Author: Glenis

Using upcycled plastic for chrstmas lights decor.

Creative Workspaces

Forgive me followers, I’ve not posted since the Autumn. Thanks for listening to my confession. 😳 For repentance I’m very pleased I’ve managed to snatch a couple days off work, to paint, make and create.

Next, what will follow is a series of mixed media items and escapades that I think make up for my lost time.

I’ve started with these hand made Christmas decorations that I made from upcycled fabric and plastic tubes from my lampshade making projects.

So all that glitters doesn’t have to be gold it can be upcycled plastic!

See how they look lit up. Tomorrow’s post shows what they look like on the tree. 🎄

Sister inspired green and lush art: Land of Giant Kiwi

Art & Illustration

For some reason my sister really loved this painting.

I didn’t like it because it felt a bit muddy in places and mentally I probably wasn’t in a positive head space when creating it.

At the time of painting this I was feeling confused by the water misting method of mark making but intrigued by the new lighter textures and marks forming at the same time.

So when I went to digitally enhance this painting with my phone while on the 49 bus from King’s Road to White City, I noticed upon inserting the kiwi fruit and the couple on the palm tree I immediately felt uplifted. As a result that helped me to feel more cheery about the painting. The woman sitting next to me was obviously wondering what I was doing and I felt a twinge of nervousness about that.

I need not have felt embarrassed as I ultimately felt encouraged when I saw how so many people loved and liked this digitally enhanced version on Instagram and Facebook.

It’s funny how digitally enhancing an image that you’ve painted can end up boosting your own mood more positively.

I created a scene that I wish to be a part of. Enjoying the lush steamy environment of the Land of Giant Kiwi.

Note to self is that I shall look further into the benefits of digitally enhancing items I paint in future.

Gold Spun Poppies

Art & Illustration

I didn’t mean to. It just happened that way that I created an image with poppies that look like they are Dazed and Confused .

I created this image using my usual atmospheric landscape mindset and experimented with red because I don’t really use red. Red is one of those colours that I hate immensely, so I have always avoided using red in paintings.

But I’m finding I quite like this image. I’m surprised at how beautiful it looks and almost traditional it feels in its floral nature. When I took up the activity of painting, in my mind’s eye, I couldn’t imagine myself being a life painter and that’s why I decided to go down the abstract painting route.

However looking at this rather appealing image of shall we say, spun out poppies, I think it is possible for me to pursue being a painter of floral patterns.

Gold Spun Poppies by earthshine arts