Lisa from Artistcellar sent me these fabulous Celestial and Shooting Stars stencils in the mail!
These are the newest 8 ½ by 11-inch stencils, and are part of the Arabian Nights Series.
I just love that these are inspired by Arabic geometry!
I found a few 40-something year-old books about the subject and some wonderful images to collage into my painting. Also included is a piece of map scrapbook paper I had left over from making a travel scrapbook.
After collaging these papers onto an 8” x 10”stretched canvas, I added light values with Unbleached Titanium acrylic and dark values with Iridescent Rich Silver and a 6B pencil!
I placed the Arabian Nights stencils directly onto my painting and applied Iridescent Antique Bronze acrylic.
I also grabbed my trustworthy Old World Map Series stencils and added Cobalt Turquoise acrylic.
Then I removed the stencils and applied more Cobalt Turquoise with a brush.
I really enjoy using parts of stencils and even wiping away some paint after stenciling.
Again, I selected just a section of the painting to apply a portion of the stencil to and paint.
This stencil creates a wonderful sense of movement with its flowing pattern of five, nine, and eleven-point stars.
I love the way the swirling comet tails form hexagons and flowing pinwheels!
The first day of the exhibition is May 24th! Super-excited!
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Hope you're having a wonderful week!
Mary^