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New Mixed Media Collage on Canvas



I love painting on canvas boards, because they are sturdy and can take a bit of scraping and wiping.  Materials in this collage include black and white images, acrylic paints, rub-on letters, stenciling, graphite, stamping, tissue paper and patterned paper.

I love to include things that are floating, like the upside down gingko leaf.  I also like to make things look a little ethereal.

EE Cummings is also one of my favorite poets.  I love his unconventional! use of punctuation.
 





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A Long Journey | Digital Art | Quote by Rumi


I have been having fun adding digital text to my mixed media artwork.

I have just discovered Rumi.  He has the best lines of poetry.

Greeting cards of this image will be coming soon!

Watercolor Quote



I am so pleased to have an artwork published in Lesley Riley's new book called Quotes Illustrated.  The quote was given to me by Lesley and the quote definitely resonates with me.  Love it.

I have not received my copy of the book yet, but I am eagerly awaiting it!  I think it would be a nice gift for an art or quote lover.

Here is what the description says,
"QUOTES ILLUSTRATED by Lesley Riley is a timeless source of inspiration and motivation. Through the diverse and eclectic work of over 90 artists, familiar and some not-yet-discovered quotes are brought to life.

It's an eye-opening experience to see how these talented artists interpret modern and age-old wisdom. To quote Georgia O'Keefe, "Art is not what you see,
 but what you make others see." And therein lies the magic of this book - it expands your awareness, so that you see, not only with new eyes, but come to understand how art can illustrate and illuminate more than words alone can express.
100 quotes were carefully chosen by Lesley to create a positive book that moves the reader to take action on their dreams. If the quotes alone don't do the trick, the artwork certainly will. Artists were free to interpret their quote in their own way, with their medium of choice.
The book includes wonderful examples of digital art, art quilts, fiber art, mixed media, collage, assemblage and paintings. There is something to delight all tastes. Artists in particular will find this compendium a source of ideas and techniques for their own art. While it's not a how-to book, information on materials and techniques used are provided for each artwork."

A Journal Page about Scribbling


"An incurable itch for scribbling takes possession of many and grows inveterate in their insane hearts." Juvenal

I submitted this art journal page along with another one for publication in a book for quotes.  I was excited when I found out that one of my artworks will be in the book.  The journal page above did not get selected, but I really like the mark making, scribbling, layering of colors and the quote. 

Sharing it with Glue it Tuesday!

Thanks for reading!  Best wishes, Marcia
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Color this Quote: Digital Hybrid Art Journal Page

Digital Art Journal Page by Marcia Beckett

This watercolor journal page was made for the Artist in Blogland "Color this Quote" challenge.

I made this by first creating a watercolor doodle with an empty white space in my regular art journal.  Then, I scanned the image and created the text in Photoshop.  It's a digital hybrid art journal page!

"Good friends are like quilts- they age with you yet never lose their warmth."

I encourage you to join in the challenge at Artists in Blogland.


Also linking to Art Journal Every Day, Paint Party Friday, Show Me What You've Got, and It's a Hodge Podge Friday

Featuring magazine, a quote page, hot glue....


My posting is going to be limited for a little while.  I burnt four of my fingers on a hot glue gun yesterday and had to go to the urgent care.  Basically the glue dripped on four fingers on my left hand... I was sitting in the teacher's lounge peeling the hot glue off my fingers and crying.  Definitely a shock to the system.  They are ok now... just some throbbing on and off.   I ordered low temp glue guns because I am not going to use those anymore.  So, limited typing now..

Featuring magazine is ready for pre-order... Since it's hard for me to type, I am sharing Jennifer's explanation of the details:

From Jennifer,

"Holy Cow, we did it!! Whew! We at FEATURING have been working our proverbial behinds off, seriously. Maybe that's why mine seems to be getting smaller. ;o)  After the second issue took an extra month to get out to the public, our Head Honcho, Marit, decided we should really try and get the third issue out for Christmas. And low and behold, we DID IT!! It was a tonne of slaving over a computer, talking to a lot of incredible artists and writing, writing, writing. But we did what seemed impossible just a few months ago. Issue 3 of FEATURING is HERE and available for preorder.

I think this issue is the best one yet. Issue three is jam packed with colourful and intriguing artwork and informative articles. You don't believe me?? You say you want proof?? Hmmm, pushy aren't you?! Hehehe. Ok, since you begged and used your puppy dog eyes, I guess I can give you a sneak peek. But don't tell anyone, you'll get me in trouble, ;o)

Here's a link to a preview of some of the fantastic pages in Issue three. You can read more about many of the articles in this issue here. Here's a list of the articles in this issue...
  • Paper Paintings
  • Monotypes go Mainstream
  • Full Disclosure
  • Poetry, Hidden and Found
  • Somebody’s got to do it
  • Stephanie Drömer
  • An Artist in Berlin
  • Create to the Music
  • The Art of Motherhood
  • They Call Me Mr. Hosta (an article about my own art, YAY!!)
  • Spontaneous Acts of Creation
  • An extraordinary exhibition
  • Three journals
  • Featured Blogger
  • Love Me Do
  • Into the Studio
  • View of the World
A great piece of news is that we at FEATURING have figured out a way of lowering the cost of shipping outside Europe!! Since much of the the magazine is sold to individuals living outside Europe, the owners at FEATURING worked hard to give those people paying the highest shipping a break this Christmas. Cool, huh?

This would make a terrific Christmas present for any artist. Preorder your copy of Issue 3 here. You can still also order Issue 1 and Issue 2. Also, if you want to keep up to date with all things FEATURING, then click here to sign up for the newsletter. Now you'll be in the know about when the newest issue is coming out and any other cool FEATURING news."