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Donna McLarty commented on Kym Barrett's photo
The Memory of Trees I
"Love this composition...very strong w beautiful color combination.
I haven't used charcoal in years...but this is making me think I need to revisit that medium."
Donna McLarty commented on Ellinor Liljedal's photo
An hour of a Lifetime 3
"Love, love love this one Ellinor...I really enjoyed looking through your artwork this morning!"
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- Which of the following best describe you?
- Painter, Techniques Hunter, Photographer
- How did you hear about Loving Mixed Media?
- from a fellow artist
- Describe your style of art and materials you like to use?
- My approach to painting is very intuitive and experimental. My mood, the materials, the format, the colors chosen, all contribute to the finished result. Nothing is planned, however I often start with some inspiration...which could be a color palette, a composition, an object...anything really. I often work on more than one painting at a time since leaving things to dry often brings you to a different place visually.
My process is really that of creation, editing ( by covering up parts that don't appeal to me) layering, texturizing, until I arrive at a combination that works. Therefore each piece comes with it's own 'history'.
I have numerous books describing various techniques and I refer to them at times when I get stuck...or just to try something new. Mostly I create textured grounds, use textured papers, cheesecloth, cardboard, etc. I scrape, drip, squeegee, resist, recycle and destroy as necessary.
I gravitate to abstracted landscapes, but I often arrive at a purely abstract, non-representationsl image.
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General encouragement for everyone!
Posted on February 16, 2011 at 5:25am 4 Comments 3 Favorites
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."
— Mark Twain
— Mark Twain
How many more hours to go?????
Posted on January 19, 2011 at 11:31pm 5 Comments 0 Favorites
In Malcolm Gladwell's book 'Outliers' he examines what it takes to become successful (at anything). Apparently, ANYONE...regardless of so called 'natural talent' REQUIRES at least 10,000 hrs of practice before mastery can be achieved!!!
I've got some work to do!
Comment Wall (12 comments)
- At 12:35am on July 21, 2011,
Ellinor Liljedal said… - Thanks for asking me
- At 1:08am on May 14, 2011,
Rhonda McDuffie said… - Thanks for friending me Donna!!
- At 1:14pm on December 26, 2010,
dima27 said… - Thank you for virtual friendship :)!Wish you a merry cristhmas and a happy new year!Friendly,dima27
- At 6:05pm on December 24, 2010,
Frank Folino, OFM said… - Not to mention "Joyful Noise"! I REALLY hear that one!
- At 6:03pm on December 24, 2010, Frank Folino, OFM said…
- Above and Beyond is simply stunning. I can actually HEAR it!
- At 9:24pm on December 4, 2010,
Lydia Doorman said… - Hi Donna,
Thank you so much for your invitation! I am a fan of your style, I LOVE your abstract landscapes, they are so amazing! I wish I had just A little bit of your talent! Keep up this great work!
Love Lydia
- At 8:53pm on December 4, 2010,
Elke Trittel said… - Hi Donna!Thanks for your invitation and i just read your description of your work which i do enjoy a lot and do come back for!Each piece is unique and yet they all go together with such interesting colour combinations!There are some great artists on this side and we all do find a few matches to our own art but i love the diversity and admire all sorts of art.One of my favourites is Ulla Gmeiner,she has a great webside on google,her work is very delicate and poetic as yours.Have a great festive season from me in the South of France,love,Elke
- At 11:25am on December 4, 2010,
Sandra Henderson said… 
Hi Donna! Thanks for checking out my first blog (ever) - and telling me a little about yourself. I could spend ages looking at your lovely pics, exploring every nook and cranny, trying to work out how you did them. Thank you so much for sharing these!
- At 8:10am on December 3, 2010, Sandra Henderson said…
- You're very welcome Donna. Your artworks are gorgeous! I must learn how to do this. I guess I'm in the right place....
- At 6:21pm on December 1, 2010, Sandra Henderson said…
- !!!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY DONNA AND WELCOME !!!!!
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