Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Summer of Color Week 5


Hard to believe that there is only one more week left to Kristin's fun Summer of Color ChallengeThis week's colors are Apple Red and Yellow.

I created a skyline, following the steps in this post.  

I was inspired by the moody skyline in this pin:

Here's how my skyline looked after gelli print collage and free hand sketching:


And here's how it ended up after glazing and adding text:


I never would have thought to have apple red and yellow in the sky - thank you Kristin!  If you're inspired to create your own skyline, I hope you'll let me know!

I wanted to share some exciting news with you.  I was recently featured on the Create Mixed Media blog in a feature called "Living the Creative Life."  You can read part one here, and part two here

Thank you to Rice Freeman-Zachary for inviting me to tell my story!

Also, I was honored to be in the designer spotlight at Simon Says Stamp and Show for this flag, inspired by Sue Pelletier and Jasper Johns:


I am leaving for Israel for 10 days, and have a few posts scheduled for while I'm away.  I hope to be able to share some pictures of my trip while I'm there!  

Thank you for visiting! I hope you will leave me a comment to let me know you were here. I read and treasure every comment and will answer any questions as quickly as I can.

24 comments:

  1. its good to see you get noticed for your art. i thought the flag was wonderful and i'm glad others thought so too.

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  2. Love your skyline! and I love your idea for collaging pieces of your gelliprints! It looks great!

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  3. Really is amazing how non-traditional colors are so eclectic. It came out beautiful and the skyline.. nice. Please be safe in your travels.

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  4. Love that yellow sky......and your flag of course! So much texture......Have and wonderful and safe trip to Israel. WE will be seeing you when you are back. xox

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  5. Love your Gelli collages! The skyline effect is very cool with the glazing and black outlines.

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  6. The colours work so well, and make such a striking image. I love the way you have added the words on the yellow background. As you say, the red and yellow sky may sound wrong, but it looks so right and so exciting.

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  7. I love your playful attitude and way you created this skyline. What a perfect way to honor this week's SOC colors.

    And congrats on your other accomplishments, too. I love that flag.

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  8. On the prairies here in Canada, where the wide open skies can be seen, apple red and yellow can be a common site.

    I bought a gelli print maker a while ago, and I have been watching all of the ways that you use it, I must try it! Thanks for the inspiration!

    Congratulations on being featured! I hope you have a wonderful trip!

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  9. A beautiful rich summer skyline with these great colors!

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  10. this turned out wonderful
    great take on the pin

    it is fun working with new colors.... i hadn't realized that we only have one more week of SOC

    wishing you a great trip!

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  11. Love the skyline, Jessica!!.. And safe journey to Isreal! Enjoy your time there, and looking forward to seeing pictures! ~tina

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  12. love your bold, bright skyline!

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  13. Wow! The red and yellow sky is so striking! Very powerful! I really like this piece...Have a great time in Israel! So cool!!

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  14. Beautiful skyline, the red and yellow do work very well in the sky, like a beautiful sunset.
    xx

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  15. Beautiful!!! Just beautiful! I love how you built this up and created the skyline! Gorgeous color!

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  16. Love your skyline in this color combo. Happy SOC!

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  17. great skyline of colur and texture!

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  18. So positive! your work makes me happy! :D Your blog too. :D

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  19. Brilliant skyline... can't believe SOC is nearly over :(

    Karen x

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  20. Congrats on being featured, Jessica! And I absolutely love what you created this week!

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  21. So much energy in this artwork! Love the skyline :)

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  22. Enjoy your trip to Israel, I am sure it will be incredible. Love the skyline, and yellow and red are perfect in this piece. Gorgeous work, and I love how you have used your gelli prints. :)

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