Hi everyone. I have been MIA for a bit I know.. I had a wicked Sciatica attack that just wouldn't go away and had me in bed for the longest time. Boy I was so upset. I painted a bit but in severe pain so I finally gave up. The Sciatica attack caused something to happen to my condition and now I'm in horrible pain in my ankle. weirdest thing. I'm also having arthritis problems in my hands and arm. Yeah the arm and hand I paint with! or could it be carpel tunnel. I don't know.
I feel like I'm falling apart and all I want to do is to be left alone and paint!
anywho I was so stuck with my Oil Painting decided to go back to my roots of Mixed Media and apply it to Portraits. I Love it!! I'm developing a new style for me. I'm getting all down and dirty playing with glue and decorative paper and tissue paper, inks, alcohol inks, stamps, stencils and anything else I can find that isn't tacked down!!

Layers upon layers of pure fun with Fluid Acrylics. If you have never used them you've got to try them. They are as smooth as butter. Here is one of my Creations I just finished. Tell me what you think. There are no rules at all. Just let your intuitive side take over and have a ball!! This was really hard at first as I'm such a control freak but now I'm really starting to loosen up.
Here is my Reference photo so you can see how I developed it.
I do still love my Oils and plan to get back to them soon. I want to do Nolan's new class. But for the right now I think I need to play a bit and get all dirty!!!
