Artist Renee Mak

Did you know that Fuss It Up! Designs Boutique has plenty  of fun, flirty & fabulous gift items for kids of all ages? Not only do we offer great parties, classes  and workshops... but we're fully stocked for  every gift giving occasion! Artist/Owner Renee Mak personally creates each and every item... including vintage domino pendants... pure silver pieces... initial pendants... bottle cap magnets... hand painted t-shirts and tank tops... game piece initial pendants...  hand bound journals... more painted t-shirts... locker magnets...  decorative paper journals...  for young or old... also with plain paper... tie-died look... canvas wallets and cards... more locker magnets... fussed up room decor...  tiny glass initial pendants... art pendants... more journals and notepads...  polymer clay pendants, scarfs, painted shirts...  colored...

This week has been a busy one... with three classes including one fabulous 5 hour mixed media painting workshop! In most of my classes I do a live demo to help those total visual learners.  This workshop is no exception and these details are just parts of a new 36" x 36" painting I started. I'm finishing it either today or tomorrow and am so excited to see how it turns out! Of course the biggest perk of teaching is the budding artists  I get to meet and create with.  This course is being shared with the lovely Miss Lynn of "When Depressed, Apply Wet Paint" . Her work is fabulous and I hope she'll share her finished  piece on her blog or allow me to share it on mine! I'm also linking up today with the lovely and talented ladies over at Paint Party Friday ! Check out the link and discover talent you never knew existed!!! I'll be painting today... hope you'll do the same. Have a fabulous Fr...

I've recently completed three colorful owl paintings! They were created using pencil, water colour crayons, oil pastels, acrylic paint, glitter and last but not least... a collaged beak!  I've already sold one and these two are left! It all started one lazy Monday afternoon when I noticed a fabulous background that needed a focal point! I had been doodling cute little chunky owls for another project and so that's what came out!  And my doodled owls were very girlie with long curled eyelashes. Owlie Glam Series  11" x 14"  ...$98 The backgrounds are stamped and stenciled  with my favorite tools and  the layers are painted  with whimsey and freeform marks! Owlie Glam Series  11" x 14" ... $98 It was very important to me to keep a light, happy feel with painterly marks.   I like how the water colours add a dreamy quality to them... and how the backgrounds still peak through in different place...