tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78439021808328117982024-03-13T17:25:35.054-07:00ZoranaLandaaaaaaaaZoranahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11703379683679047461noreply@blogger.comBlogger1134125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7843902180832811798.post-28165003987521175812014-03-17T19:03:00.000-07:002014-03-17T19:03:15.042-07:00Painting a nightmare<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I woke up in the middle of the night feeling black birds in my hair. The noise of flapping wings and movement felt so real... I tried to escape the feeling, but it followed me through the day. Finally, I gave up, and put it to the paper in the best way I could. </div>
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My big moleskine journal is the best place to catch anything I want to express.</div>
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I didn't paint it on the easel (pictured above), just wanted to see how it looks. I am so extremely in love with my easel that I have to see how anything looks on it :-) I painted it on the table (as seen bellow) using only a brown and white. </div>
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Black birds are gone. Colorful ones are soon to come.</div>
Zoranahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11703379683679047461noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7843902180832811798.post-87777218786947169372014-03-13T09:34:00.001-07:002014-03-13T09:34:25.189-07:00Dark and light<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is the last painting in a series that I envisioned in my mind. It might be my favorite one because of the atmosphere and textures that (unfortunately) don't transfer well to the screen.</div>
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A little bit gloomy for this bright day, but somehow feels right to me.</div>
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Zoranahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11703379683679047461noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7843902180832811798.post-81188014276601818332014-02-24T19:31:00.002-08:002014-02-24T19:31:56.407-08:00Rose petals<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I think I lost my written word. Many thoughts in my head, but they are not flowing to my fingertips. Color and layers and texture and paint stories are luckily still here :-) I hope you like it.</div>
Zoranahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11703379683679047461noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7843902180832811798.post-16213063938101561012014-02-18T06:59:00.000-08:002014-02-18T07:00:39.279-08:00Thinking about...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I used to put words in every painting I made. It never seemed to be finished without some written story, or thought. I still love that, but find it interesting that often no words are needed for a story to be told. </div>
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It took many, many layers until I was happy with the result.</div>
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Zoranahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11703379683679047461noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7843902180832811798.post-22001275792603239862014-02-13T18:52:00.004-08:002014-02-13T19:17:29.454-08:00Light and dark<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm still in brownish, muted tones. Trying to play with darks and lights. For some reason that intrigues me and I am trying to push myself to go darker or lighter that I usually would.<br />
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Zoranahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11703379683679047461noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7843902180832811798.post-60843457980555073102014-02-12T18:58:00.000-08:002014-02-13T19:17:50.921-08:00Big painting, small head<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Many months ago I came to the conclusion that I don't need any more paint unless I use up some of my favorite colors. It really isn't difficult to mix colors, so there is no need to purchase every color in the box. And then I saw these <a href="http://www.dickblick.com/products/blick-matte-acrylics/">matte Blick colors</a> and couldn't resist the urge to spend less than $10 for 7 paint bottles. Why did I choose pastel colors, when I'm in the "dark period" I don't know.</div>
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Look how pretty they are!!!!! Happy blobs of paint!</div>
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On a piece of gessoed rosin paper (you can see me using it in videos <a href="http://zoranaland.blogspot.com/2010/03/painting-on-rosin-paper-1-2_1918.html">here</a>), I started playing with my new, happy colors. Then I followed prompts from one of the pdf-s on theartstronauts.com and had fun with it. </div>
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I decided to cut my two paintings into circles for no reason at all.</div>
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<br />Zoranahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11703379683679047461noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7843902180832811798.post-66293111015334520762014-02-06T18:17:00.000-08:002014-02-06T18:17:15.398-08:00Early birthday gift<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is an early birthday gift from me to me! I am joking.... my birthday is in November, way to early to think about now, but it did take me a very long time (10 years!) to give myself a permission to have a real easel, so it feels like a real gift. Many times I painted something that looked ok to me while on the table, but the moment I put it in a vertical position - it was all wrong. A good example is the angel that's peeking at the top of my easel (and is going to be painted over as soon as I can get to it). </div>
