Beach Girls

I have a friend who is moving away from the beach to an area near Sacramento.  Since she has lived most of her adult life at the beach, I wanted to give her a painting for her new house - but wanted it to be a beach scene.  So, this was first attempt . . . (similar to one I have done before).

and then I did a second one . . .

Mixed Media Workshop

Last weekend I took a mixed media workshop from Donna Downey - a well known mixed media artist who lives in North Carolina.  She has a great sense of humor and the class was relaxed and great fun.  We took a 16x20 canvas and stenciled all over it.  Then we painted with our FINGERS and let whatever layers peak through.  My end result is a little "funky" and very different from my usual paintings, but I had a grand time creating it.
Linda