Embrace Me With Your Love . . .

"Embrace Me With Your Love"

mixed media on 6x8 inch canvas board

Thanks for all your great comments on yesterday's post! I think it is my love of photography that pulls me right back to these altered photo pieces. So remember when I said I had another photo waiting in the wings? Well I got it on canvas quicker than I thought! This is an altered photo of my "Embrace" painting. You can see the original HERE.

I played around with the composition for a bit with this one. I knew I wanted to cut it in 3 pieces but wasn't sure what I wanted to do with them! After moving them around alot I finally found something I liked. At first the blank space to the right scared me but then I thought I could fill it with some writing which I don't typically do. I used a palette knife again to scatter some white gesso around. I am loving that white gel pen. I find it much easier to write with than a paint pen.

I really like this piece. I am feeling less pressure to step away from the black and white palette.

One World One Heart Winner!!

Thanks to all who entered my giveaway and took the time to stop by! It was a great trip around the world!

Now for the big announcement! The winner of my "Embrace" print is

#25 (selected by random.org) - Jody over at Tumbleweed Trails!!! She has a beautiful blog worth hopping over to!!

Congrats Jody!!

"Embrace" . . . Acrylic Glazes on Birch Wood

"Embrace"

acrylic glazes on 5x5" birch wood

prints available in my etsy shop

I am hoping that you can tell where I got the title from for this one! Feeling inspired by my last piece with its image that came out and spoke to me I longed to try another! So on another piece of birch I used the same colors but added titanium white this time and began layering. I was trying to not "look" for something and just be random about it. I stepped away for awhile and then went back to it. I felt that it just wasn't done. Then when I added the last layers of payne's gray over on the right I noticed that an image appeared. I saw a couple standing in an embrace.

Once I saw that I immediately connected to this piece. I am hoping you see what I see!