Mixed media demo: acrylic, handmade paper & gold leaf paintings

My annual 100 painting project gives me a good excuse to try something new and break out of the box a little bit and having the kiddos home from school for two days for Sandy was a good excuse for having them join in on the fun.

painting in the backgrounds with acrylic paint with my little helper

I used charcoal to sketch in the floral compostitions

painting in the outlines- keeping it quick and loose

poppies for my last CSArt delivery for the month of November

adding flower colors--and collage elements

poppies!

ranunculus, sunflowers, poppies & cosmos-- adding handmade paper collage elements

ranunculus, acrylic, collage & goldleaf, 8 x 8 inches.  ©2012 Kristina Wentzell

poppies, mixed media, 8 x 8 inches.  ©2012 Kristina Wentzell

spring sunshine, mixed media, 8 x 8 inches.  ©2012 Kristina Wentzell

the green vase, mixed media, 12 x 9 inches.  ©2012 Kristina Wentzell

spring bouquet, mixed media, 16 x 20 inches.  ©2012 Kristina Wentzell