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I purchased the easel through Amazon and couldn't be happier - it came in two days, fully assembled! It is very sturdy, large enough for big canvases, easy to use and takes really a small amount of space. I thought maybe someone else could benefit from the information, so <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00486U1LU/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1">here</a> is the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00486U1LU/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1">link</a>.</div>
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Happy creating!</div>
Zoranahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11703379683679047461noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7843902180832811798.post-68724071593455381682014-02-02T19:20:00.000-08:002014-02-02T19:20:03.153-08:00A new painting<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Zoranahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11703379683679047461noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7843902180832811798.post-9060227774815747332014-02-01T19:45:00.000-08:002014-02-01T19:46:57.240-08:00Trees are flowering. Hello February!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Zoranahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11703379683679047461noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7843902180832811798.post-54689493560336845662014-01-31T08:32:00.001-08:002014-02-13T18:53:19.458-08:00Letting go<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It is said that we paint ourselves over and over and over again. If it is so, then this is the most true self-portrait I ever painted. I don't mean the physical resemblance (far off, and I didn't even try). More that it is a true portrait of my feelings. It is also the favorite thing I painted in 2013. Not sure why I didn't show it earlier... maybe because it came from the place we usually guard and keep for ourselves. I took pictures of the process, which I hope you will enjoy. </div>
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After helping our daughter <a href="http://zoranaland.blogspot.com/2013/09/reconnecting.html">move</a> far, far away and officially becoming an empty-nester, I tried releasing my emotions through a <a href="http://braveintuitiveyou.com/blog/">Flora Bowley</a> way of painting. No thinking, just colors and music and layers... Here are the first stages of the painting.</div>
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And then the subconscious started working and she emerged, and the two birds with their beautiful wings spread out were suddenly there too...</div>
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I didn't fight it. I knew exactly that I was painting my children, and that it was me there, letting them go, calm and sure, and accepting of the new phase in our lives.</div>
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Interesting how those things happen.... It felt good.</div>
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When I finished the painting I was completely ok with all of it and ready to celebrate what comes next.</div>
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Can you believe that it is the last day of January? Already?</div>
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I did as I said I would in the previous post. I set the timer for one hour, found a piece of paper that has been pre-cut for my bird series (8"x10") and attacked it. It wasn't difficult to find a reference photo, as walking on this beach is still very fresh in my mind.</div>
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I picked these two and did my loose interpretation of the scene.</div>
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While I was painting, my dear neighbor was kind to bring me oranges she just picked from her tree, and I couldn't resist snapping a picture to remind me how simple moments like this one make life wonderful :-)</div>
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So, this is painting #39. I better speed up with this series, if I ever want to see it finished. Luckily, I enjoy painting birds so much that it shouldn't be a problem.</div>
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<i>If you want to see other paintings from my 101 Birds series click <a href="http://zoranaland.blogspot.com/search/label/bird%20series">here</a>.</i></div>
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xoxo</div>Zoranahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11703379683679047461noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7843902180832811798.post-1478215941953357262014-01-21T10:47:00.000-08:002014-01-21T10:49:18.108-08:00Scattered....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have a list of things I want to do - paint my bird series, paint on canvas, try a new technique, open my neglected journal, re-shoot some finished canvases.... and I can't seem to focus on any of those things. Time is slipping by while I read a <a href="http://www.dispatchfromla.com/dispatch_from_la/2014/01/drawing-painting-laughing-screaming-eating-drinking-journaling.html" target="_blank">blog post</a>, click on a <a href="http://www.myfoxla.com/video?clipId=9752440&topVideoCatNo=240600&autoStart=true" target="_blank">link</a>, listen to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1j1qwQQ8-Q" target="_blank">music</a>, put a load of laundry... YIKES! Why is it sometimes so hard just to pick up the brush and start?</div>
