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"... I believe it is important to let our imperfections be. They are precious, for they help us understand those who see us with the heart."✍️ Frida Kahlo
🎨 mixed media art
#art #artjourney #mixedmediaartwork #fridakahloquote #artjournalpage
![Weekly Wednesday Wisdom -
"If I ever go looking for my heart's desire again, I won't look any further than my own backyard. Because if it isn't there, I never really lost it to begin with." - Dorothy Gale [Judy Garland] in The Wizard of Oz
A portion of the quote above was utilized for the title of today's featured artwork, "Further Than My Own Backyard" is a 12x16" Mixed Media on Paper completed in February 2026. The original artwork is available for sale at https://www.craigscanvases.com/shop/p/further-than-my-own-backyard
Please Note: This image may look familiar as we shared in about a month and a half ago with a post relating to it being in its work-in-progress state. At that time it was just pen-and-ink with watercolor washes defining the areas; but, has since been completed.
Artist's Statement / Backstory: In the January posting I noted, 'You'll be able to see this finished artwork with more watercolor, oil pastel, colored pencil, and/or marker!' Thankfully it is completed and on a day sooner, rather than later! The overall composition is the same; although, areas have been more well defined, values added, and the artwork completed with more watercolor, colored pencil, and marker. As I sat working on this piece, I was originally drawn to do something more yoga-based with 'heart center.' As I spent more time with it, I continued to feel pulled toward the Wizard of Oz which ultimately won out for the title instead! Quick Preview: We're not neglecting paying homage to yogas as yoga's going to be featured in a big way very soon; so, stay tuned!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:v5m64ly2e37c6uhrukospoqd/bafkreib4h5s7eweys5gbjixkkuo6la2bn2y5be2aveclhy7jcxui2q2kjy)
Weekly Wednesday Wisdom - "If I ever go looking for my heart's desire again, I won't look any further than my own backyard. Because if it isn't there, I never really lost it to begin with." - Dorothy Gale [Judy Garland] in The Wizard of Oz A portion of the quote above was utilized for the title of today's featured artwork, "Further Than My Own Backyard" is a 12x16" Mixed Media on Paper completed in February 2026. The original artwork is available for sale at https://www.craigscanvases.com/shop/p/further-than-my-own-backyard Please Note: This image may look familiar as we shared in about a month and a half ago with a post relating to it being in its work-in-progress state. At that time it was just pen-and-ink with watercolor washes defining the areas; but, has since been completed. Artist's Statement / Backstory: In the January posting I noted, 'You'll be able to see this finished artwork with more watercolor, oil pastel, colored pencil, and/or marker!' Thankfully it is completed and on a day sooner, rather than later! The overall composition is the same; although, areas have been more well defined, values added, and the artwork completed with more watercolor, colored pencil, and marker. As I sat working on this piece, I was originally drawn to do something more yoga-based with 'heart center.' As I spent more time with it, I continued to feel pulled toward the Wizard of Oz which ultimately won out for the title instead! Quick Preview: We're not neglecting paying homage to yogas as yoga's going to be featured in a big way very soon; so, stay tuned!
Weekly Wednesday Wisdom -
#artwork #newartwork #mixedmedia #mixedmediaart #mixedmediaartwork #mixedmediaartist #wizardofoz #quotes #quotesoftheday #wisdomquotes #wisdomoftheday #wednesdaywisdom #artiststatement #harrisburg #harrisburgpa #harrisburgartist #controlledchaos #craigscanvases
💫“The Shooting Star: Jirachi.”💫
Here is my mixed media illustration featuring Jirachi! ✨
#pokemon #jirachi #fanart #pokemonart #mixedmediaartwork
My drawing of Darumi with watercolors, marker, a bit of colored pencil, and ink. I wanted to experiment with some coloring techniques and I had a lot of fun drawing her! 💙
#thehundredlinelastdefenseacademy #darumiamemiya #hundred_line #hndr_fa #mixedmediaartwork #fanart
Marks on paper. Blotches of multicoloured paints. Text reads www. Kathryn M Crowley.com
There's a curlew here...
#curlew #mixedmediaartwork #paintonpaper #artprocess #artinprogress #Ireland #visualartist
Nature sculpture made with recycled materials (2023). #art #artwork #artist #artistonbluesky #traditionalart #traditionalartist #sculpture #mixedmediaart #recycledmaterials #handmadesculpture #handmadeart #sustainableart #mixedmediaartwork #sustainableartwork #recycledart #recycledartwork
![Sometimes things sit around the studio on easels, tables, or propped up along a wall or other surface, for a [hopefully short] period of time, until we're able determine what else is needed to finish them. Other times they get tucked away like a lost treasure awaiting the joy of their discoverer when they resurface at last! This sketchbook had been on an easel, since sometime last year, opened to a different page; but, we recently flipped through to rediscover this started composition. In total there are about four to five uncompleted works in this pad that need 'a little more' to be completed!
