"GEMSTONE 10" mixed media abstract landscape © Carol Nelson Fine Art

Gemstone 10

Wow, here is my 10th gemstone painting.  I just started teaching a 5 week class in Denver on mixed media.  This was one of our first projects.

These effortless abstracts are a good introduction to acrylics and abstract composition.  The class always enjoys doing them and most students are successful right away.

For more information about this painting, click here to go to my website.

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My workshop in Dallas at the Artist's Showplace was a lot of fun.  What a great group of enthusiastic artists I had!  I introduced them to all kinds of mixed media techniques and materials.

Below are just a FEW of the interesting works they created.  To see more, please click here to go to the album on my Facebook page.

"BLUE NOTES" 12052, mixed media abstract musical collage © Carol Nelson Fine Art

Blue Notes

I know I ignore the blues in my palette most of the time.  So thought I'd use them ALL:  cyan, manganese, Prussian, phthalo turquoise, and Paynes gray.
Lots of fun papers were added in layers.  For more information, please click here to go to my website.

"SUNFLOWER TRIO" 12039, mixed media acrylic sunflower collage © Carol Nelson Fine Art

Sunflower Trio

This was the demo piece I did for my class today showing how they could make their own collage papers and use them in a painting.
Several of the petals and the pot in this painting are from a recycled paperback book.

There are almost 50 individual petals on these sunflowers - each one torn by hand from my supply of painted papers.  Since I use professional grade Golden Fluid Acrylics to paint the papers, I am confident they will retain their vibrant colors.

For more information on this painting, click here to go to my website.

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Join me tomorrow, April 13, 2012, at AUM Gallery.  I will be participating in the Wine Invitational Group Show.