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I think I will put a timer on and as soon as I hit "publish" on this post force myself to paint for an hour and see what happens.</div>
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Until then, I'll leave you with the last angel I painted last year. Her "<a href="http://zoranaland.blogspot.com/2013/12/textures-make-me-happy.html" target="_blank">sister</a>" sold, so they are not a pair anymore.</div>
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Zoranahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11703379683679047461noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7843902180832811798.post-55664047113027433582014-01-20T11:09:00.001-08:002014-01-20T11:09:16.624-08:00January sketches<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Hello dear people!</div>
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Happy January!</div>
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Happy 2014!</div>
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In the last 30 days I barely stepped into my studio. When I did, it was to use it as a storage space, to throw in things that I didn't know where else to put. No surprise then that it looks like a total mess. I have big plans for transforming it into a place where I will, once again, love to come in and paint. I want to let go of supplies that don't serve me anymore, but am afraid to start...</div>
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The only art I have to show are these sketches... and they were not done in my studio, but in my lap in the living room :-)</div>
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I feel rusty.... not sure where to start, what to paint... Did anyone else have a long pause from art? How are you dealing with it?</div>
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In other news - paintings in my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/GalleryZo?ref=si_shop" target="_blank">etsy shop</a> are 50% off right now. They will stay that way till the end of January, and then I will make some changes there. If you wanted to own one of my pieces, this is probably the best time for it.</div>
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Also, my class for <a href="http://www.mystele.com/soul-food/" target="_blank">Soul Food</a> started today and I am delighted to see that ladies are already inspired to create and show what they made. Here is a snippet of colors we are using in my class.</div>
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Zoranahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11703379683679047461noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7843902180832811798.post-29819474607139607462013-12-25T12:57:00.000-08:002013-12-25T12:57:07.862-08:00Merry Christmas!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Wishing you all merry, happy, healthy, fun everything :-)</div>
Zoranahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11703379683679047461noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7843902180832811798.post-21000166098520693452013-12-18T22:14:00.000-08:002013-12-18T22:14:07.995-08:00Giveaway winner!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Thank you for participating in the giveaway. It was really fun getting to know you better. The winner is a lovely lady from Austria. Congratulations Susi! I hope you'll enjoy the class :-)</div>
Zoranahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11703379683679047461noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7843902180832811798.post-601349421267069262013-12-15T16:47:00.002-08:002013-12-15T16:47:35.551-08:00101 BIRDS - Painting #38<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Is it bad to say that I love the paintings from my 101 Birds collection? Whenever I finish one, I think it is my favorite. But then I look back and feel like a mom and her children... I love them all. I'm waiting to come to a "full" number, like 40..... or be half way - 50, and then I'll show them all together. It will be like a big, colorful and whimsical bird quilt.</div>
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PS - I am LOVING comments on my <a href="http://zoranaland.blogspot.com/2013/12/soul-food-class-spot-giveaway-and.html" target="_blank">giveaway</a>! So much fun to read what your favorite soul food is - both the real food kind, and one for the artistic soul. Thank you!</div>
Zoranahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11703379683679047461noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7843902180832811798.post-18081422943265234042013-12-13T18:21:00.002-08:002013-12-13T18:21:33.080-08:00Soul Food Class spot Giveaway and Interview<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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You might know that I am one of the <a href="http://www.mystele.com/soul-food-artists/" target="_blank">39 instructors </a>in Soul Food Workshop. It starts really soon... Each instructor recorded a lesson in which we share techniques that make our soul sing and recipes that make us happy. </div>
