So, today, I spent a while at Pappacino’s in the Woodstock neighborhood of SE Portland, drawing these vintage vessels from Pinterest. Yes, I am getting a lot of my inspiration from that addictive, gorgeous site lately. 🙂 Here they are, vases and bowls….
-Gia
Posted in coffee drawings, drawings, giawhitlockart
Tagged bowls, dishes, giawhitlockart, green, orange, red, vases, vintage, watercolor pencil
I made these just for fun, and sent them to a friend so she could use them on gifts she was giving for Valentine’s day.
January 24, 2013 in Uncategorized
Tagged art in the kitchen, collage, DIY, Gia Whitlock, gift tags, hearts, mixed media, paper, red, valentines
I don’t know why I even buy paint brushes! I had so much fun with palette knives, super-cheap sponge brushes, and paper towel making these papers today.
November 25, 2012 in Uncategorized
Tagged acrylic, collage, green, holiday crafts, ideas, mixed media, painting, red
I’m still working through my scraps from the Teacher Appreciation Week poster. I realized that I REALLY love working with bright colors and I’m not the least bit embarrassed to admit it. 🙂
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Tagged blue, collage, Gia Whitlock, mixed media, pink, red, yellow
This one reminds me of city scenes, with their densely packed buildings, signs and ads of many colors. I must be honest, I haven’t had my coffee yet, so I can’t really think of much more to say. But if do, I’ll update this post. 🙂
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Tagged city, collage, Gia Whitlock, green, mixed media, paint, paper, red
I guess I’ve got Summer on the brain. This one comes from a photo I took on our last day in Maui two years ago. The red represents the umbrellas set out against the beach. I thought the color combination of beach and umbrellas was quite striking.
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Tagged art, beach, blue, collage, mixed media, paint, paper, red, sand
a mixed media piece from a photo I took from the ferris wheel at the Alaska State Fair last Fall
Here is a little (6.5″ square) piece I did while looking at (and thinking of) the pictures I took from the Alaska State Fair last September. I went to Wasilla to visit some family and heard great things about their state fair. We went, the kids enjoyed and I ate some fried things. All in all, a good day.
Anyway, from the ferris wheel, I took a bunch of “aerial” photos of the fairgrounds. I loved all the colorful rides and tents against the beautiful green and blue of the surrounding landscape. So, I did my best to capture them abstractly and that is what you see here. 🙂
