I got a 6x6 inch Gelli plate the other day. After a lovely time experimenting with small cute prints (I will post in a separate post) I had a brainwave and thought. ."what if I could make a large image using it like a stamp to make large textures all over" so here goes the results!
First I layered up the background using lots of texture but in subtle way: ghost prints of stencils and leaves, feathers and doilies. I then added detailed shapes using hand cut stencils of plant forms and birds. Once this was all dry I did my usual of drawing into them using paint pens and gel pens.
Do you like the results?
Art by Lucy Brydon
Friday 29 May 2015
Large Gelli prints using a small Gelli plate
Monday 9 March 2015
The owl and the pussycat: Gelli prints with caligo inks
One of the other women on the Facebook Gelli printing group I am a member of recently turned me onto caligo safe wash relief inks and i have to say I am hooked! I love how transparent the layers are, the delicious smell (smells like art school. . Linseed oil. .) And the longer drying time therefore longer working time.
So here's some photos of my work in progress. I chose the subject of the owl and the pussycat for two reasons: I was inspired by the shape of waves that I saw on my shower curtain, and also I'm taking part in an exhibition later this year with some other artists in which the theme is "Le chat" (the cat) and I'm getting my head around catty themes!
So I cut some stencils from plastic wallet dividers and printed many layers of sea using my new inks (I mixed the colours myself)
I made little foam stamps for the owl and the pussycat.
Amd once it was all dry drew into them with paint pens.
I will have these up for sale in my etsy shop as prints soon here www.etsy.com/uk/shop/lucybrydonart
And here's the link to the Gelli arts page with lots of hints and tips!
Wednesday 28 January 2015
Loving lifebook!
I'm taking two courses this year, it's great to learn a few new techniques and give myself the push to create new things. One of them is lifebook with the amazing teacher Tamara Laporte and her guest teachers. The other is "A year of painting" with the lovely inspirational Alena Hennessy.
The first two photos are of my lifebook lesson last week. Patti Ballard inspired us to create a ballerina type figure and this was my take on it. I was inspired by the vintage photos of circus folk taken on hanging moons.
The second two photos are a painting I have been working on for a few weeks now and finally finished. She was originally inspired by Tam ' s "beacon of light" lesson although mine looks nothing like the original I was inspired by the light coming from the figure. .I decided to do a moon child, and if course she had to have an owl!
Sunday 18 January 2015
Blending Gelli prints with photos
Here's something that takes Gelli printing to a new level! I've been experimenting with blending layers of photos together as part of the colab artistry course with Alena Hennessy and Susan Tuttle. In this course Alena introduces painting backgrounds and photographing them to incorporate into your photo art.
So I thought. .. Why not try it with Gelli prints too! The first photo is of a Gelli print I made. . Using several layers of textures, grasses and stencils. The second photo is of my local hill. .It's got a lovely distinctive shape doesn't it!
The final photo is of the two blended together in layers in my Android apps. This one was photoblender but I also love superimpose.
What do you think?
Tuesday 16 December 2014
Gelli print giveaway on my Facebook page!
1. I get really caught up in the doing of my art and tend to not get round to writing a blog
2. I am much better at doing than writing!
Tuesday 3 June 2014
101 Art Days: Day 3
Monday 2 June 2014
101 Art Days, Day 2:
continuing with the Native American theme today, as I had more than one background already prepared.www.facebook.com/Art.By.Lucy.Brydon