Artist Renee Mak

Did you know... Fuss It Up! Designs hosts great parties? Birthdays, special events, girl scouts,  church groups, reunions, etc. All ages welcome!!! Fun, flirty & fabulous! Parties are twice as fun at Fuss It Up! Designs!   A paint party includes everything needed for party guests  to complete a small mixed media collage  canvas ready to hang on the wall!   Prices are $35 per guest for 6 or less and  $30 per guest for 7 or more up to 12.   Larger parties are $25 per guest with an additional studio fee.   Parties take about an hour and  15 minutes... please call for specifics! Ask about our LARGE SCALE  "Abstract Acrylic Explosion Workshop" for 1-2 artists!!! (pictured below) Email: fussitup@live.com or call 515-865-3044 xoxo

by LolaBird Dot dot dot paint the spot red then blue then purple, who knows what to do? Green is grassy yellow brassy pink and orange pink and blue Peter Pan... I love you Never do it don't grow old brown and sandy dirty cold. Rosy cotton candy kisses  don't look back no new misses becomes you,  just another not your uncle, not your brother. Bloom your fancy bloom it true Ah ha you've got it... electric blue. {I see  a cupcake parade}

Mixed Media Collage 12" x 12" Today I finally finished getting most of my paintings online for the first time ever! It took hours but it really helps me to have one place for art lovers to come and see my work! For the whole list, just click here or on the tab at the top of my blog that says...  PAintINGs for SALE! Here are a few I added today... Mixed Media Collage 10" x 10" detail Mixed Media Collage w/ Image Transfer 12" x 12" Mixed Media Collage w/ Image Transfer 12" x 12" Mixed Media Collage 36" x 36" detail Mixed Media Collage 36" x 36" detail Mixed Media Collage 36" x 36" detail Mixed Media Collage! Trash to Treasure Class 5" x 5" Hope you enjoyed them... have a fabulous day! xoxo

Birthday Parties can be twice as fun at Fuss It Up! Designs  Art Studio!  Our fun Trash to Treasure class teaches kids to recycle items others might consider "trash" and create fabulous artwork out of it! Kids will learn about color and contrast... using recycled materials for creating texture... using found and hand made stamps and stencils... and incorporating all of these together and finishing with a focal point! Creating art is fun for all ages... and learning step by step instructions makes it easy! Here are some more fabulous creations from our latest Birthday Paint Party! The Studio is all ready for our next party so stop in today and reserve your date! Kids parties and classes begin at $30 / person for 6 or more! {for hours and contact information click here !} Have a fabulous, colorful and creative day! xoxo

Here's a tiny peek at what  I'm currently working on! I've continued to add layers of bright colors to my flowers  painting  I started last week! One of my favorite things in a mixed media painting  is adding interest thru stamps and stencils.   Here the tiny  thin lines are from  a cardboard box and the white dots are from a clothing stencil! The free hand doodles are great fun too! I also started three small mixed media florals... Even though my tools are simple, the  paintings will be bright and cheery... just like Spring after a long winter! Tomorrow is my first day in the  studio this week and I'm just itching to paint!  If you're in the area, stop by for a quick hello!  I'll also be getting the Boutique ready for  our next big event on April 22nd... which you can read about here !   Have a fabulously creative day and be happy! xoxo

It's that time once again... Paint Party Friday and Sneak Peek Friday!  I love both of these groups because I get to see what other fabulous artists from all over the place have been painting this week! Today I'm sharing a painting that's been finished for a while but has just been photographed proper... This piece is a 36"x36" mixed media acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas.   It was originally part of my "After the Blues" series I blogged about here .  At the time,  I only finished three of the four paintings in time for the show and had this one left... unfinished. I set it aside knowing that some day I would just know what it needed. And that's exactly what happened.  One day, I saw brightly colored abstract flowers growing wildly!  Standing straight up as if shouting... "look at us!" So I painted it like I saw it and here it is. And the full meaning didn't even occur to me until just now. The original series, After the Blues, symbo...