Deep in the Daylily Garden

“First Daylily,” copyright 2013 Shelley M. House.

It’s daylily season! Such joyful flowers, every day renewed.

“Happy Yellow,” copyright 2013 Shelley M. House.

“Awake,” copyright 2013 Shelley M. House.

“Glowing Yellow,” copyright 2013 Shelley M. House.

“Banana Yellow,” copyright 2013 Shelley M. House.

“Deep in the Daylily Garden,” copyright 2013 Shelley M. House.

“Sunny Daylily,” copyright 2013 Shelley M. House.

“Rainy Daylily,” copyright 2013 Shelley M. House.

“Stop and Smell the Daylilies,” copyright 2013 Shelley M. House.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Big Love

Red butterflies in flight.

I’ve been working on my biggest mixed-media piece ever, a new addition to my Infinity Heart series. I usually don’t post art here on my blog until it’s finished, but you can find some in-progress pics over at my Facebook page — click on the link at the top of my sidebar —->

I started this piece over a year ago, then let it sit for months. A recent inspirational boost by talented mixed-media artist Seth Apter has really helped it to take flight! I’ve combined my altered books with paper mache, and my digital art with collage, to create something entirely fresh and new. Check it out!

Even Pinker: My Digital Art Process

“Abundance,” copyright 2013 Shelley M. House.

Artists often create from travel photos. We like to imagine ourselves far, far away.

“Rise and Shine,” copyright 2013 Shelley M. House.

My recent travel photo inspiration comes from right around my neighborhood.

“Electric Pink,” copyright 2013 Shelley M. House.

“Little Orange,” copyright 2013 Shelley M. House.

A new series began to reveal itself when I noticed my photos trending towards the color pink.

“Morning Walk,” copyright 2013 Shelley M. House.

“New Leaves,” copyright 2013 Shelley M. House.

“Even Pinker,” copyright 2013 Shelley M. House.

Since completing my Heart Labyrinth series, I’ve been feeling a void, wondering what to do next.

“Spiky Pink,” copyright 2013 Shelley M. House.

“Speckled Pink,” copyright 2013 Shelley M. House.

I finally sense new art being born, hiding right under my nose, in all this pink.

“Sunny Pink,” copyright 2013 Shelley M. House.

Lavender Dream

“Tea,” digital art, copyright 2013 Shelley M. House.

I did more sketches today with my digital pen, using a big book of Japanese prints as a reference.

The background color comes from a piece of antique furniture. It was such a pretty shade of lavender, I couldn’t resist taking a photo to sample it. These four pieces use different parts of that same photo.

“Evening,” digital art, copyright 2013 Shelley M. House.

“Dance,” digital art, copyright 2013 Shelley M. House.

“Dawn,” digital art, copyright 2013 Shelley M. House.

Scribbles In Blue

“In Waves,” digital art, copyright 2013 Shelley M. House.

It is a sunny day, but my art is coming out in blue, ranging from serene to tempestuous.

“One Rainy Night,” digital art, copyright 2013 Shelley M. House.

“Wayward,” digital art, copyright 2013 Shelley M. House.

The Heart Labyrinth Project: The Race is On!

Sneak peek of “Hearts On Fire,” 8″x8″ mixed media, copyright 2013 Shelley M. House.

It’s mixed media madness! February 1st marks my 2-year anniversary at the Art Forum at DuPre’s Antique Market. I want to celebrate with a new exhibit, featuring my Heart Labyrinth Project. That gives me less than 2 weeks to complete as many pieces as possible.

I’m so excited about some new techniques I’m trying, inspired by Seth Apter’s DVD, “Easy Mixed Media Techniques for the Art Journal.” His process is easy, and fun! I love Seth’s art, and learning a few of his secrets is helping my art grow in leaps and bounds.

I can’t wait to show you more, but right now, I have a lot of art to do!

Other blogs in this series:

My Many Colored Days: The Heart Labyrinth Project
The Heart Labyrinth Project: Making Wishes
The Heart Labyrinth Project: The Magic Number

The Heart Labyrinth Project: The Magic Number

It looks like 24 is a good number of pieces to create in order to get 12 that make a nice-looking set.

Hearts 1 thru 24, digital collage, copyright 2013 Shelley M. House.

I plan on printing all of these to show in the gallery for Valentine’s Day. For my folding screen dozen, I like the last eight, plus hearts 11, 12, 14 & 15. Putting them altogether like this makes it easy to pick.

I’m so excited for the New Year! There’s so much more art to create.

“Happy New Year’s Heart,” digital collage, copyright 2013 Shelley M. House.

Other blogs in this series:

My Many Colored Days: The Heart Labyrinth Project
The Heart Labyrinth Project: Making Wishes