Tag: MIXED MEDIA ART

Studio Update [June 2022]

Hi Loves, So apparently there is an arctic blast hitting southeast Australia and I can tell you that from my little studio in central west NSW we are definitely having an arctic blast and feeling the cold to our bones. Looking out my window this morning and seeing the sky thick with heavy black clouds I said to the terrible trio that if we lived just a little higher (as in elevation) we would have … Continue reading Studio Update [June 2022]

I AM ADDICTED TO MY DREAMS

I AM ADDICTED TO MY DREAMS Vivid dreams. I have them all the time. Full colour, full drama, full immersion into a world that is sometimes a lot more interesting than my own.   Sometimes I don't want to wake up. Sometimes I just want to fall back into the colourful world I have dreamed that night.  I am addicted to my dreams. The fun ones, the sad ones, the ones where I am constantly trying … Continue reading I AM ADDICTED TO MY DREAMS

OPEN HEARTED

I have a little notebook that lives in my car (well it lives in my car when I am not in lock down!) and when I have to pick the terrible trio up from school or dance or wait for covid tests and doctors appointments, I'll sketch little drawings.  Part of this is boredom - I could spend the time scrolling through socials (and sometimes I do) but I like these five minute sketches made … Continue reading OPEN HEARTED

2022 Art Calendar

P R E   O R D E R S   N O W   O P E N Pre orders are now open for the 2022 LilliBean Designs Art Calendar! Each month features a print of an original art work by LilliBean Designs all of which are brand new and have never been in a previous calendar. This years calendar will feature paintings from my art journalling practice, from my water colour play, from the minis that … Continue reading 2022 Art Calendar

WANDERING STAR

Today I am share the third of 5 paintings created on wooden disks. Last year I bought five large round wooden disks from our local hardware shop. At the time I didn't really have a plan, but I was also slightly enamoured with wreaths, and starting to follow the  moon phases. Earlier this year I found these disks hiding behind some canvases and decided it was time to create something with them. I have already … Continue reading WANDERING STAR

GILDED CAGE

This painting seemed to take months. Actually it did take months! Each time I worked on it, I would take infinitesimally small steps forward, and end the session feeling frustrated and lost. But I think the end result was worth it.  This is the second of my wooden disk paintings - the first being the CRYSTAL WREATH G I L D E D C A G E angel, why do you hide in your gilded cage … Continue reading GILDED CAGE

Tiny Little Things + Joy

It's was perfectly cold and miserable mid winters day when I wrote this,  but I love this time of year. Against the back drop of heavy grey skies everything seems much more vibrant and alive with colour. I find myself constantly stopping on my walks trying to capture the vibrancy and darkness with my phone’s camera, only to find myself disappointed with the results. (Although this could definitely be due to user error!)  I used to … Continue reading Tiny Little Things + Joy

MADEMOISELLE

Adding a art journalling practice to my day has really helped with my creative ebbs and flows, and I find that often paintings I have made in my art journal are begging to be recreated into larger paintings.  Mademoiselle was one of these paintings. Starting as a quick paint and then graduating to the a larger canvas. She spoke to me so much that I had to put aside the painting I was currently working … Continue reading MADEMOISELLE

The Sea Nymph

The other day I was packing for River and Wren, when behind a stack of boxes I found a painting that I hung in my exhibition last year, but that I had never actually shared with you all! I have had these largish square panels in my studio for absolutely ages now - I think I may have even bought them in my very first art supply orders.  During the big canvas clean out of … Continue reading The Sea Nymph