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To be honest, I had more trouble choosing the recipe for the workshop than the actual art. We can't show the finished art pieces, but little snippets are allowed, so that's what I am showing here. In my videos I will show a wonderful, very versatile technique for which you need only 3 art supplies (and I am almost sure that you already have at least two of them). Then I will show three projects made using the technique. I am really pleased with how my videos turned out, and hope that you will too (if you decide to join us - more information <a href="http://www.mystele.com/faq/" target="_blank">HERE</a>).</div>
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Here is a link for a little meet and greet interview with me:</div>
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<a href="http://sparrows-journey.blogspot.com/2013/12/soul-food-meet-and-greet-zorana.html">http://sparrows-journey.blogspot.com/2013/12/soul-food-meet-and-greet-zorana.html</a></div>
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If you want to win a free spot in the class, please leave a comment to this post (if you already paid for the workshop, don't worry, you will get a refund). There are only two things I would ask you to do:</div>
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1. Tell me what is your favorite soul food</div>
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2. Make sure that there is a way for me to contact you if you win. Almost every time I host a giveaway, a person without an email link wins, and never shows up... which probably means that she never wanted the prize in the first place, and that makes me sad.</div>
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I will announce the winner next Wednesday (Dec. 18th)</div>
Zoranahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11703379683679047461noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7843902180832811798.post-23118454750699196212013-12-08T15:16:00.000-08:002013-12-08T15:16:56.227-08:00How I used the acrylic skin<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I love it (the acrylic skin)! You don't really see it, unless you are looking for it - it just melts into the collage. I found an old painting, cut it in half and used it as a base for my collage. The only remaining visible part is the heart. Everything else is a mixture of different papers I had on the desk.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I often sketch little birdies on anything available. They are quick, simple sketches, but I can't make myself throw them away. The above one was sketched on a napkin, the other one on sticky paper.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> I wanted a little journal with soft covers for a while now, and couldn't find anything "exactly" as I want it in store. Don't know why I didn't think of making it myself in the first place. My stitching is not the best (working in almost complete dark is my excuse) but it is still good enough to make me happy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="http://missdaniellerenee.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Danielle</a> wrote that acrylic skin looks like a wax painting, and I smiled when I read it because at that moment I was adding an encaustic layer on top of my collage. </span></div>
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I love how the sketch done on a napkin disappears into the collage...</div>
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At the end - a quick answer to <a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/14033595110359622754" target="_blank">Heather</a> (as I don't have her email address, and don't want to seem rude by not answering her question). The crackle I used on my <a href="http://zoranaland.blogspot.com/2013/12/textures-make-me-happy.html" target="_blank">angel</a> is the same or similar crackle to the one you describe - the one you rub a darker color on when it is dry and cracks show up. You can find more information about different products I use in a post I wrote <a href="http://zoranaland.blogspot.com/2010/04/crackle-crackle-crackle_1744.html" target="_blank">here</a>. Hope this helps!</div>
Zoranahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11703379683679047461noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7843902180832811798.post-50705284213160398022013-12-06T18:17:00.000-08:002013-12-06T18:17:49.125-08:00Acrylic skin (for Julie)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I think I never made acrylic skins before. I often marveled how simple it seems and how fun it must be, but I don't think I actually had that "push" to do it. Until I read <a href="http://balzerdesigns.typepad.com/balzer_designs/" target="_blank">Julie Fei-Fan Balzer's </a><a href="http://balzerdesigns.typepad.com/balzer_designs/2013/12/i-want-to-do-this.html" target="_blank">post</a> yesterday. She wrote that she saw a technique in <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhn4sBJBpEA#t=0" target="_blank">THIS</a> video and was desperate to try it, but couldn't because she is traveling. I understood that feeling so well - when you see something and you itch to try it immediately, but can't because you are at work, or have other stuff that must be done... </div>
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I thought I should do it for her, because at that moment I was at home, had the time and the few materials needed for it. You will see it in the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhn4sBJBpEA#t=0" target="_blank">video</a> - you need gloss medium (I used Liquitex Gloss Gel), some dimensional paint in a squeeze bottle (I had <a href="http://www.createforless.com/Scribbles-3D-Fabric-Paint-1-oz.-Glittering-Silver/pid14622.aspx?utm_source=googlebase&utm_medium=cse&cagpspn=pla&CAWELAID=1439798894&catargetid=1552964449&cadevice=c&gclid=CP3a6MGBnbsCFYiSfgodMG0AlA" target="_blank">Scribbles 3D</a> fabric paint), and a page protector.</div>
