'Two Sisters - Then & Now!'

by Mary Lou 'LuLu' Haynes

Howdy and Welcome,

Have you been enjoying the summer? It sure is zipping by for me!

I just got back home from a long weekend road trip -  visiting my youngest sister and her brood near Door County in Wisconsin.

Marly and Mary Lou -1980's
Chicago, IL
 (when I was leading my pop-rock band!)

Marly and Mary Lou - July 2013
Wisconsin

Isn't it amazing how much our appearance changes over the years?!
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Stay tuned! I plan to post a tutorial soon PLUS some more freebies PLUS..............

Another GIVEAWAY is coming this Autumn for Followers - to celebrate my 4th BlogOversary! If you love mixed-media, altered books, scrapbooking, assemblage or art journaling, this is the GIVEAWAY you will want to enter!

Peace,
LuLu

'Art Techniques Revealed - at Last!'

by Mary Lou 'LuLu' Haynes

All of us mixed-media artists' techiques have been unceremoniously revealed!

• ...and you call yourself an Artist?
• 'Don't forget to seal your work!

As a rule, I usually only post my own work.  But I just had to share these with you - my hubby saw them in the newspaper paper and shared with me. We both got a HUGE chuckle!

I collect and use various materials. Is this you, too? What is the most outrageous material you have evr used in your artwork?!

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And stay tuned - Spring Giveaway is coming VERY, very, VeRy soon!

Peace,
LuLu

Art show, Dreamworks and Dragonfly painting!

Howdy and Welcome,

Good News!
The dates for my rescheduled art show have been confirmed with the gallery. What a roller coaster ride this has been for me... Hope you can come see my art show in 2011. See the right sidebar on my blog for details.

Meanwhile, I'm prepping for an all week 'retreat' at a scrapbooking store next week and also organizing my entries for an annual art/literary contest due soon.

Here are some digital images I worked on this week. They're based on my original painting I worked on when I went to Los Angeles a couple years ago to house sit for some artist friends.

I also was able to arrange some meetings at Dreamworks Animation Studios while I was in California at that time. (Dreamworks makes THE BEST movies!) Didn't get the job at Dreamworks, but they showed me around on a tour of thir lovely campus - and also gave me a souvenir of my visit!

'Dragonfly in Frame'

c 2010 M. L. Haynes

'Dragonfly with Shadows'

c 2010 M. L. Haynes 

Can't decide which one I like the most - they were both so much fun to play with in PSE and MS DIC. Which is your favorite?

Thanks for visiting and please stop by again soon!

Peace,
LuLu

Gold in Quartz

Here is a mixed-media piece I've been playing with the past few days over the New Year's holiday weekend. Inspiration for this piece was from an article in my 'Lapidary Journal / Jewelry Artist' magazine' I added many layers. Fun!

'Gold in Quartz'
Digital photo

(Acrylic glazes, acrylic paint, soft gel medium, embossing fluid,

embossing ink, gold embossing powders, gold leaf.)

Inspied by Val's work using NG strips - I also used catalog strips from an old paper catalog I rediscovered in my stash. See Val's work and techniques at: Altered Heart Journey