Enchanted by Men with Wings - Art Journal with Lisa Oxley

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

Today I am sharing a few pieces from my "Men With Wings" series.

If you know my work you will know that if I can fit some wings on a figure, its probably gone to happen. Big shout out to Tim Holtz addressing the wings issue and releasing wings that I feel give new life a piece, adding tweak of whimsy.

I always feel once I add wings to a male figure,

 It changes the way I look at them.

Hence the ''Men With Wings'' series was born.

Link to Tim Holtz Wings

 I usually start with an image from 

THE LONELY PLANET

THE TRAVEL BOOK.

and work it in to my journal somehow.

I'm sure I'm not the only one who is enchanted by the thought of "men with wings".

Quick hyperlapse You Tube video from My #100dayproject for the above piece.

Thanks a bunch for dropping by the Scrapping Clearly blog today.

I hope your spending this time, giving the gift of creativity to yourself.

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

 Remain Positive, Make Art and Stay Safe.

 Lisa xxx

More Mood Board Inspo

Hi everyone.   

I've been missing in action for a few weeks trying to get my house ready for sale but I'm back.

I too was inspired by this month's mood board.   I love using mood boards because it challenges me to think outside the box and experiment, particularly with colours.   

 

I started by mixing some acrylic paint with some 13@rts Magic powder to give it some body and texture - basically creating my own texture paste which I spread through a couple of stencils.   Magic!   I added water to the left over paint and flicked some splatters on using a fan brush and colouring my gauze.

After matting my photo including some We R patterned paper, it was time to add my clusters with some punched shapes from my stash, buttons and some Tim Holtz Idea-ology Transparent Wings.

Some close ups

Hope you've been inspired.

Looking forward to seeing what you create.