Oil pastel is one of my favorite mediums to work with. It is so simple, ready to go without any prep, creates rich colors, and brings back that childhood magic of crayons. The only bad things about it? It can smear easily and leaves lots of little shavings behind.
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I used some vintage stickers and other scrapbooking accessories to make these two postal-themed ACEO artist trading cards:
Both are also decorated with oil pastels. I especially like the way the white oil pastel looks on the stickers in the second one.
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Here are a few more oil pastel ACEO artist trading cards I made recently. These all reflect more abstract expressionism techniques:
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I got some great news yesterday! The above artwork won 3rd place in the “Finding Your Inner MozArt” art contest! I get $75 in prize money plus whatever the piece sells for, so not bad!
I think the best part for me personally though, is that the head judge is the Director Emeritis of the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego! This is the first time I’ve had someone that important associated with a major art museum recognize and reward my artistic endeavors! I know we shouldn’t focus too much on important job titles and all that, since the art itself is most important, but it still rocks to be recognized officially like that!
I saw quite a bit of the competition works for the contest and they were very impressive, so I know winning 3rd place really is a big deal! Had I been a judge, I would have had a hard time deciding!
When I was painting the other day, I asked my husband what I should paint next and he said “lasagna”, so I created this abstract acrylic painting while envisioning Garfield trying to eat it:
I like the way it turned out, even with the wet blending.
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Here are a couple recent ACEO artist trading cards I made when I was struggling through a nasty depressive episode. I find creating art like this is therapeutic, even if I don’t feel like doing it at first.
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