Artist Renee Mak

Even though it's already August, my brightly colored  garden is still in full bloom!   The flowers just keep coming and coming... as do the bright colors. This time I've added pages from a vintage book and allowed some of the doodled flower shapes to show in the final piece. It measures 20" x 20" and can be viewed at Fuss It Up! Designs in Valley Junction. I've also completed 4 little mixed media flower canvases which is being made into a fun tutorial! Happy painting... xoxo

Paint Party Friday & Sneak Peek Friday is here again! I only got to paint once so far this week and went a little crazy with dots! But I also got to spend time painting with two fabulous sisters and  working  a bit more on my happy garden painting . I'll post about the sisters another time but share my happy garden today. I don't think I've shown the textural elements of this  painting yet… but it really shows up with the bright colors I just added. The letters and numbers are made with molding paste and one of my favorite stencils.  I just put the  stencil down on the canvas, used a putty knife to layer a coat of molding paste over the stencil and then lifted off the stencil… leaving the raised images! They run along the top of the painting above the flowers. There is also a fleur de lis on the upper right hand corner made the same way. I like the progress of this happy garden so far and am looking...