Canvas Corp Brand: January Challenge

Happy New Year, everyone! How was your holiday season? We had a great one and an amazing NYE party at our house. I will share those photos, along with more art I've been creating in the next post!

I decided to play along with CCB's January color challenge. 
I really loved their color choice so I created an art journal spread inspired by their challenge.  #ccbchallenge

My friend, Michelle, is on their design team this year. I am so proud of her! She is super talented! Check out her sites here.

Happy creating! 

B

as of late....

I've been creating a lot of art this summer! I've also been creating quick videos to show you BTS into the process of my art journal pages.  You can view some here , here, and here.


Here are some of the journal pages I've created. Below is acrylic paint, pastels, collage in an 8x8 Dylusions journal.

This is a mini art journal spread. (TN cut in half). Acrylic paint and collage.

The below 11x14", fluid paintings are acrylic high flow on canvas. They have a protective gloss varnish and are for sale. I think all 3 of them look beautiful together! They are only $35/each. Or $75 for the triptych.  Please contact me for inquiries.

Here are a couple more journal spreads in my 8x8 Dylusions journal.  

 I've started a wood panel series with oil paints and cold wax medium. I've been wanting to learn these mediums and couldn't believe it when one of my fave artists/teachers, Jeanne Oliver, teaches us this very thing on last week's lesson in Wanderlust! I was so thrilled!
Here are my 8x8 wood panels with a layer of Venetian Plaster and starting to lay down the oil base color in blush.

2nd layers involved some white and titanium buff. Then, I pulled bits of those layers back to let my base color peek through. I also added some Indian Red pigment powder for some more design and texture. 

                           

There are a few more layers to go! I will share them over the next coming weeks. I need at least 2 days between layers for it to firm up/dry before adding more on top. Oil paints alone take weeks to dry. But, adding cold wax medium shortens the drying time; as well as adding a beautiful buttery texture and leaving a matte finish.  

With every layer, I lay down my leftover paint on oil paper (below).  Hoping this turns into a fun little piece to frame later.

During the downtime of drying, I've been working on my Concertina Sketchbook. Paris is the theme for the first 10 pages. I am using my Paris photos as inspiration. This is still a work in progress. I want to fill it with more fun sketches and shapes from Paris. I learned to do this from another one of my fave artists, Karen Stamper and her online Concertina Sketchbook course.

Lastly, I've got just a few more pages to finish of my 8.5x11" Storyline Europe Album. Here are a few sneak peeks. 

background above is a frottage technique I did on our very beautiful French hotel walls. 

I'll end this very arty blog post with some adorableness!! Our 2 rescue Golden Retrievers (7yr and 3yr old) have never seen a river, lake, pool, etc. (only the small rock pond at the dog park). My man and I like to be outdoors and so we thought it was a good time to 'test the waters'. (pun intended). We took them on their very first 5-hr float trip on the Huzzah River. 

They did so well! They did try to jump ship a couple of times at the beginning! But, not too long after... they trusted the raft. They also enjoyed playing and exploring on the shore, as well as swimming and fetching the tennis ball! 

By the last leg of the float trip, they were snuggled up together, napping in the sunshine. 

So proud of my girls!!

back in the saddle again

Hello, world! I'm back!

It's been almost 3 years since I last blogged. (2 years and 10 months to be exact)
I've decided to take it back up again. Basically, I needed a home base for my art projects. Here, you will find the latest and greatest of all things beth perry art. i.e. links to Instagram accounts, contact information and coming soon: ways to purchase my art.


As most of you know, I have around 12 years of scrapbooking experience. Recently, I've moved more into art journaling. I felt this need to be more artistic without the photos. I fell in love. It was this internal "push" that got me here. (I'm listening, God!) Once I knew I really wanted to focus on art again, things just kept falling in my lap. It was really amazing! The 'push' also led me to acrylic painting on canvas. It was truly awe-inspiring how doors have continued to open so quickly for me. I know that I am on the right path!

 As of now, you can purchase prints of my art over at Society6.  2 of my prints are also available on iPhone cases. Fun, right?!

In The City

Bliss

Peace of Mind; Parts 1&2

Right now, I do have some art journals for sale. They have a light wash background; perfect for adding more art, photos, scrapbooking, journaling or even leaving it as is! They are 6x4.5" and $25.00. Comment below or email me if you'd like one! You can choose if you'd rather have Happy (pinks, teals, yellows) or Moody (dark blue, grays, orange, and reds)  Obviously, each one will be different and unique.

These were inspired by a class I took from one of my favorite mixed media artists, Dina Wakley. 

Here is one of my favorite art journal spreads. The right side turned into a print over at Society6 called Echoes. 

I have a few goals for next year. 

1. selling commissioned work direct

2. create videos (tutorials, behind the scenes, etc)

3. have an exhibition

I truly started this a few months ago with those above goals being in 2 years. But, with the overwhelmingly amount of support from my friends and family already; that lead time is quickly shortening. I am blown away by the amount of requests I currently have for custom pieces. I thank God for showing me this path and I thank YOU for your love and support. 

So, let's take this creative journey together, shall we?!