Home Again
I am home from the art retreat --- rejuvenated, inspired, and thankful for the opportunity provided to me. I stitched layers of canvas onto smaller pieces of canvas, as the first layer of texture on those pieces. Plus I used gel medium to add cheesecloth and crumpled tissue paper to squares of masonite board and canvases. All totaled, I have 40 new backgrounds ready for paint, and I am thrilled. The setting for the retreat center is beautiful --- acres along the East Nishnabotna River, and the weather was gorgeous! The leaves were mostly gone in the woods, but there was fungi everywhere, and I took a couple hundred photographs. Because of the wooded setting, there were also numerous varieties of birds. The nuthatch above was perched near our deck one morning.
2 comments:
Great shot, Karen....these little ones are so hard to get as they dart away so quickly.
Three days to work non-stop! You certainly must be thrilled. I agree that there is so much beauty around us in the woods, no matter what the season. Thank goodness for digital cameras - I could never afford enough film! Look forward to seeing how your new work progresses.
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