Saturday 12 November 2011

Day 12 - AEDM & Nablopomo - recycling an old painting

i've had some finished paintings stored in the garage for a few years now. i had originally painted for art workshops that i was teaching at the time. the subject, level, and style of the painting was to suit my students' requests and needs....and not something i would have chosen myself.

so, i thought it was high time i took the plunge and gave one of them a facelift


i picked out some decorative papers and glued them in place with matte medium

now the fun will begin once i decide what i'm going to do from here

maybe a mermaid given the theme on the decorative paper?

time will tell

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i love trees!

they have such beautiful auras and represent life and hope in many cultures.

i thought i'd share some pics with you of a native australian eucalypt called the scribbly gum tree.



those scribbles are actually made by the larvae of the scribbly gum moth

 kinda cool, huh?

til tomorrow

~ love, light and peace ~

21 comments:

  1. For once some squiggly graffiti on tree trunks that is natural and not made by man. :) Those are really cool trees. I know that whatever direction you decide to take with your latest project it will be yet another great piece of art. Hope you've had a great day. Tammy

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  2. I too love trees and I am fascinated by how unique each one is. The scribbling on this tree makes it very interesting.
    I am anxious to see what you do with this project. Your work is wonderful. I am so glad to have met you on AEDM.

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  3. Oooo! I can hardly wait to see what you do with the recycled older paintings!! :)

    I have never seen a tree like that. And larvae make the squiggles?! Wow! That is so cool! I swear it is like you live on a different planet than I do--LOL!

    I love trees, too. With all the exotic flowers you have, I imagine you have some pretty cool trees, too. Love to see them. :)

    Have a great day!! Or night, I bet, by now. ;)

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  4. Ooooh can't wait to see the result of this one! Already excited to see what you're going to do. I actually thought someone had been drawing on trees lol really cool thanks for sharing, hugs Jennibellie :) x (oh and the bespoke glazing thing is just a holder for me to stick cocktails stick in with beads on - to keep them off a surface so I paint them all the way around)

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  5. Trees are some of my favorite things - especially ones with cool bark to photograph. I am jealous that you have these and we have nothing at all like them!

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  6. These trees were just what I needed! I was at a standstill on a painting and these scribbles were the perfect inspiration! Thanks for jump starting my art!

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  7. I love the way you are taking an old painting canvas and reusing it with something else. I like the papers that you have put down already and I hope that you post this as it evolves. The trees are really cool too. I have ALWAYS been fascinated with trees. They are all unique.

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  8. I like to recycle my art, too. You're off to a fun start with the mermaids.

    The scribbles on the tree are beautiful. Mother Nature has so many tricks up her sleeve!

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  9. Love the trees, they are so beautiful!
    I was just thinking last night of heading to the garage for some old canvases to reuse!
    xo
    lynn

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  10. wow your tree photos are amazing!

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  11. your work is amazing...looking forward to seeing what comes out of the tree inspiration...which is pretty awesome!

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  12. Wow! That squiggly tree is amazing. Thanks for the thoughtful comments you have been leaving on my posts.

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  13. so loved the trees! Can't wait to see what you come up with - love the mermaid paper. Have a great week!

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  15. Great idea to upscycle the canvases and make them into something that you will like now... I have a similar project planned for the hols.... hope Coy is better!!!

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  16. Thank you for visitng my blog:) Such beautiful art you make. I guess you got a new follower:) That mermaid silhuette is very lovely. Greetings from Finland
    Niina

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  17. I love trees too, and those squiggles are fab! I've never seen a tree like this :)

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  18. Thank you for the pictures of the trees! They are amazing beings. Personally, I like hugging them. ;)

    I've heard of people recycling paintings and it's neat to see it in process! I'm looking forward to seeing where this goes. :)

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  19. Can't wait to see what you do with it next. I have got some paintings which I don't care for very much done in my painting class. I was wondering what to do with them. Now you have given me ideas.

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  20. Oh I just adore the Scribbly Gums. We don't have a lot around here and I have missed seeing there beautiful natural artwork.
    I have a few paintings in my stash that are just sitting there and never going outside my house so I think I'll get them out and recycle them. Great idea, and I can't wait to see what you do with this one.
    Lee:)

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