Minions!

I love Despicable Me and Despicable Me II! I totally fell in love with minions, hence the painting below.

Acrylics (artist grade) on canvas, 30 x 60 cm.

Minions (c) Universal

Cards

Worked on some mixed media cards lately. I love combining mixed media/card making (and the lovely die cutting that comes with it) with fine art painting.

Excuse the quality of the picture. I've already sent these off, so I cannot make a proper scan of them anymore.

A Dutch expression: To put a heart under someone's belt.
Means you offer support.
Mixed media on watercolor paper on card stock.

A thank you card.
Die cutting, distress, and collage. Love these felt flowers!

Feb Seven Project

Li'l mixed media project I'm working on. It's due the seventh of February, so I hope I'll make it. Since this is a work in progress, I haven't really arranged the envelopes and tags to the best of my abilities. Once I'm done, I'll make decent scans ^_^

Mixed media on die cut envelopes and tags.

Soes and a New Journal

So I got this journal (Ranger/Dyan) when I had spent enough (read: too much) money at my favorite supply store here in the Netherlands. I immediately had a purpose for it. Children's illustrations! I started a writing course that enabled me to develop a character: Seven year old Soes (pronounce like (Dr.) Seuss). She hates unicorns. And yet she meets one by chance. Hilarious ^_^

Mixed media in journal.

"When Soes turned seven, her uncle Sato came over from Suriname.
He had brought a present. A stuffed animal. A unicorn! Soes hated it.
'It's magical,' Sato winked."

"'Well!' said Dad, 'then put that unicorn on your head!'"

"Soes looked disappointed.
This was no unicorn.
This was a fat, pink pony with a cone on its head.
See. Unicorns are stupid." 

Chicago

So this last summer we went to Chicago and I decided to keep a watercolor journal of where we went and what we did. Lots of fun!

From left to right, top to bottom: Chicago Theater and an L Station, Beginning Sign of Route 66, Electric Spaghetti, Farmer's Market, Stained Glass Museum, Water tower, Spider Man and the Marina Towers, the Shedd Aquarium, the Museum of Science and Industry (and one of the few remaining buildings of the Chicago World Fair of 1893), and a Jazz Cafe.

I'm back!
Took a long break from my blog, but never from painting. So be prepared for a bunch of updates.

Facebook...

...mixed media style! Loved doing these. I took profile pictures from my Facebook friends and made them into portraits. They're all bundled in a handmade little journal from heavy watercolor paper.

I'm back!
Took a long break from my blog, but never from painting. So be prepared for a bunch of updates.

Vintage computers

I'm back!
Took a long break from my blog, but never from painting. So be prepared for a bunch of updates.

So these paintings I made when I was just getting the hang of mixed media. Love it! And vintage. And computers. Good combo! :D