Artist's Statement / Backstory: This piece started as a pen [Sharpie Ultra Fine Point to be exact] and ink on watercolor paper. I was doodling with some different techniques that I like to use and revisiting some that I'd not worked with in a long while... I left the piece alone for a while until I decided it needed some watercolor washes to enhance some of the areas. I began layering in some washes in the way in which I wanted to divide areas of the composition and then stopped. As of today, I'm no longer able to recall what I needed to focus my attention on; but, I know that this piece got lost to time. One day in the near future I'll sit and work to complete the incomplete pieces in this sketchbook and you'll be able to see this finished artwork with more watercolor, oil pastel, colored pencil, and/or marker!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:v5m64ly2e37c6uhrukospoqd/bafkreib4psujxgbi4arg5rgpwlshbbvdslfa7ra3x6b5gfptbnfzsdfj7e)
Sometimes things sit around the studio on easels, tables, or propped up along a wall or other surface, for a [hopefully short] period of time, until we're able determine what else is needed to finish them. Other times they get tucked away like a lost treasure awaiting the joy of their discoverer when they resurface at last! This sketchbook had been on an easel, since sometime last year, opened to a different page; but, we recently flipped through to rediscover this started composition. In total there are about four to five uncompleted works in this pad that need 'a little more' to be completed! Artist's Statement / Backstory: This piece started as a pen [Sharpie Ultra Fine Point to be exact] and ink on watercolor paper. I was doodling with some different techniques that I like to use and revisiting some that I'd not worked with in a long while... I left the piece alone for a while until I decided it needed some watercolor washes to enhance some of the areas. I began layering in some washes in the way in which I wanted to divide areas of the composition and then stopped. As of today, I'm no longer able to recall what I needed to focus my attention on; but, I know that this piece got lost to time. One day in the near future I'll sit and work to complete the incomplete pieces in this sketchbook and you'll be able to see this finished artwork with more watercolor, oil pastel, colored pencil, and/or marker!
Working Wednesday [Part 2]!
#wipart #workinprogess #workinprogressart #workinprogresswednesday #newyearnewart #artwork #newartwork #sharpie #watercolor #mixedmedia #mixedmediaart #mixedmediaartwork #mixedmediaartist #mixedmediapainting #harrisburgpa #harrisburgartist #controlledchaos #craigscanvases
Final piece from my college project ‘journey’ (2021). #art #artwork #artist #traditionalart #traditionalartist #canvas #canvasart #canvasartwork #mixedmedia #mixedmediaart #mixedmediaartwork #drawing #painting #oilpastel #acrylicpainting #watercolour #journey #finalpiece #college #collage #holiday
My final piece from my ‘flesh and bone’ project from college (2021). #art #artwork #artist #traditionalart #traditionalartist #mixedmedia #mixedmediaart #mixedmediaartwork #painting #acrylicpaint #acrylicpainting #oilpastel #oilpastelart #pencil #pencilart #canvasart #canvaspainting #collegeproject
Tin art I made during my ‘sustainablility’ project in college, which inspired my final piece (2021). #art #artwork #artist #traditionalart #traditionalartist #artistonbluesky #college #collegeart #collegeproject #mixedmedia #mixedmediaart #tinart #sustainability #sustainableart #mixedmediaartwork
Final piece of my ‘sustainability’ project from my first year of college (2021). #art #artist #traditionalart #traditionalartist #artwork #finalpiece #college #collegefinalpiece #tinart #sustainability #sustainableart #craft #mixedmedia #mixedmediaart #mixedmediaartwork
![Working Wednesday!
Today we're sharing two WIPs or Works-In-Progress, as opposed to a completed artwork, for "Working Wednesday!" These two artworks were started right around the beginning of this calendar year and will need a lot more work before they're ready to be presented as finished compositions. The one on the left of the photograph is a 16x20" canvas covered in various types of paper, some acrylic paint, and a few other found objects before the paint had begun to be layered on. The one on the right in the photograph is a 10x10" canvas with the textured areas being created completely from dried and/or layered acrylic paint.
Artist's Statement / Backstory: I've been working with adding textured elements to many of the artworks I create and people seem to respond really positively to them and/or are inquisitive about my artistic process. For 2026, I wanted to start the year revisiting the two different ways I've achieved textured elements in the past before experimenting to see what else may be possible! When I begin working on heavily textured pieces, I always seem to find that the composition goes in a completely different direction than what I was first intending. Even when planning and laying the pieces out, what actually winds up occurring in the end, looks far different! I think that adds to my enjoyment in creating pieces such as these!
