NEW PASTEL

A mixed media (mostly pastel) that I did for a friend.

NEW PASTEL

Really more mixed media than pastel.

GOING TO THE DOGS

I have been working on a mixed media (watercolor/pastels) for a friend of mine. This is my third attempt. Getting better!

CHRIS FORSEY

Chris Forsey is doing a solo exhibition this weekend. Still one of my favorite artists.

MIXED-MEDIA COLLAGE

Below is a link to a page showing a step by step tutorial of artist Brenda Swenson working on a beautiful mixed media collage of the San Juan Bautista mission.
http://www.artistsnetwork.com/articles/art-demos-techniques/mixed-media-collage-brenda-swenson

Lake Carmi
Mixed Media
John Brisson

MIXED MEDIA BEARS

Family
Mixed Media
John Brisson

WOMEN IN MY LIFE

Mixed media paintings of my wife and daughter in law.

VERMONT

A quick mixed media painting from my trip back east.

TERI AGAIN

Quite a while ago I had done a linocut of my wife Teri. It was not a great success. She, along with anyone who looked at it didn't see a resemblance. This last week I did a mixed media (Acrylic, pastels and acrylic inks) of her with better results. SHE LIKES IT!

MIXED MEDIA

A friend sent me a link (below) to a Youtube video that I really enjoyed. Kathy Arbour creates a mixed media painting that had me thinking "not very good" when she starts, then had me saying "wow" at the finish.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQyJA-V2ZY0

CHRIS FORSEY

One of my favorite artist, Chris Forsey, has some new art on his blog site. His paintings are so loose and flowing. The way I wish I could paint!
https://www.facebook.com/ChrisForseyRiSgfa

Mike
Mixed Media
John Brisson

FANTASY WORLD

I am an artist. This means I live in a perverse fantasy world with unrealistic expectations. Thank you for understanding.

Bensons
Mixed Media

A portrait I did for a friend's wedding anniversary. I am pretty poor at painting people. I had put down an under-painting of red which I couldn't get rid of. I call the painting 'Back From the Tanning Salon'.

ARTSPAN

Here is a link to a really nice art site. On it is art from both new and more experienced artists. Painting, sculpture, mixed media and printmaking can all be found here.
http://www.artspan.com/

Mike
Mixed Media
John Brisson

HOT IN BIG BEAR

It has been unusually hot here the last few days. Getting on the lake helps cool off.


   

Sail
Mixed media painting

MIXED MEDIA

This painting started out as a watercolor but, as almost always seems to happen, changed to acrylic pretty quickly. Watercolor...my never ending challenge!

GREAT INSTRUCTIONAL SITE

I have purchased a few instructional DVDs over the years and have found them to be very helpful. Seems like it's impossible not to pick up helpful techniques and tips watching other people work. Now I use this site that makes DVDs available to watch by renting them for a period of time and watching them on the computer. Very good artist instruction in watercolor, acrylic, mixed media, oils and other art forms. Well worth a visit.

http://www.artworkshops.tv/

WATERCOLOR (KIND OF)

The holiday gave me a bit of time to work down in my studio. Actually, experiment in my studio would be the proper call. I did what I guess would be called a 'mixed media' painting. I used some of my Akua Kolor printing ink, plus watercolor paint and watercolor pencils to do this painting from a M. Kahn photograph that I really love. This may be the closest I ever come to creating a watercolor painting!

TECHNIQUES COMBINED

Fun experiment or just too much time on my hands. I made this print combining two different printmaking techniques. I first did reduction cuts on a linoleum block for all of the colors using Akua-Kolor inks. Then, for what would normally be the key block printing, I etched a copperplate for the black inking. I'm now thinking that all of the work was not really worth the final results, but I did have a lot of fun with the process.

PRINTMAKING

I will continue to make attempts at painting a watercolor that I actually like, but working on different print techniques is still my anchor. I did this two cut reduction lino cut and then went back and hand colored parts of it. Probably the closest I come to 'mixed media'!

I also have this print on the Illustration Friday website for their 'Fast' topic submission. http://www.illustrationfriday.com/

ESA-PEKKA

Today is graduation day in our small town. Coaching both football and baseball at the high school over the past twenty years has given me some wonderful friendships. All of the students that I've had the privilege to know and coach, plus teachers that have become part of my life.

Mike Harrison teaches English at our high school and has also taken on the role of one of my 'blues buddies'! His guitar playing is the only thing that gives what we do any chance of being called music!!

Mike asked me to do a painting for him of Esa Pekka Salonen, a conductor and person that Mike has long admired. I look for any excuse to get downstairs so....

Mixed media acrylic and color pencil painting