I followed a YouTube tutorial by Lucy Brydon, a Gel Printing master, to create this abstract-type, midnight landscape. It consists of many different layers of transparent colors. I used golden open paints, a Gelli plate, brayer, and Posca pens.
Category: Blog, GALLERY, MIXED MEDIA Tags: Abstract, drawing, Gelli Plate, Gelli Print, Golden Open, Janna Vanderveen Art, JKV, Lucy Brydon, Midnight, MIXED MEDIA, Moon, Mysterious, Painting, Posca Pens, Print, Stars, Stencils, Tree, Water
I tried my hand at creating something a little different this week, compared to my usual splashy, color-filled paintings. Having recently learned some new skills from the great Lucy Brydon, a master Gelli print artist, I decided to experiment with my supplies to create an image which has been floating around in my mind. Using muted tones, I created a landscape scene using a Gelli plate and open acrylic paints. Drawing into… Read More
Category: Blog, GALLERY, MIXED MEDIA Tags: Acrylic Painting, Birds, Camp-In-Style, Camper, Camping, Caran D'ache Luminance, Caran D'ache Neocolor II, Derwent Inktense Pencils, drawing, Gelli Plate, Janna Vanderveen Art, JKV, Landscape, Lucy Brydon, MIXED MEDIA, Posca Pens, Stencils, Vintage Camper
This 20″ by 20″ acrylic painting on canvas of a Volkswagen Campervan was a blast to paint. I loved working with several bright acrylics and a random assortment of ephemera. It made for a fun, colorful, and GROOVY, painting which is perfect for any room.
Category: Blog, GALLERY, MIXED MEDIA Tags: Acrylic Painting, Art, Camp-In-Style, Canvas, Colorful, drawing, Ephemera, Groovy, Janna Vanderveen, MIXED MEDIA, Poster, Stencils, Volkswagen, Volkswagen Campervan, VW Bus, VW Campervan, Washi Tape
Recently, I lay awake in bed, convicted of a thought which would not release me to sleep. In the darkness of my bedroom, I slipped on a pair of headphones and began to listen to the song, Join with the Angels, by Planet Shakers. As the music played, I embraced the thought, and it embraced me. These words etched into my heart and inspired the painting, which I’ve titled, Refiner’s Fire. Maybe… Read More
Category: Blog, BOOKS, GALLERY, MIXED MEDIA, POETRY, Writing, WRITING Tags: Acrylic Paint, Art, Beauty, Butterfly, Canvas, Dove, drawing, Ephemera, Fire, Flame, God, Gold, Holy Spirit, Hope, Ivy Newport, Janna Vanderveen Art, Love, MIXED MEDIA, Painting, Pearls of Wisdom, Prayers, Rubies, Stencils, Value, Wings, Words of Encouragment, Worth
She speaks with love And lets compassion guide her way. ~ Janna Vanderveen
Category: Blog, BOOKS, GALLERY, MIXED MEDIA, POETRY Tags: Art, Caran D'ache Neocolor II, Compassion, Derwent Inktense Pencils, Dylusions Ink, Fantasy Artwork, Flower Princess, Gesso, Imagination, Jane Davenport, Love, Maimeriblu Venezia, Matte Medium, MIXED MEDIA, Modeling Paste, Portrait, Stencils, WATERCOLOR, Watercolour, Willowing
For Christmas this year, I received a lovely tutorial by Jane Davenport from my wonderful in-laws, on figure drawing. After watching several of her classes, I’ve determined that it will probably take some time to master the human shape. However, it looks like a fun process. Here is my first watercolor and mixed media painting (thank you card) from Jane Davenport’s I Heart Drawing class.
Category: Blog, GALLERY, MIXED MEDIA Tags: Art, Caran D'ache Neocolor II, drawing, Ephemera, Figure Drawing, Girl, I Heart Drawing, Jane Davenport, Learning, Light Modeling Paste, Maimeriblu Venezia, MIXED MEDIA, PolkaDot Dress, sketch, Stencils, Watercolor Painting, Watercolour, Wind
She breathed hope like fairy dust And danced On the wind. ~ Janna Vanderveen
Category: Blog, BOOKS, GALLERY, MIXED MEDIA, POETRY, WRITING, Writing Tags: Acrylic, Derwent Pencils, drawing, Dust, Dylusions Ink, Fairy, Gesso, Girl, Hope, illustration, Jane Davenport, Matte Medium, MIXED MEDIA, Painting, Pink, POETRY, Purple, sketch, Stencils, Tamara Laporte, Whimsical, Willowing