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Friday, September 5, 2014

Texture and Houses



















If you follow my blog you know I have a thing for houses. They just make me happy. I like tall ones, short ones, fat and skinny ones. I didn't start this page with houses in mind. I was just playing with stenciled backgrounds. Stencils are another new love for me. I use to hate them but now they also make me want to smile. I don't even know how many stencils I used. I do know that one of them is a Crafter's Workshop stencil and that one was sequin waste.

The houses were hand sketched and then colored with Lycra Watercolor crayons. I'm not having a ton of success with watercolor crayons. I sprayed these with a fixative and waited overnight and they were still not waterproof. The place that this is most evident is by the orange high rise. I tried to fix the dark color around it and finally just accepted that it was what it was.

I used spacking compound for the chimneys and for other spots of texture. This is my piece for Journal 52 because this week's theme is texture.

I had fun playing with this piece. I think I could have fiddled around with it for days. I had to stop myself from adding more stenciling.

Link to: Paint Party Friday and Journal 52



12 comments:

  1. Beautiful houses. I like looking at houses and wondering who lives there, what they look like insude etc - fun piece. Valerie

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  2. This is such a charming journal spread. I love your use of bold color and all the layers are fabulous, not to mention the spackled texture. And keep playing with those watercolor crayons!

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  3. LOVE these houses and pages bursting with color! Stencil play can be so much fun-and yes, at times it's hard to stop layering:)

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  4. Love the houses Boo. I'm totally with Valerie in loving looking at houses and wondering about who lives there and what the house is like inside. I love all the texture you have created and the colours you used and the design of the pages. Awesome work :D x

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  5. this is totally charming Boo... I like the strong colours in it, and the textures from the stencils are quite seamless... i like that they all look like they are part of an overall intention and design if you know what i mean... xx

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  6. I love houses too Boo! I do believe this is one of my most favorite pieces that you have ever done!
    Wonderful! !!
    Sandy xx

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  7. I love your TIME FLIES! I only wish there was a way to tie down time foe a while!!
    Sandy xx

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  8. I love houses too and yours are wonderful, so fun and bright.

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  9. I am a house freak I just love them so much and have no idea why. I've probably said this before but over years when it was in fashion I had house wall paper borders....nice colorful ones though... I loved them. Even today I would love them...these are fabulous in all their lovely color and whimsy!

    Hugs Giggles

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  10. This is very inventive and soooo pretty. A neighborhood I would live in. LOL
    Nicole/Beadwright

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  11. Your artwork is just wonderful--I commented already, I think, but blogger ate it! lol I adore your houses--this one especially, such a diversity of materials, so bright and appealing.

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