Owl painting close up

Original Owl painting by Suzanne Patterson

 

T'wit..t' woo

This is one of my Original paintings
He is painted on watercolour paper, using watercolour, acrylics and pen
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Owl.Pop art style print from Original painting

Steak pie.Pop art style.By Suzanne Patterson

French fries.Pop art style image.By Suzanne Patterson

White allium

Purple ALLIUM.Pop art style.CLOSE UP

Purple allium close up by Suzanne Patterson

Purple ALLIUM.Pop art style.CLOSE UP

Dandelion Clocks on a block canvas

This is a video of me painting Dandelion Clocks. I must apologise for the length of the video( this was my first attempt at this kind of thing) and also my squeaky voice in the background. As I was narrating the steps I forgot that my voice would sound like I had been on a massive dose of Helium.!

At the beginning of the video you will see 3 round circles. These are created using decoart glass liner paint.You can use any kind of liner paint which gives a raised effect. Leave the circles to dry for approx. 20 mins. Using the end of a small paintbrush, start removing the paint. The rest is on the video.

Do you want one of these.....if yes read on if no......BLOG OFF!!!!

Funky Chicken made from papier mache

 

 To make this funky Chicken you don't need to be Arty, but you do need a little patience. Okey dokey. Let's get cooking. You will need the following ingredients!! Oh and it's tres messy.

Pritt Stick papier mache paste

Cardboard

 

Inner of a loo roll or kitchen roll

 2 balloons

PVA glue

Scissors or craft knife

 glass liner paint...

or String

OMG I nearly forgot....loads of torn up newspaper.

 

• Method
• Inflate both balloons. One larger for the body and t'other smaller for the head. Tie a knot in both.
• Tear the newspaper into pieces ,approx.  4 inch wide x 6 inch long. Please do not hunt for a tape measure. Use smaller pieces for the smaller balloon
• The balloons need at least 4 coverings each
• If you are using the pritt paste follow instructions on the box.(I bought this paste off good old Ebay......it goes a long way and is quite cheap)
• If you cant get this you can use a mix of white flour and water. mix well to a workable consistency.( NO lumps)
• Place your balloon knot side down in a cup or similar just for ease of working with.
• Now I prefer to use my hands but you may use a paint brush. Start covering the balloon with the paste, say a 1/3rd of the way down and then place your paper strips onto the glued area, again you can use a brush or your hands to smooth the paper. My Chicken is not terribly smooth( suave maybe) as I wanted a texture. Whichever is your desire, smooth or rough I really don't think it matters. You still need to make sure there are no air bubbles...a bit like wallpapering.
• Continue  covering the balloon as near to the knot ( the balloon is popped when the mache is completely dry.
• 3 layers is enough. This needs to dry out as mentioned above. You can then add more paper depending on how thick you want your chuck.
• If you don't leave to dry, you will end up with the whole lot "caving in". Much patience is the key. I made up a load of balloons as I am impatient. 
• I shall be back, hopefully tomorrow for further instruction .Hope you can join me.
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