Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Mix Your mediums Class is now open for registration.

I am beyond excited to share my new on line class with all of you!

If you are like me, you have accumulated an excessive amount of art supplies.  We have our favorites and seem to use those the most.  It is fun to experiment with some of the tools that we do not use as often.  In this class, we will use a few unexpected mediums and tools to create our paintings.  


The sky is the limit, so to speak.  I would love for you to join me, share what supplies you are combining and learn from one another.

                Have you used traditional chalk paint in your work or combined oil and water?  

 

For more information and to sign up for the class, visit:  karabullockart.com/product/mixyour-mediums/


Early bird pricing is available!!
Hope to see you in class.

Ursula xo

Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Snow days are great for creating!

We have had our first real snow these past couple of days.  Everything is so beautiful and pure, covered with a blanket of white.  A perfect day for a fire, jammies and studio time!


I am in the midst of creating a new on line class that offers a variety of mediums and subject matter.  Don't you enjoy exploring new ideas and new ways to use what supplies you have available.?  Have you tried combining watercolors with DecoArt Americana paints?  How about adding chalk paint to the mix?



I love warming up while using a vintage journal or watercolor paper.   Using an old photo of an oil painting I did for reference.  I like to use reference photos in my work.  Not to necessarily look exactly like the photo, but to use parts of it.  Areas and elements that speak to me, such as shadows, color and so on.







 The first step was to apply a light coat of DecoArt Gesso to the background, leaving some areas untouched.   I began to sketch her in................

The washes of lavender were applied with Americana Decor Chalky Finish, Fini Calcaire. Using it within the piece  as I went along.  Applied lightly, using a moist brush.

DecoArt Americana paints were added to create bolder colors as I began to develop her features.  Going back and forth between the watercolors, watercolor pencils  and the Americana paints.  I like using the Americana paints with water to create a softer more fluid appearance.  If I didn't like an area, I went over it with the gesso. to block it out.  Adding colors on top of the gesso and using the white gesso as my highlight.

This was a fun warm up piece to keep inside my journal and to use as a reference for paintings in the future.  It's always a good thing to write your color palette and supplies used next to the art itself.  So, when you go back to it at a later date, you can pull out parts, colors and such to add to new ideas and art.

Better get back to the studio.  I have a few more projects and ideas to explore and videos to edit.

I can't announce any details yet, but very soon.

Until then, I will keep exploring and sharing a little more along the way.

Happy Painting!

Ursula
xo













Monday, January 1, 2018

Happy New Year!

                                                    


For the last two years, I  have given myself a word for each year.  This year my word is "Explore"  .

By giving myself a word, I hold myself more accountable to that truth.  Giving it a life, a purpose to hold onto.

Explore, meaning to examine, seek, investigate, look into, search out, research, delve into and leave no stone unturned.

There is so much more to learn and my hope is to search out new areas of my life and art that I have not yet explored.

I now have more free time to do things I have put on hold.  Travel, embrace life and delve into my art  wholeheartedly.

What is your word for 2018?

Looking forward to this new year of exploration!

Won't you join me?!

Ursula 
xo