Thanks for sharing your lunch break [or whenever you're reading this] with us! We'll soon be heading back to work in the studio and hope that your 'Working Wednesday' is going well!!! Stay tuned later this year when I'm sure these pieces will one day be featured as completed artworks!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:v5m64ly2e37c6uhrukospoqd/bafkreietuf4xhlyucpyvf2w3zg4s4tbyrnlo3br62fqvidpv56ltxlplse)
Working Wednesday! Today we're sharing two WIPs or Works-In-Progress, as opposed to a completed artwork, for "Working Wednesday!" These two artworks were started right around the beginning of this calendar year and will need a lot more work before they're ready to be presented as finished compositions. The one on the left of the photograph is a 16x20" canvas covered in various types of paper, some acrylic paint, and a few other found objects before the paint had begun to be layered on. The one on the right in the photograph is a 10x10" canvas with the textured areas being created completely from dried and/or layered acrylic paint. Artist's Statement / Backstory: I've been working with adding textured elements to many of the artworks I create and people seem to respond really positively to them and/or are inquisitive about my artistic process. For 2026, I wanted to start the year revisiting the two different ways I've achieved textured elements in the past before experimenting to see what else may be possible! When I begin working on heavily textured pieces, I always seem to find that the composition goes in a completely different direction than what I was first intending. Even when planning and laying the pieces out, what actually winds up occurring in the end, looks far different! I think that adds to my enjoyment in creating pieces such as these! Thanks for sharing your lunch break [or whenever you're reading this] with us! We'll soon be heading back to work in the studio and hope that your 'Working Wednesday' is going well!!! Stay tuned later this year when I'm sure these pieces will one day be featured as completed artworks!
#wip #wipart #workinprogess #workinprogressart #workinprogresswednesday #newyearnewart #acrylic #acrylicpainting #mixedmedia #mixedmediaart #mixedmediaartwork #mixedmediaartist #mixedmediapainting #texture #textureart #texturedart #texturedpainting #harrisburgartist #controlledchaos #craigscanvases
Here is a fun drawing featuring Flins! I wanted to experiment with some acrylic paint pens and brushstrokes, which I found quite relaxing to draw with. 💙💜
#genshinimpact #fanart #flins #nodkrai #mixedmediaartwork
"Fire and wind, come and do it again Open up the gates, let Heaven on in Come rest on us Come rest on us" - From 'Rest On Us' by Maverick City Music and UPPERROOM The artwork we're sharing today is titled from the snippet above, "Fire & Wind, Come And Do It Again," a 24x18" Mixed Media on Paper from October 2025. To purchase the original artwork; please go to: https://www.craigscanvases.com/shop/p/fire-wind-come-and-do-it-again This artwork was created at the 11:00 AM Worship Service at The Journey Church when we served as part of our Creative Arts Ministry. We're scheduled again for the last weekend in January 2026 if you'd like to join us! Artist's Statement / Backstory: In going through things, to wrap-up the end of the year, I realized that this artwork didn't get shared with everyone! The notions of 'fire and wind' seem like the perfect way to encapsulate the closing of one year and the opening of a new one! With this piece the linear quality of the watercolor in the background was intentionally in juxtaposition to the swirling/spiraling colors of oil pastels placed over them. Attempting to encapsulate the ways in which God can calm the storms in our lives sometimes more easily and other times only through the intervention of divine fire and/or wind.
Worship & Wisdom Wednesday -
#art #newartwork #mixedmedia #mixedmediaart #mixedmediaartwork #restonus #maverickcitymusic #upperroom #artiststatement #propheticarts #creativearts #worship #praiseandworship #thejourneychurch #harrisburg #harrisburgpa #harrisburgartist #controlledchaos #craigscanvases
How do you use your sketchbook? Enjoying the way that Sophia Rodionov used different mediums to build her art - so satisfying!
#beautifulbizarre #SophiaRodionov #sketchbook #mixedmediaartwork #mixedmediaartist #sketchbookart #art
Sunburst Phoenix World
#inkartwork #inkillustration #mixedmediaartwork #designart #fantasyartwork #inkdrawing #surrealism
![Today we're sharing our most recently completed commission: "Gracious Gal: Annie," a 4x6" Mixed Media on Paper completed in October 2025. We were contacted by a customer who requested we create an artwork for a friend who'd lost their four-legged companion. [If you're interested in a custom artwork, you can get more information and then get started at www.craigscanvases.com/commissions] They provided us with a photograph and an approximate size and we worked to create a realistic representation of Annie.
