Day 17 Mixed Media Art Challenge

capturing 

Hey guys and welcome to day 17 of our mixed media art challenge. We are having a total blast creating these pieces for you daily, we are hope you are enjoying them too. There is something powerful about setting yourself a challenge and actually sticking to it, actually seeing it through you know. Albert Einstein said this: "If you want to be happy in life, tie it  to a goal not to people or things".

Day 16: Mixed Media Art Challenge

Daily thinking about art

Hey guys! Thanks for stopping by once again to feast your eyes on our daily mixed media post. Today is day 16, so that means we are more than half way through the challenge. This is just a quick one because we are working on another challenge over on the healthy living and creative expression YouTube channel. Go check that out if you haven't already!

Day 2: Mixed Media Art Challenge

Hey guys! It's day 2 of our 30 day mixed media art challenge, where we create a mini mixed media art piece every day for 30 days. If you haven't checked out day 1, check it out here >>> Day 1 mixed media art challenge.  

Day 1: A Background a Day 30 Day Mixed Media Challenge

Glow blue

Hi guys! Today is day 1 of our 30 day challenge, welcome! We will be doing a background a day for the next 30 days, and we are excited to share more of our work with you.

Five Art Instagram Pages you Must Follow

By Vianaarts image source 



If you love art like we do, you are probably always looking for cool artistic social media pages. So, we have put together this list of five cool arty Instagram pages you must follow. I will put together another list of five next week. If you have any page suggestions, please do tweet me or comment below.

Day 4: Glow Blue Series (Mixed Media Art)

Into the blue


Welcome to day 4 of our Glow Blue Series, as usual we hope you are enjoying it so far! We really enjoyed creating these cool visuals for you yesterday.

Day 3: Glow Blue Series

Today is day Day 3 of the Glow Blue series. As usual we are having a blast producing these visuals for you guys!

Glow Blue Day 2

Finding her power

Hi guys! Welcome to day two of the 'Glow Blue' Series. We hope you are enjoying it so far, today our theme is 'beneath the surface. So if you can tell the images have a sort of elemental quality to them, what do you think of when you look at each image?

Glow Blue Series: Day 1

Glow Blue web series 

Today is day one of our 'Glow Blue' Series, and we are super excited to showcase the pieces that we have created. We hope you enjoyed the Glow Pink Series. A number of those pieces will be available as limited edition prints, so keep your eyes peeled for that. In the meantime take a look at the first pieces in the Glow Blue series below.

Day 7: Glow Pink Series

One of the images we created for the Glow Pink series 

Today is the 7th, and final day of the 'Glow Pink' series. We have had a blast creating all these cool, colourful images and we have appreciated your feedback on Twitter and Instagram.

Glow Pink Series: Day 4 (Mixed Media Art Project)

Pink droplets 

Hi guys! Welcome to day 4 of the Glow Pink Series, we hope you are enjoying it so far! Don't forget to tag us in your Glow Pink images on Instagram! 

Glow Pink Series: Mixed Media

Glow Pink: Digital photography, spray paint and digital stylise effect 

Today is day 1 of our 'Glow Pink' mixed media series. Over the next 7 days, we will be posting a whole host of visual imagery centred around the theme 'Glow Pink'. At the moment we are experimenting with colour, exploring different themes, and examining the affect that  certain colours have on the brain. One of the inspirations behind 'Glow Pink' was the Unicolour exhibition by Carsten Nicolai we attended over the weekend. He explores the relationship between colour and sound using audiovisual technology. We noticed that certain colours such as pale blue and green made us feel calm and relaxed. However, the brighter colours such as fuchsia pink and red made us feel slightly anxious.

Acrylic paint in water on orange and pink backdrop

The colour pink is often associated with love, romance, femininity and calmness. In prisons pink is often used to calm the inmates. However, research has shown that the calming effect only lasts for a short time. Once the individual has been exposed to the colour for a longer period of time, they become more agitated and anxious.

Art Exhibitions to Visit in London this Summer

Tomoko Yoneda: Beyond Memory 

London is a hive of creativity in the summer months, so if you are looking for some cool art exhibitions to attend this summer, we have listed 5 appetising free exhibitions to check out. 

Artist Obsession

NAS

I am totally obsessed with this artist at the moment. Her name is Mariella Angela, the first piece I saw of hers was the piece she did of Lauryn Hill.

London Sleeps: Photography Exhibition by Matthew Joseph

London Sleeps Collection by Matthew Joseph 


If you are in the capital mid-May then head on over to Wimbledon to check out this cool exhibition by photographer Matthew Joseph. All the photographs in the exhibition were taken while Londoners were tucked up in bed. The great city looks very different when the streets are empty, almost bleak and soulless. if you love London you just might be interested in this.

Matthew will be exhibiting this collection during Wimbledon Art Studios open studio session 14-17 May. 

This Talented Artist Cuts up Glass to Create Something Spectacular

Amazing Artist Jack Storm

 I love anything  artistic, and I was blown away when I saw this!  It not only demonstrates this amazing artists talent but it also reminds us that hard work truly does pay off.  You will be blown away when you see the amazing sculptures this guy creates with a simple block of glass.

The Krays Limited Edition Prints by Adelaide Damoah

The Krays: By Adelaide Damoah 

Hey beautiful people!

I just wanted to do a quick post about my sisters amazing art work. I recently went to her open studio event in South London but I still haven't had the chance to blog about it. At the moment she is offering these cool canvass prints of The Krays from her 2005 exhibition 'Black Brits'. It's a special Christmas offer, so contact her on sales@damoaharts.com 

Thanks !! 

Ps I will be putting together some cool seasonal posts over the next few days so look out for those ! 

In the meantime take a look at Adelaide's website. Adelaide Damoah Art

My Digital Art

Selfie 

Hey lovelies ! 

I been putting together some digital art pieces to add some flavour to my poetry sites and to post on Instagram too. I am also going to use some pieces for my soon to be released poetry book. Here are just 3 pieces that I put together this week. I'm going to be throwing together more in the next few days, I will post those up too. Oh, if you haven't checked out my 2 poetry sites, then peep them here >>>  Laptops and Coffee cups and Thinkingaboutaboy 

                                

                       

                 

Philippe Vignall Painting

Whilst tumbling on one of my fave social network sites, Tumblr. I came across this really cool painting. In fact there were a number of them. This was just my favourite one. The painting is by Philippe Vignall.  It depicts an exceptionally beautiful dark skin woman. On first glance, I thought it was a photograph. After further inspection I realised that it was in fact a painting.

Anyway, take a look. Share and enjoy ! It's a Sunday and I have some Sunday duties to take care of! 

Black beauty