Abstract – Page 9 – Amanda Milke

Creative Overdrive

October 31, 2016October 31, 2016 by Amanda, posted in 2016 Artwork, Abstract, acrylic, Art, Art Classes, Art Exhibit, Art Submissions, Christian Themes, Color Exploration, Etsy Shop, Fort Saskatchewan, Hand Stamped Designs, Home Studio, Jewelry

As I shared with you last time I’ve been working away on some Mixed media pieces lately.

Currently I have 15+ paintings on the go in prep for some Art Submissions as well as 2 or more gallery exhibits coming up in 2017.

Busy busy. On top of all the art I’m also increasingly busy as I enter into the Christmas order rush with my hand stamped jewelry business.

For those that don’t know I own Amanda Milke Art and Jewelry Studio so my hands are always working on something. This fall has been a steady mix of Painting, Teaching art classes and Metal stamping orders. Now I enter in to my peak season and starting mid November I’ll be adding Christmas markets into the mix as I set up my booth as a vendor.

Thus why I am trying to get a bunch done now before I hit my chaos zone.

Here’s a look at the studio and some of the pieces I’m in progress of.

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Well back to it… I still have a mixed media workshop to prep and teach this weekend 😉

May your creative Muse be kind allowing you to create something beautiful.

Cheers,

Create & Teach

October 27, 2016October 27, 2016 by Amanda, posted in 2016 Artwork, Abstract, acrylic, Art Classes, canada, Christmas, Mixed Media Paintings, SALE/CLEARANCE

Let’s ignore the fact that I haven’t posted for awhile….

I’ve been fairly busy on a teaching and creating kick must be that new hand 😉

This is one of my newest classes and artistic endeavors. I’ve been on a 3D Mixed media kick lately. I’ll be offering it again in 2017.

So here let me flood you with some pictures of what I’ve been doing these last months. The advertised piece is complete and the rest are one layer away from being finished.

I seem to be in good standing with my artist muses as of late so pardon me while I get back to it 😉

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Shoot me a msg on my Facebook page to take advantage of this gem of a deal 🎨

Cheers

May your days & nights be creative 🖌

Midnight in the Garden

January 30, 2016 by Amanda, posted in 2016 Artwork, Abstract, acrylic, Art, Artist, canada, Christian Themes, Color Exploration, Fort Saskatchewan, Golden, Home Studio, In Progress creations, Inspiration, medium exploration, Paintings, photos

I’m still painting up a frenzy over here!
I started working on this piece which once done will be called ‘Midnight in the Garden’
It’s a square, 24″x 24″ gallery profiled mixed media painting.
I used a variety of mediums to build up layers and texture on the piece. I started with has a teal, napthol red and white wash followed by layers of glass beads, modeling paste and fiber paste.
Once that was dried I painted it in a variety of purples, magentas and greens with a touch of blues.
Once dried I started on the color pours and collect the run off at the bottom for a string layer on top. From here I’m planning on potentially adding some white paint sprays and black lava then transforming the finish into a matte layer.
Here are some of my in progress shots.

Well I should run, my baby turned 2 yesterday so today is her family party ❤
Have a great weekend!
Cheers,
Amanda

Medium Madness

January 28, 2016 by Amanda, posted in 2016 Artwork, Abstract, acrylic, Art, Art Classes, art discussions, art supplies, Fort Saskatchewan, Golden, Home Studio, In Progress creations, Paintings, photos

Hey look at that it hasn’t been months between posts…yet 😉

I spent the evening last night painting and playing in the studio with a bunch of new goodies.
I recently went on a mini medium shopping spree to stock up the studio on some awesome Golden & Liquitex paints and mediums; partly for the Art classes I’m teaching and partly because it gave me a reason to bring in some super high quality goodies.

I picked up more Golden Brand Fluid and High Flow paints which I have enjoyed working with in the last year. I also grabbed some acrylic medium staples like crackle paste, fiber paste, glass beads, a variety of gels and TONS more.

Here are a few pieces I’m currently working on and some in progress shots