Today we’re continuing this series of finding inspiration and we’re following it.

Last week’s video I showed you how I break a creative block, with lot’s of ideas you can try. You can watch that video here.

Today I’ll take these pieces almost home. And when I say almost …. I thought they were done, until I stepped away from them for a bit. So next week I’ll show you some ways to add the last bit of pizzaz to finish them, with no fear involved!

Today, I followed the inspiration, always looking for a spark from what was right in front of me. I could see the flowers, but knew that I wanted them to have some depth, so adding collage paper to them would do the trick. I actually added a lot of collage throughout.

Enjoy the process and I’ll see you next week for the finishing touches. And always know that you are loved!

Supplies used:

1. 4 – 8×8 wood panels
2. 12×12 gel plate
3. Brayer
4. Collage paper, tissue paper, deli paper, copy paper
5. Liquitex gesso black and white
6. Liquitex matte medium and Liquitex matte gel
7. Black posca pen, Stabilo all pencils, General’s charcoal pencil set
8. Generals charcoal pencil (ex. soft), Pacific arc grahite pencil
9. Acrylic paint – green gold, olive green, teal, cobalt teal, quin magenta, titan buff, unbleached titanium, florescent magenta, florescent pink, rosy red, neutral gray, raw umber

1. Rambling flower 9×12 & 5×8
2. Fun dots 9×12 & 5×8
3. Fun dots 2 9×12 & 5×8
4. Simple background 7 9×12
5. Scrappy mask 8×10