Artist's Statement / Backstory: I know both the customer and recipient[s] of the artwork well; so, I felt extra pressure [although I always put pressure on myself] to accurately capture Annie. I will say the best thing happened after the artwork was gifted, I got a note that reads, "Thank you for the painting of Annie. You definitely captured her." It meant the world to me to receive such praise and made me proud of the artwork I had created! Final Thought: When I was trying to create a title for the piece I decided to search what Annie meant and learned of its origins in Hebrew, a diminutive of Ann or Anne [from Hannah], and it means 'grace' or 'favor.' That quick read determined the title of the piece and we're pleased to have happy customers, pleases recipients, and then to be able to share it with all of you -](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:v5m64ly2e37c6uhrukospoqd/bafkreigbxtxiwdpfwwcgaq5mnfefaobtg4hufud7jon563eegda6vs7c4u)
Today we're sharing our most recently completed commission: "Gracious Gal: Annie," a 4x6" Mixed Media on Paper completed in October 2025. We were contacted by a customer who requested we create an artwork for a friend who'd lost their four-legged companion. [If you're interested in a custom artwork, you can get more information and then get started at www.craigscanvases.com/commissions] They provided us with a photograph and an approximate size and we worked to create a realistic representation of Annie. Artist's Statement / Backstory: I know both the customer and recipient[s] of the artwork well; so, I felt extra pressure [although I always put pressure on myself] to accurately capture Annie. I will say the best thing happened after the artwork was gifted, I got a note that reads, "Thank you for the painting of Annie. You definitely captured her." It meant the world to me to receive such praise and made me proud of the artwork I had created! Final Thought: When I was trying to create a title for the piece I decided to search what Annie meant and learned of its origins in Hebrew, a diminutive of Ann or Anne [from Hannah], and it means 'grace' or 'favor.' That quick read determined the title of the piece and we're pleased to have happy customers, pleases recipients, and then to be able to share it with all of you -
Annie -
#artwork #newartwork #mixedmedia #mixedmediaart #mixedmediaartwork #petportrait #petportraiture #petportraitcommission #comission #comissionart #comissionedart #comissionartwork #annie #wisdomoftheday #wednesdaywisdom #harrisburgartist #controlledchaos #craigscanvases
Olive Tree at LA Arboretum - acrylic/ink/oil pastel. Happy Halloween! #arboretum #acrylicpainting #olivetreepainting #pleinairpainting #mixedmediaartwork #texturedpainting #modernart
"Pensativo"
#pensive #foxcub #zorro #zorrito #sketch #sketchdaily #arte #mixedmedia #mixedmediaartwork #pencils #pastels #derwent #miarte #mistrabajos #art #artist #artwork #myartworks #myworks #watercolour #watercoloursketch #watercoloursketchbook
I’m doing some experimentation with this piece. I’m really enjoying the process so far.
#afrosurrealism | #surrealartist | #mixedmediaartwork
A drawing of a cactus and cactus flowers made with multiple different types of traditional media
Photo of the cactus taken near Joshua Tree.
Made this mixed media drawing of a cactus as a gift for my highschool art teacher. I based the image on a photo I took earlier this year from my vacation to Joshua Tree. I always enjoy drawing plants.🌵💖
#mixedmediaartwork #traditionalart #cactus #botanicalillustrations
Traveling into unknown territories and loving every bit of it.
Into the mystic…
#Mystic #mixedmediaartwork #experimentalcyanotype #schiermonnikoog #womensart
"I like living. I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow; but through it all I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing."
--Agatha Christie
#mixedmediaartwork
#alcoholbasedmarkers
#natureillustration
#botanicalart
#illustration
Oil pastel, neocolor & acrylic ink -- abstract improv portrait
create everyday 48/365
#intuitiveart #abstractart #abstract #mixedmedia #mixedmediaartwork #mixedmediaonpaper
the making of 0903 mixed media piece with acrylic ink and oil pastels and one white neocolor (its so fun to listen to music and follow the colors/textures/gut) #mixedmediaart #mixedmediaartwork #mixedmediaonpaper #acrylicink #createeveryday
Mickey "Kano" Kane
"Symbols of Authority" Satirical Bond Paperwork Collage
More info:
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#colalgeart #papercollage #mixedmediaartwork
A few new ones for the New West Cultural Crawl, happening the weekend of October 4-5. I will be at Anvil Centre.
🫶🏼💜 @artsnewwest.bsky.social
#iheartnewwest
#nwculturalcrawl #nwcc2025
#pattullobridge
#bridgingthegap
#newwest
#wip
#mixedmediaartwork
#newwestartists
#heartandsoul
#artsnw
"It will never come again
Is what makes life so sweet."
-- Emily Dickinson
#botanicalillustration
#botanicalart
#natureart
#botanical
#mixmedium
#mixedmediaartwork
#ohuhumarkers
#prismacolor
