Easy abstract florals inspired by Alisa Burke

Howdy Bloggers , Lisa here with a Scrapping Clearly mixed media update.

Today I am sharing a quick abstract floral page that was inspired by the amazing 

Alisa Burke.

Check out her wonderful piece below.

I always find its nice to start ones creative day with an easy warm up.

Creating abstract florals allows one to let go and relax into simple shape and colour play.

I started the piece by drawing over my Jane Davenport Journal page with a mega black sharpie, and using a white out correction pen or white posca, jotting down the random thoughts in my head.

Over that, to add some warmth to the background I added TCW Gold Gesso.

Out comes the acrylic paints and using a similar method to Alisa, starting with lighter coloured circles shapes, I worked up to darker shades for the centre piece of the flower.

Then I was all about adding more blooms, in different colour shades.

I quite like the result, for a fun expressive warm up.

Give it a go, Its a wonderful way to relax and create a colourful start to your day.

Ill be back next month with a new mixed media update.

Thanks for dropping by.

Lisa xx

Art Journaling Abstract Florals

Howdy folks , Lisa here with a Friday Mixed Media update .

Today I'm sharing with you a few consecutive pieces I have created for the #100daysproject.

Inspired by SurjFineArts from You Tube, these abstract floral pieces take very little time at all to create and produce such a lovely overall look.

Here is the original video I watched.

 Truly such wonderful pieces to warm up with if you have all day to create,

 or if you have just 15 mins,

either way this technique is a wonderful addition to your creative arsenal of easy prompts.

A pot of heavy thick gesso is a bonus if you have it,

 as a layer on your substrate helps the flow of the paint over the surface.

I have used a Dylusions art journal and water colour paper for these pieces.

Its then just a simple build up of cool coloured acrylic paints creates the background.

Carving lines into your paint with a palette knife to create stems and grasses,

and completing the pieces with smears of acrylic colour to represent the floral elements.

Really a very simple process.

Here are a few examples of how I interpreted the video.

Thanks for dropping by the Scrapping Clearly Blog. 

I hope you are inspired to give these a whirl, I could seriously just paint this style forever.

I'll be back next week with a new mixed media update.

Have a creative weekend.

Lisa x