Getting Plastered Again Workshop!

Getting Plastered Again: Techniques in Plaster of Paris
July 16 - August 26

With the simple use of materials like plaster, burlap, fabric, wire, acrylic paint and water, experience a new way of playing in the mud.  I will share my love affair with plaster by teaching you the step by step process to create three beautiful and unique pieces of art. By sharing all of my mixed media techniques, watch your work be taken to a new level while loving the process along the way. This workshop will inspire you to incorporate what you've learned into your own creations.

To learn more click here.

Still Life with Pears

Still Life with Pears,
16 x 20, mixed media

This painting is inspired by some of the old master paintings.  I just love how they tilted the objects toward the viewer to make a better composition.  Watch how I take you around the painting.  The cup and book are linked to the white napkin taking you toward the bowl of pears.  The pear stems tilt toward the vase of flowers and then your eye drops down and circles around again.  Enjoy!

"Getting Plastered" Workshop - Student Work

Deborah Middleton-Hope, Bird Project

Close up

I have been truly inspired by my student's work from my online "Getting Plastered"  workshop.  This  is one of my favorites from Deborah Middleton-Hope. 


I am delighted to see many of my students take the techniques they learned in the workshop and use them as a joyous expression of their own unique voice.  

Nancy Walker, 12 x 12 plaster on burlap

More beautiful student work!  This final piece really demonstrates the use of the Micheal's burlap canvas.  It has such a professional finish once the final painting is revealed. 

Once you see the luscious textures you get with painting on plaster, I think Nancy and Deb would agree that it gets addicting.  Bravo!

Daybreak

I'm having so much fun over at Artful Gathering greeting new students and getting to see all the faculty's work and profile pages. I am so grateful to be part of this site and group of talented teachers.

"Daybreak", 12" x 16"  plaster on burlap painting

The workshop registration is open for anyone wanting to see how I do these plaster paintings. Hope you'll join me.

Artful Gathering Treasure Hunt

The Artful Gathering treasure hunt is going full blast. Be sure to stop by this page to gain more clues. Gather the words, put the quote together, and win prizes! Each artist donated wonderful prizes for you!!

 

To play the game, just visit Artful Gathering here.

A Quiet Place

This was painted from my imagination.  I painted this on a light weight wood box, so it can easily sit on a shelf.  Although less colorful than most my other paintings, I just love the dark emotion and the sweep of the brush to this piece.

 

Mother's Day Giveaway

How about kicking off the weekend with a giveaway? This one is for the special MOMS in your life!! Mother's day is just a month away!

Enter on behalf of a Mom that you know who deserves a big stack of gifts on Mother's Day!!! (p.s get your friend or hubby to enter YOU!)  You might have a chance to win my floral notecards!

Just pop over to The Best of this Life to enter and win!

Birth of a Workshop

I am so grateful to be asked to share my talents as one of the group of artists on Artful Gathering.  Fortunately, I was given plenty of time to develop the workshop projects for my plaster class, so I really stretched my creative skills to come up with 3 distinct projects. 

Registration is open and when signing up, you can win many different prizes including a print of my crow painting.

Luna Light

Luna Light, Plaster on burlap. SOLD

Love the moodiness from this one.

Artful Gathering Online Workshops

I feel so grateful to be asked to be a part of this talented group of teachers at Artful Gathering.  Everyone is so supportive and it has given me the courage to be in front of a camera and share what I love to do!

I just love how there is a variety of workshops to take...something for everyone.   Keep checking back to sign up.  The plaster painting workshop should be so fun!

Art Studio Tour

Come visit with me in my art studio and see what news I have to share for the upcoming year!

Plaster Painting Workshop Coming Soon!

Reindeer Ornament Sculpture

This reindeer sold over the weekend.  I got use to having him hang around the studio.    Looks like it's time to mix up another batch of paper mache.

Mom's Favorites.com

I am very excited to be asked to participate in the Room by Room Redo Series with Katie Harding from Momsfavorites.com!  Mom's Favorites is tackling rooms of a family home and showing their readers how easy it is to make their home both kid and adult friendly. 

Today, my painting along with some of my other work is being featured in the post of her home office.  I think it looks great there! 

I am offering a 15% discount on my Etsy site for this special post.  When purchasing after "add to cart",  just enter MOMS15  under "apply shop coupon" on my Etsy site.

She also is featuring a lot of discounts and give-a-ways, too.  Very fun stuff!

New Phone Cover

 

I treated myself to a new phone cover with one of my images from Zazzle.   I picked red so I can find it in my purse!  Ha Ha

Tulip Floral

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Tulip Sweetness 12" x 12", mixed media on canvas

I just love the close up quality of these plaster paintings.  They have such great appeal.  Here I tried to keep it light, colorful and airy. 

Crackle Gackles

Crows 10" x 10" mixed media on canvas, sold

 

 

 

 

Creating this plaster background was very fun, but I had no idea what to put in the foreground.  I decided on a coastal bird, but it just didn't look right against all the cracks and texture. Then I thought of these crows and they definitely worked for me. 

SUMMER SALE (Last Day)

"Afterlight" 6 x 6 x 3/4 on Ampersand birch panel

My Summer Sale giving free domestic shipping is ending today.  Now's the time to buy if anyone is interested in my shop now!

Crossing

Crossing 6" x 8", Mixed Media on Canvas Panel

I am loving this new look of impregnating plaster into burlap.  It is quite a process, and I am having fun experimenting with all the different things I can do.  I like to break the plaster to create all the little cracks and crevices.  Then, once the plaster/burlap is adhered to a canvas panel, it becomes very strong and stable. 

Doesn't it look great in  this black frame?   Unlike some of my other paintings which could go frameless, I love how this frame makes it pop.  It really makes the piece. 

You can purchase both here.

Charlie

Charlie 4 x 4, oil on canvas

Just a little 4 x 4 portrait of my friend's dog, Charlie.  Sometimes, I like oil because it doesn't dry too quickly and it's like painting with frosting...fun!

Reflections of the Day

Reflections of the Day, 5" x 7" Mixed Media

I had been struggling with a small landscape painting and I thought it best to just leave it for a while.  So when I picked it up again, I was ready to throw it away and thought I got nothing to lose if I just play around with it. 

First thing I did was turn it so that I would start looking at the piece a different way.  I also kept some of the papers from the original showing through.

I'm also very excited about my new website.  Come stop on by....

www.dianamulder.com