Category: Painting

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Happy ReNewed You!

"New Dance," watercolor by Mary Gow
“New Dance,” watercolor by Mary Gow

Happy New Year! Happy Renewed You!

My wish for you this year comes from what I got in a fortune cookie today:

Don’t pursue happiness

– create it.

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The Joy of Painting Disappearing Images

Integral, by Mary Gow, digitally manipulated painting

Integral, by Mary Gow, digitally manipulated painting
Integral, by Mary Gow, digitally manipulated painting
Have you heard of the Buddha Board? It’s a board you can use water to paint on a surface that shows your brush work, then the image fades away. (See buddhaboard.com).

This reminds me of Chinese Ink Brush Painting but I don’t need ink nor paper! I’m loving this type of environmentally friendly art! Plus no chemicals!

The image above is one of the dozen or so I painted after opening the box containing the Buddha Board.

I photographed each drawing, and one transformed into another.

The image shown above I then manipulated in Photoshop.

This is a fun process! I encourage you to try it.

The Buddha Board is a perfect way to enjoy the moment

. . . regardless of how the election turned out.

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Art Note: Creating Texture

I'm using a small sponge to create texture around this painting of Buddha I'm working on.
I’m using a small sponge to create texture around this painting of Buddha I’m working on.
I work on several paintings at a time. This painting of a Green Buddha was inspired by one I saw on a paper napkin. To add interest to the image I’m adding some white texture around the image using a small sponge.

First I squeezed a pea-sized amount of white acrylic paint on my palette and then lightly dipped the sponge in the paint and dabbed it on the canvas. I carefully spaced the dabs so they don’t bunch up in one area.

While painting this I was curious what the Green Buddha represents and found this from Tricycle.com: “The Green Buddha is traditionally the Laughing Buddha, bringer of prosperity and mirth.”

May this be a blessed year for you!

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Happy New Year of Creating

Nurture Your Creativity, acrylic on canvas, by Mary Gow
Nurture Your Creativity, acrylic on canvas, by Mary Gow
“Create” is a painting that’s on a 30″ x 40″ canvas I began today. This first layer is yellow, orange and white acrylic. The soft effect is thanks to a sponge.