pleasure to hear form you.
Looking forward to seeing your spring themed art!

Beth said...

What a beautiful morning you have created.

Anonymous said...

Very pretty Nicola,

Just when Autumn is about to arrive here, you are beginning to see all the colors of spring. Enjoy your mornings and I'll look forward to seeing more images inspired by your garden.

Juli/Artist in Residence

Lisa Lectura Creations said...

Hi Nicola! Beautiful new header! I can imagine the birdies chirping too! Thanks so much for your sweet visit! I really appreciate your visit! Wishing you a wonderful spring day!

Hugs,
Lisa :)

Dorthe said...

Wonderfull sweetei pie, like her

Art by Darla Kay said...

Wonderful springtime girl Nicola!!

Kristin said...

Hi Nicola! Love, love, love it! Your eyes always impress me, and I love this green especially. Big, bright and bold: perfect! Kristin :)

Art by Darla Kay said...

Thanks for stopping by Nicola! I hope you get the pantry all in order and can get back to the fun stuff (PAINTING!) soon :)
Darla♥

Miss KB said...

Wow! This is great! I just adore everything about it :) The colors are wonderful! And I agree that your eyes are always impressive, they just draw ya in!

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