A dear friend asked if I would like to work on an old family photo. I was delighted to see what I could do, and got it done in time for Mother’s Day. Digital collage © 2012 Liz Ruest Original: 2700×1800 pixels, 18 image layers and 14 adjustment layers
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Want Some Colored Texture?
I have worked up some larger textures for my 2012 palette, and they are available on Flickr to share! For example, this texture/color was built up from old cracked red paint at an inn on Vancouver Island, adjusted for brightness & contrast, then modified with: cracked plaster yellow leaves in the sunlight batik fabric from…
Small Studies
While I was at Artist & Craftsman Supply, picking up the panels for my small works, I couldn’t resist a few 4×6 panels as well. Not everything crops well to square! These pieces are from my 2010, 2011, and 2012 bodies of work, respectively, and were available as 4×6 prints, mounted to panels with encaustic…
Small Works
I’m exploring a very small format, 4×4″ square, found as canvas wrapped frames or, even better, wood panels from Artist & Craftsman Supply. Digital collages © 2012 Liz Ruest Each of these pieces was available as a 4×4″ print mounted to a wood panel or canvas with encaustic: $20 at the Flying House Sale 2012! One (Interlude) is…
Gathering Spring Flowers
A trip to the tulip fields near Mount Vernon, WA, on a rainy day. A little too wet and cold to feel like spring was here, but these blooms made up for it. This set of images was one of my first successful passes with Lightroom. The organizing features helped me narrow in on the…
Get Yer Local Art Prints Here!
Hey Puget Sound residents! Want to support a local printing business? Printing company BumbleJax started an online curated art gallery, artprintstopia, and I was honored to be included in their list of artists. They offer fantastic modern mounting options using acrylic, aluminum or bamboo. These are the guys who printed Remnants for me, as well as the…
Why Abstraction?
If I choose abstraction over reality, it is because I consider it the lesser chaos. — Robert Brault, via artsyforager on Twitter
Flying House Sale
This local art sale was fabulous! 17 artists and craftspeople, all very supportive and friendly and talented, with over 200 visitors in 2 days. Saturday and Sunday April 28 & 29, 11 am to 5 pm Local artists brought mixed media, garden art, jewelry, fused glass, textiles, handmade soaps and lotions, watercolors, encaustics, baked goods &…