Sunday, July 15, 2007

Hey all. Im having trouble posting so check out my faces on my flickr site

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lifsart/?saved=1

Wednesday, July 04, 2007






Here are some examples of ATC's that I have made. If you have been to my face a day site you would have seen some of these images before.

Saturday, May 05, 2007

Celebration of Demeter

"Celebration of Demeter"
24" x 36"
Mixed Media
Here is an example of using Red Rosin Paper as a substrate. Marty Fast an excellent life drawing instructor at Allen Hancock College introduced me to the stuff 'cause I liked to draw very large in her class. Later, I took a class with Lynne Perella who also touted its versatility. I started with gesso then acrylic, a layer of collaged papers and next tape and shapes cut from contact paper. Another layer of acrylic and then some stencils using Oil Paint Stixs. The photos aren't that great due to the metallic nature of the paints used, but you get the idea. This was a joy to create.

Tuesday, April 17, 2007

"Orange Cactus"
Acrylic Collage
5" x 7"

"Gold Spiral"

Acrylic Collage

5" x 7"

"Orange Flower"

Acrylic and Collage

5" x 7"

Tuesday, April 10, 2007

"Goddess Spiral"
Mixed Media
10" x 10"

Sunday, April 08, 2007


"Old Oak"
Twlinkle H2O's Watercolor
4.5" x 6"

Friday, March 09, 2007



"Red Horse"
Acrylic
7" x 10"

Monday, March 05, 2007



"Jeanette on Horseback"

Acrylic

7.5" x 11"

Thursday, February 15, 2007




Here they are, Lola and Syd,Raquel,and Mrs. Lily Hook (thanks to Ruth for the name).
Acrylic
5" x 7"
this was a fun project and I'm not finished with the idea!

Thursday, February 08, 2007


This is my Chicken Scratch Book. I made it today during ArtDay at the Art Clinic. www.artclinic.blogspot.com

Tmorrow I'll make the pages to go the "book".


Saturday, September 23, 2006


The top image is titled, "The Goddess Abides" and is a watercolor with paper elements. 41/2" x 61/2"

The second image is " What Mother Bares". The Woman is a handcarved stamp using Michelangelo's Virgin Mary from the Sistine Chapel as my inspiration. 41/2" x 61/2"

Collage has always been a favorite medium for me. It allows for a lot of experimentation with high levels of success. As a teacher of art, collage is always a favorite project because of this freedom it affords.
In both of these I was able to incorporate my hand carved stamps which are rather addicting to create. I love to carve small images.

Sunday, September 10, 2006

There are eight all together from this series. It was exciting and fun to execute these mixed media beauties.

This spring2006 I was fortunate enough to attend ARTFEST in Port Townsend, WA, and these images are from a class I took with Artist Lynne Perrella. Thanks Lynne for reminding me of what I can do in under 4 hours.


This is my "AH" series- 1 and 2. Assemblage (please say this word with the proper emphasis (the MichealDeMeng way) for the best effect.) The second image is a detail of the last image in this post.

These are some pages from one of myvisual journals.



Saturday, September 09, 2006

More ATCs

Friday, September 08, 2006

More Artist Trading Cards


Here are some ATCs. I truly love making these little beauts as they are agreat way to create in limited time-like when I'm teaching full time!!!

Wednesday, August 30, 2006



Journal Page

The madonna print is from a block I carved. I love to carve erasers too.


This is a page from one of my journals. I love eyes.

Tuesday, August 29, 2006




I have a fasination with trees. They teach me patients the way they stand so enduring through time, waiting. I'm definatly a tree hugger.