i love the toothpaste pics    so fun. and light

artftiz

i really love your works. the play with light is beautiful.

artfitz

Shelley, for the Echinacea  I used my own stencils  I cut the flower out and use the space stencil  and i also use the cut out piece.  bas relief I guess the one technique is called.  

for texture i use a heavy medium that I created myself.  and I fill the stencil or I coat over the solid stencil....in the close up you can see how both work on the painting...hope I haven't totally confused you.

after the heavy texture dries i go back and paint with the colors and washes...

Kara

I have several pieces like this...you can check them in my gallery...on some of them I think I have explained the technique i created.

thanks for your questions

kara

sweet..I had a feeling....I think  I do understand  what you are saying about how we always are looking at others and their experiences...

anyway, synchronicity..is LIFE...only half the time we do not realize the incredible flow of life.....Until we do... and those days are miraculous..

I'm so glad you love Tahoe...I used to live in Berkeley only a few hours away...We traveled up to Tahoe and area quite regularly.  Emerald Bay...Truckee.. lots of hikes, camping and enjoying the beauty there.

Kara