*o* All That Girls Love *o*

November 22, 2011
Oil Paint on Bamboo Boards
(Jewel and Pearl Embellishments)
Series of Three Pieces
6.7" x 12.7" each
$250.00 (For the set of three)
OR $100.00 for each sold seperately
(If you have an offer please
feel free to contact me)

I'm very proud to present my newest series entitled "All That Girls Love". I found myself extremely inspired by my favourite curvy beauty, Christina Hendricks, and sought to find an interesting way to incorporate her into a series. This series encompasses many stereotypical things that girls just love: makeup, accessories, creamy pearls, and glittering gems. Though I do not see myself as a "stereotypical girl" I still find ridiculous amounts of joy in traditional "girly" things ... there's no shame! It was a really fun series to create and I hope you like it. :)

Please continue down to see more detailed pictures as well as progress pictures.

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Progress Pictures:

Step 1, 2, & 3

Sand, Gesso, and Draw

Step 4

Setting Up To Paint

Step 5, 6, & 7

Skin Tones, Facial Features, Hair

Step 8, 9, & 10

Jewelery, Applying Gems And Pearls, Adding the Abstract Piece

"As It Comes ..."

October 20, 2011
Extreme Mixed Media
Series of Three Pieces
10"x14" each
$300.00 (For the set of three)
(59 hrs = $5.08/hr - If you have an
offer please feel free to contact me)

At the beginning of this school term I made an attempt to alter my teaching schedule which, in the end, really paid off! I was allowed the alteration and was given Tuesdays off. I decided very quickly that the precious days would have to be dedicated to creating art. This series is my response to the sing song feeling of having art in my life again. It is entitled "As It Comes ..." because I created the series purely on insticts. It has been done in the form I hope to continue using now that I have finished my studies; Mixed Media. This particular collection is an extreme mixed media series containing Soft Pastels, Oil Pastels, Conte, Watercolour Pastels, Micro Pigment, Black Generic Pen (for multifacets), Pen & Ink, Graphit Pencil, Gaugin Pencils from the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, Gold Graphite Pencil from the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, a Van Gogh Multicoloured Pencil from the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, a Multicoloured Pencil from Michelangelo's Library in Florence, Watercolour Paint, Liquid Gold Leaf, Oil Paint, and Home Made Encaustic (Wax) Paint.

Please contact me if you are interested! :)
I appreciate your support!

(The matting and framing is digital and is not included with the art pieces)

- Progress Pictures of My New Series "As It Comes ..." -

Generally people really enjoy seeing how an art piece is made so I thought I would give you a little inside peek. My new art series "As It Comes ..." was created using multiple steps and took me approximately two months to complete. Here are the progress pictures including some captions explaining which materials were used during the steps. I hope you enjoy! Thanks for viewing!


Step I: Chalk Pastels, Oil Pastels, Conte, and Watercolour Pastels.


Step II: Micro Pigment, Black Generic Pen (for multifacets), and Pen & Ink.


Step III: Graphite Pencil, Gaugin Pencils from the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, Gold Graphite Pencil from the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, a Van Gogh Multi Coloured Pencil from the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, and a Multi Coloured Pencil from Michelangelo's Libary in Florence.


Step IV: Watercolour Paint, Liquid Gold Leaf, and Oil Paint.


Step IV: My Oil Palette and Mind Map as ideas pop into my head!


Step V: Home Made Encaustic (Wax) Paint.


Step V: Encaustic Paint - 1st Layer