Phantom Hues Mixed-media painting. Acrylic paints Chalk pastels Glass crystal clear and AB Rhinestones 140 x 95mm Bockingford Watercolour paper This is the last in a series of five paintings painted on postcard sized pieces of watercolour paper. Each painting began with a pastel background which I then worked on with acrylic paints using pallet knives. These little paintings have given me inspiration for a series of larger paintings that I...

Spirits Awakened Mixed-media painting. Acrylic paints Chalk pastels Glass crystal clear and AB Rhinestones 140 x 95mm Bockingford Watercolour paper Here's anther very tiny postcard sized painting. Look for the eyes and find the spirits.      This painting started with a chalk pastel background as seen above. Acrylic paint was applied on top with a pallet knife before I added the Rhinestones.    Check back tomorrow for another painting.....      

Can you see me? Mixed-media painting. Acrylic paints Chalk pastels Glass crystal clear and AB Rhinestones 140 x 95mm Bockingford Watercolour paper This very tiny postcard-sized painting on watercolour paper was really fun to paint. Look for the pairs of eyes - can you see me?   Chalk pastel background. Acrylic was then applied with a pallet knife and the Rhinestones added last.    Check back tomorrow for another painting.....    

Heaven's Dreamscape Mixed-media painting. Acrylic paints Glass crystal clear and AB Rhinestones A4 canvas Here's a painting designed to brighten a dull day. I had just finished painting two tiny stretched canvases in bright summery colours and just kept going.     

335 Daily Abstracts. A daily dab of chromatic chaos.   335 Daily Abstracts Why paint Daily Abstracts? On this day last year, I challenged myself to create one hundred abstract paintings in 100 days. On January 1st 2022, I began posting these abstract paintings to a blog called The Daily Abstract. I have so far posted one painting every day throughout the whole of 2022. It is a great discipline and a constant opportunity...

Wishing for Carefree Days Mixed-media painting. Acrylic paints Glass crystal clear and AB Rhinestones 6" x 4" canvas board I was listening to doom and gloom on the radio about the current state of our economy while painting this.  It was depressing to listen to, but creating this little painting did lift my spirits. I hope this painting brightens your day as it did mine.  Embedded are a few small but colourful glass...