paintings prints and stuff (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
Sennen Cove, digital image, Vivien Blackburn WATERMARKS Our new group blog Watermarks launches today ! You are cordially invited to come and take a look. Members are a really talented, interesting and varied group from around the world. Watermarks is about seascapes, rivers, canals, lakes, streams, ponds, fountains and more, and the different mark making we all use to describe what interests...
paintings prints and stuff (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
Hand Painted Russian Dolls: Sam. Vivien Blackburn Ok, that's one Christmas present nearly done :> ) I've finished making the Russian Doll of Sam so the family is complete. Hand Painted Russian Dolls: The Family. Vivien Blackburn I decided to skip the next size down as it was too big in proportion. The next one down from that looked just right. Hand Painted Russian Dolls:...
paintings prints and stuff (Free subscription) | 12/11/2008
I had a great idea for a Christmas present for my daughter - she doesn't read this so I can tell you! When she had Sam last year I made a card based on her, her husband, new baby and cat as Russian Dolls. Sketch planning a card for my daughter and new baby, Vivien Blackburn I've decided to paint some Russian dolls based on this for Christmas this year and the blank, unpainted dolls arrived...
Kirsty Hall (Free subscription) | 04/11/2008
... the sites of those who commented and trying to find an image that related to the idea of balance. Vivien Blackburn wrote: That description of childhood gym and the terror of that beam for an un-athletic child with no balance brought back memories for me! me too and yes, life is often like that Vivien was easy; on visiting her site, I immediately spotted this beautiful charcoal...
paintings prints and stuff (Free subscription) | 31/10/2008
Feather in Coloured Pencil. Vivien Blackburn approx 5 ins square A friend gave me some beautiful feathers and I couldn't resist drawing one. This is in coloured pencil, a mix of Lyra and Polychromos. If you like it enough :> ) I've just added it to my Etsy shop http://www.vivienb.etsy.com - as I enjoy drawing feathers I thought I'd do a series for the shop. A good idea do you think?
paintings prints and stuff (Free subscription) | 24/10/2008
digital collage - Vivien Blackburn This is a very simple digital collage, combining some of the rocks from the long panoramic view of Sennen Cove with the marbling *analogue* collage shown earlier, made using my marbling experiments. I used the clone tool and multiple layers to add to blank areas and change things a little. Then the burn and dodge tools to lighten and darken areas for...
paintings prints and stuff (Free subscription) | 20/10/2008
Sennen Cove, Rainy Day, mixed media painting, 19.5 x 7.5 inches, Vivien Blackburn For some reason I don't enjoy working on panoramas in this format - turn it to vertical and I love working on a long thin canvas or paper - horizontal? - no :> ( So I may well crop it to something like this and maybe get a further small painting cut out from the right hand side. What do you think? to crop...
