It's been a week...

...and that's all I'm going to say.  Thank goodness for studio time which does much to help restore my sanity.  I managed to finish the first crackle piece, and can enjoy that feeling of done and dusted.

'Squaring the Circle VI', mixed media on canvas, 2023 © Win Dinn

I did some further work on the garden piece, and have gone waaaaaaaay overboard, I'd say.  It amuses me that even with this much on the go, I kept trying to up the contrast and volume.  I'm obviously right around the bend.

There are parts of it that really make me happy, like the sketchiness of the pen work around the blue here.

The little windows of layers beneath really pull me in.

Each 'flower' has a totally different feel due to the 17,563 layers (😉 )  that comprise the piece. 

This style of leaf pattern is a favourite of Tracy Verdugo's, and I've become quite enamoured of it.

This area makes me laugh, as I can't decide whether it's the yellow/orange part that's the flower, or if the petals are all the bits between.

Because this is definitely an exploratory piece, there may be more to come.  In the meantime, I'm going to set it aside and move on to something new.

I also managed to get further along on a Typar stencil I'm cutting; I've been wanting to do this one for ages and finally found the 'Round Tuit' I'd misplaced in the wash.

All in all, it's been a good studio week, and I hope yours was too.  May your Easter have been filled with love and laughter, family and friends.  See you next week!  xo