Artist Renee Mak

Digital art is so interesting to me lately... and so I've been learning a few simple techniques  and creating simple designs! All feature my original artwork and photos  I've taken with my camera... the vintage photos  are my family. Some, like the one above, will be used for  greeting cards. Others have doodles I created on my Bamboo drawing pad. This scripture above is Psalm 23... I had lots of fun taking pictures of wild flowers and  then using them! So... what do you think?  Have you experimented  with your images and created original digital art? Let me know!  And in the mean time... happy painting!!! xoxo

It's the end of the week already... I guess what they say is true.... "my how time flies when you're having fun"! This week for Paint Party Friday and Sneak Peak Friday I'd like to share three little somethings I had tons of fun creating! They are three "fussed up" canvases ( 12" x 12") that I began months ago but didn't quite know how to finish.  But last week, when I should have been doing something else, it hit me! They needed some bling! Vintage bling to be more exact!  The piece above is a vintage button, which I had two of, and keeps company with two random earrings, a thrift store tag and a Tim Holts key! The background and textures where made using molding paste and doilies... then adding paper, ephemera and acrylic paint.  They were really an experiment when I started.  What do you think... does it work?  What would you do differently... I'd love to try and picture it! This one (a...