Kristin Peterson: mixed media, collage, painter, artist

Friday, July 7, 2017

recap {last week; day 2}


and then we made papers...... because this was my second time through the class i knew that i mostly used the stained papers and the black and white papers- so that is what i mostly made. 

i now have again a ridiculous stack of papers! which is a good thing to have if you are a mixed media artist.

happy friday.

xo. kristin

Wednesday, July 5, 2017

recap {last week; day one}


the last week of june i attended an art class: stamp carving and making papers. we had a fantastic time. great group of people and wonderful teacher, jennifer stone- full of tips and tricks and thorough explanations. you can see her schedule and other artists that she is bringing in.

the stamps below are her most-fabulous stamps....the one closest in the pic actually say, "steal....and you die."

it is soooo almost worth the risk........love that one. 

her's below are made from moo carve. this is nice to carve as it is relatively easy to carve into versus the huge erasers from the dollar store. the erasers work too, but, a bit more difficult to carve. 


and then there is fun-foam! have you made stamps with fun foam? this is quick and so easy!  you just need to have the sticky foam. super fun! 

i did circles....(happiness.....).


we used our stamps to stamp on papers to use in other things. such as my work below. this is early on but, you can see that i used my circle stamped paper in this one. 


i turned the piece- but, below is the final version of this work.


fun foam stamps.....

happy humpday!

xo. kristin


Monday, July 3, 2017

monday {line up}


composition. variety. colors. odd number. shapes. contrast. center of interest.

after spending a week at an art class above is what i ask myself. what do i see.

i want to go back to work this morning about as much as i want to go to the dentist........(sorry big-girl job).....

i love sidewalk chalk. and couldn't resist this line up. and all the delightful scribbles and doodles that sidewalk chalk brings.

happy monday.

i have missed you all here.


xo. kristin


Friday, June 23, 2017

tgif {with pink glitter}


tgif to you; sprinkled with pink glitter


feel the raw canvas {no gesso}
from the earth- she would grow
they will all grow
colorful
with glitter 

xo. kristin



Wednesday, June 21, 2017

faces {private lesson}


it is really about pushing outside of the comfort zone.

create interest.
pencil. pen. paint.
push and pull of dry to wet and back again.
nobody is perfect.
photo-realism?! 
less detail. more imagination.
always about the color.
black. white. balance.
bravery. 
outside comfort zone.

xo. kristin

Monday, June 19, 2017

simplicity {rolodex}


simplicity. rolodex card.

gesso
washi tape
quinacrindone/ nickel azo gold
payne's grey
deli paper scrap

happiness.

xo. kristin

Friday, June 16, 2017

tgif


tgif.

just in case you need some love today.

#foundheart


xo. kristin