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After letting it dry overnight, I was able to peal a thin (rather sticky) transparent layer of black scribbles. How fun!</div>
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You can put it over anything! Here it is just laid over the bird painting I'm working on. You can see the brush strokes clearly, but they will be lost once they are layered in a finished piece. This is just a quick example, the "I must do it now" kind of thing. I can only imagine how cool can it be with different colors, thought out shapes... </div>
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I used pieces of it already, but am not done yet, so here is just a snippet of it.</div>
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Let me know in the comments if you ever used acrylic skins in your art.</div>
Zoranahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11703379683679047461noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7843902180832811798.post-56033039657156560432013-12-05T17:55:00.002-08:002013-12-05T18:14:46.291-08:00Textures make me happy<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>- 19"x11.5" - mixed media on watercolor paper -</i></span></div>
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Zoranahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11703379683679047461noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7843902180832811798.post-62681026102647018272013-12-03T17:25:00.002-08:002013-12-03T17:25:50.792-08:00In her hand<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I finished one of the angels, but didn't have time to take proper pictures, so this little detail scan is all I have to show today.</div>
Zoranahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11703379683679047461noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7843902180832811798.post-56167999943478086552013-12-02T16:49:00.001-08:002013-12-02T16:52:51.723-08:00Week-long cyber SALE <div style="text-align: center;">
Happy December!<br />
I hope you enjoyed my blogging activity in November :-) At the end, I skipped 4 days, but it felt good to think about posts, make videos and show up almost daily. I am not much of a planner and list-maker, but I might be better off if I tried to be... it seems that I manage to do more when I have a list or a plan. I guess the rest of the world figured that out long ago....</div>
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Anyway, jumping into the Cyber Monday Sale thing a bit late, so I am extending my sale for a full week. As I have 2 different etsy shops, my sale and coupons are a bit different too.</div>
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When you visit <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/Zorana?ref=si_shop" target="_blank">THIS</a> shop, you will see that all of my collage sheets and digital collage kits are 25% off. Also, my one and only Online workshop is 25% off too.</div>
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I still remember how much fun I had creating these collage kits, and then creating with them. If you are new to this blog, maybe you'll want to see <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a50idNV_LQ0" target="_blank">videos</a> that <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTr-OGGsF7c" target="_blank">show</a> how I made them:</div>
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For the next week (ending 12/9/13) coupon HAPPY25 will automatically reduce the price for 25%. As I said, including the workshop (video <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2tGYa5SOV8" target="_blank">HERE</a>).<br />
My <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/GalleryZo?ref=si_shop" target="_blank">other etsy shop</a>, where I list my paintings will have a similar sale. All paintings are 20% off for the following week, if you use HAPPY20 code at the checkout.</div>
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Now is time of me to do some cyber shopping of my own! And tomorrow, hopefully, I'll be back to painting my angels. After 5 days of not working on them, who knows where the brush will take me!
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I totally don't know where I'm going with color, but I do know that I'm adding as much texture as the paper will handle. Both strong and subtle textures... I hope they'll work together well :-)</div>
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I'm debating whether to go in with blues, greens, purples and make it dark, or make it almost white. I guess since there are two of them I could do both? What would you do?</div>
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Zoranahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11703379683679047461noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7843902180832811798.post-50506095266919334802013-11-26T19:00:00.000-08:002013-11-26T19:00:03.534-08:00Not just one...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Why paint only one angel, when I can paint two? </div>
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This is just the beginning, the first stage. They almost look like mirror image, but who knows, they might turn completely different. I don't even have a color scheme in my mind at this time...</div>
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