Mixed Media Painting | Fluffy Puppy 2 My daughter and I tackled another mixed media painting together, after she asked me to paint her a second puppy portrait to place on her bedroom wall. She drew this image over top of a mixed media, ephemera-rich background. I used inks, Caran C’ache Neocolor 2 crayons, golden acrylic paints, Winsor Newton Oil Bars, oil pastels, Posca Pens, Gelatos, and a Stabillo pencil to complete… Read More
Category: Blog, Family, GALLERY, Maltese, MIXED MEDIA Tags: Acrylic Paint, Art, Caran D'ache Neocolor II, drawing, Family, illustration, Janna Vanderveen Art, JKV, Maltese, MIXED MEDIA, Moon, Oil Pastels, Painting, Poodle, Puppy, Softie, Whimsical Dog, Winsor Newton Oil Bars
Mixed Media Painting | Fluffy Puppy My daughter and I collaborated on this painting. She drew the puppy which I then painted using inks, acrylics, gelatos, neocolor 2’s, oil pastels, and oil paints. Her excitement as she watched it come to life was contagious. We will have to do it again.
Category: Blog, GALLERY, MIXED MEDIA Tags: Acrylic Ink, Acrylic Paint, Big Eyes, Caran D'ache Neocolor II, Dog, drawing, Gelatos, Janna Vanderveen Art, JKV, Maltese, Mixed Media Art, Moon, Oil Bars, Oil Pastels, Painting, Puppy, Whimsical Dog
I cannot begin to tell you how much fun it is to paint freely and forget all the rules. This abstract painting was inspired by Juliette Crane’s, “Wild and Free” course. It makes me think of winter, traveling, and the colors of Christmas.
Category: Blog, GALLERY, MIXED MEDIA Tags: Abstract, Christmas, Color, drawing, Faber-Castell Gelatos, Fantasy Art, Golden Acrylic Paint, Janna Vanderveen Art, JKV, Juliette Crane, Oil Pastels, Painting, Whimsical Girl, Wild and Free, Winter
Mixed Media | Fantasy Creatures Sometimes I splash inks, watercolors, and acrylics onto paper just to see what happens. Within the chaos an image usually forms, and in this case, I found fan adorable little fantasy creature. What is she? A who’s it, or what’s that, or whatchamacallit? You tell me. Regardless, I fell in love with her flower filled hair and tail puff, her tiny fairy wings, and her big eyes.
Category: Blog, GALLERY, MIXED MEDIA Tags: Acrylics, Animal, Art, Creature, Ephemira, Fantasy, Girl, Imagination, Ink, Janna Vanderveen Art, MIXED MEDIA, Oil Pastels, Portrait, Sunlight, Watercolor, Wild Things
Mixed Media Painting | Finger-painted Beauty Vivid, colorful, and full of light, this young woman surfaced on my page as I coaxed her to life with my fingers and brushes. I painted her on a 4″ by 6″ piece of watercolor paper (140 lb.) using acrylics, oils pastels, and inks.
Category: Blog, GALLERY, MIXED MEDIA Tags: Abstract, Acrylic Ink, Acrylic Paint, Big Eyes, Big Hair, Colorful, Finger Painting, Girl, Janna Vanderveen, MIXED MEDIA, Oil Pastels, Portrait, Rainbow, Whimsical
If Penelope were to make a drawing for us for Easter what would it look like? I figure it might be pretty simple: Easter eggs, and smiles! Then again, who knows. If she were feeling particularly imaginative, almost anything could end up on the paper … 😉 But for now, here is an Easter smile […]
JANNA VANDERVEEN