by Shawn | July 26, 2020 | sunday inspiration, Uncategorized
Oh the grungy goodness!! I loaded this with lots of gesso and crackle paint and then washed it with raw umber and gray. Created butterflies with sepia ink and put it all together with some wonderful vintage papers. I don’t think it gets better than this! I also...
by Shawn | February 16, 2020 | stencils, sunday inspiration
I love how this piece turned out, but it was a struggle to get to the finish. For some reason the paint was resisting… and I got frustrated, but I share in the video what I do when things don’t go as planned. I also bring out the soft pastels to get all...
by Shawn | December 22, 2019 | abstract, stencils, sunday inspiration
In today’s Sunday inspriration I use some drywall tape for texture and I show you how I dirty up my paint color to make it soft and subtle. I also created a collage sheet just for this piece’s background and it’s free to you in the Subscriber...
by Shawn | October 6, 2019 | stencils, sunday inspiration
I love it when I can repurpose an old piece that didn’t go anywhere. It gave just the right interest and texture to this piece. I also love integrating collage elements into my work alongside painted or stenciled elements. I used my stencils as my guide to get...
by Shawn | September 11, 2019 | Creative Team, mixed Media, stencils
Originally I was inspired by “gates of praise” in Isaiah 60. When I saw Shawn’s Bricks and Bubbles Stencil I thought of a brick garden wall with a beautiful wrought iron gate. I then looked up “gates” in scripture and saw where Isaiah 62 talks about going...