by Cheryle | Feb 12, 2015 | About Cheryle Bannon, Art, Art reflections, Owls, Play, Process
Owls and play When I paint, I don’t use an easel as, for me, it feels restrictive to my ability to move around and with the canvas or paper. I want to turn the canvas…play with drips..tilt and allow the paint to create its own possible...
by Cheryle | Feb 1, 2015 | Art, Owls, Play, Process |
Finding owls, discovery and play. There are so many possible starting points and today I want to explore small and simply play with possibilities. I have decided to do a cute owl series and set up a portfolio page as owls are a favourite image that keep appearing...
by Cheryle | Jan 25, 2015 | About Cheryle Bannon, Art, Learning, Play, Process
So as I ponder learning art and layers….I guess the biggest learning is that sometimes, like life, there are seemingly endless layers to work through until you find resolution and other times the answer is right there and you have only needed to traverse a few...
by Cheryle | Dec 17, 2014 | About Cheryle Bannon, Art, Art reflections, Learning, Play, Process
Did you ever have one of those days, where you know that you have a mountain of work to get through but somehow you manage to do everything else. I need to get this accordion book finished for Xmas but I ended up cleaning my studio, going to the art shop, picking my...
by Cheryle | Dec 16, 2014 | Art, Art reflections, Play, Process
Adding color layered with acrylic inks. As I continue this piece, the choices continue to build. After adding the dioxidone purple and quinacridone acrylic paint, I have already developed the color palette further. I use a combination of Golden and Atelier fluid...
by Cheryle | Dec 16, 2014 | About Cheryle Bannon, Art, Art reflections, Learning, Play, Process
I have been working on my background layers.i am so aware that this book is to big. When I was laying on further collage elements, the acrylic paint and inks, I realized that the piece was approximately the length of my studio. I was working on the floor as a table...