It's not often I have a photo of my art hanging in a home but when my step son and daughter-in-law came to visit me in my studio, they saw this piece and asked if I would give it to them.  They said they had the perfect spot to hang it.  It is a large piece called Tribal Dance and  now that I see it on the wall, I would have made it even larger to fit that space, given the size of the bench.  

But seeing it from afar, I'm so glad I added the orange to an otherwise blue palette.  These complimentary colors really make everything pop.

And, I'm also happy it is not hung where sunlight will fade the fabrics.  Having the windows on the top and side will give it enough light to see the piece without damaging it.  I can't wait to see it in person!

My continuing series on grids.  This time, instead of painting directly on the sketchbook, I'm cutting up pieces of gel printing pages I've made before and re-arranging them on the grid.  I love this  since it gies me even more ideas for making compositions.

This week, I'm working in my sketchbook doing some gel plate mono printing.  It is challenging working in a spiral bound book but I like the idea of all my prints being seen page after page.  

I'm also adding multiple layers using masks to block out areas I want preserved from ne layer to the next.  Making paper stencils as well to add blocks of paint (gold) as well as commercial stencils to create focal points and textural interest.  

Covering dark layers with light layers is a concept that is new to me since I'm used to working light to dark.  This piece also uses up the last of my favorite color:  Golden Nickel Azo Gold.  Golden discontinued this paint and that makes me sad!

This is another way I Swatch my colors and hang them on a wall.  But I've found this system less helpful since I never use them!  Each one of these bundles represents one companies paints or water color.  I DO like looking at the wall!  I will always swatch new paints as they are changing all the time and I really just like the process.
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