Mehndi Henna style ink drawings

Hi all!, I Have always loved the henna tattoos that woman from India wear . I wanted a way to keep the designs because the henna fades and the beautiful artwork is lost. I decided to make some artworks that will last forever! I used my fine tip sharpie marker on white heavy 118 lb. paper. I love Sharpies, so any excuse I have to use them I do. lol. Here are my drawings in black ink, I plan on making more in the series but adding color ink. I had a lot of fun creating these!

 

 

Mixed Media Revolution Book Review

   I really like this book. It is a mixed media book of techniques that have been very helpful in my own art journey.   There are 144 pages full color. There are more than 50 step by step technique's   along with ideas for each technique and troubleshooting and tips. Each technique has a full color example for inspiration and ideas. Throughout the book there are full page examples of artworks done with some of the techniques. The step by step pictures and instructions are easy to follow .

The names of each technique don't really say exactly what the technique is, but here is a list of the Chapters and techniques ;

Recycle, Reuse                      Copy, Scanning                                  Create Layers
Seeing Double                          Group Fun                                         Make A Sandwich
play it again                              New From Old                                  Multiple Personalities
Yummy Leftovers                    Dreamy                                              Transparently Collaged
Backward Thinking                  Do A Restart                                      Energy Boost
Street Sweeping                        Paint and scan                                   Draw It On
Instant Gratification                  Save For Another Day                      Two-Way Street
Be Green                                   Read All About It

Morph It                                 Change Of Scale                                     Loosen Up  
Changing Identity                    Multiply Me                                           Find Your Opposite
Be A Architect                         A Different Point Of View                    Mop It Up
All Shook Up                          The Large And Small Of It                     Tango For Two
Disposable Art                        Size Makes A Difference                        Be Brave
Forget About It
A New Weave
Pass It On

Play With Composition            Fear No Color                              Texture Where You Want It
Check it Out                                Color Theatrics                              Controlled Chaos
Keep it Simple, Silly                   Conquer Fear                                 Stencils Rule
Be A Double Agent                     Cut It Up                                        Distressed Dryer Sheets
All Mixed Up                               Be A Famous Artist                      All Cracked Up
Premonition                                  Color Filter                                   Finger Painting Memories
Trace/Copy/Transfer                     Dream In Color
Here and There

Everything Else
Forever Yours
Naturally Preserved
Beyond Trading Cards
Don't Mulch
Change Of Life
Hot Off The Printer
Embrace Me
Dare To Be Different
Work in New Media

 

The Techniques in this book can be applied to so many different types of art. With this book and a little imagination I have created some beautiful paintings. I recommend this book to artist of all types. There are more than 70 finished pieces that really will inspire you to create your own art!

Surface Treatment Workshop Book review

I LOVE this book!!!
Surface Treatment Workshop is a technique book for mixed media artists. There are 45 techniques and each one has step by step instructions with pictures of each step. It also gives you information on what surfaces the technique works on, tips and tricks on each technique. A list of the materials needed. The archival quality of each technique, and troubleshooting information. What I like most about this book is that it gives you anywhere from 3 up to 10 picture examples of variations of each technique and how to acheive each variation. Every technique also has at least one finished artwork using that technique. The majority of the matierials usd are inexpensive. This is my go to book when I get stuck as to what to do next in a painting I'm working on!

        List of techniques
 Additives
    Stamping
    Stencils
    Aluminun foil
    Masking tape
    Crackle paste
    Faux encaustics
    Gels
    Gesso
    Fiber paste
    Makeing your own specialty gels
    Drawing grounds
    Metal leaf
    Pastes
    Skins
    Spray webbing
    Pulled paper
    Gel string
    Plaster Gauze
    Ceramic stucco and pumice gels
    Venetian plaster
    Sponge rollers and art foam
    Ventilation tape
    Embossing
    Attaching and gluing
    Glazes
    Embedding
    Final finishes
    Pours
    Shaving foam
 Resists
    Rubbing alcohol
    Bleach pen
    Petroleum jelly
    plastic wrap
    rinse aid
    salt
    soap
    water
    all purpose white craft glue
 Substractive or combination
    Painted leaf
    fusible ebbing
    rust
    tyvek
    patinas
    scribing
    sanding
    crazy easy transfer painting
    
     It also includes four inspirational projects with how to photos.

This book was well worth what I paid for it. I find alot of inspiration in the example paintings.

   Feel free to comment and ask questions. If you have this book let everyone know what your opinion of it is!

New Abstract Art, Get some inspiration!

I recently became a member of Fine artamerica.com. FAA is a art site that you can upload your art and fine art photographs and others can purchase prints of artwork you like. It is alot more affordable to buy prints than the original work of art. They mat and frame it, and also you can purchase prints on canvas or metal at diffrent sizes. I love FAA! Below is a link to my store and I'm posting pictures of my works available there to give you some inspiration for your own artistic journey.

jennifer-vazquez.fineartamerica.com
                                                                        Ink Swirls

                                                                         Life Colors

                                                                      Painted Pony

                                                                      Galaxy Gold

                                                                   Hidden Cavern

                                                                          Machine

                                                                          Warm

                                                                             Cool

                                                                       Rainbow Rose

                                                                       Rojo y Azul

                                                                              Details

You can find more details about these works of art on My Fineartamerica store.
Thanks for stopping by!
     

New Artwork and update!

Hi everyone. I am soo excited I just opened my store on FineArtAmerica.com! For anyone that does not know. Fine art america is a Print on demand site. Where millions of artists and photographers upload their photos and artworks and people can go to the site and buy prints on canvas or metal, or paper, and they will even frame and matte it if you want. There are alot of amazing paintings and photographs on the site. I  get alot of inspiration from my fellow artists there.

  Here is a link to my store  jennifer-vazquez.fineartamerica.com . 

   I am going to try my best to start posting more here. I have had alot going on like everyone else with the holidays, now that it's January I  decided my new years resolution would be to post to my blog more often, and to work on my art more.  I organized all my art supplies and I am ready for a creative year!

  I am going to start adding links in my posts to blogs I really like, or blogs that inspire me. Trish Bee has a great blog called technique zone. I love it!! Here's the link.
http://techniqueszone.wordpress.com/

she has alot of stamping, art journaling, and mixed media techniques so check it out!

Thanks for reading and see you all soon.