Coastal Bohemian: April 2019

Saturday, April 27, 2019

Seahorse Starfish Canvas' #CoastalDecor #Seahorse #Starfish #Mixedmedia

I fell in love with this seahorse mixed media that one of our students completed in our mixed media art class. I determined immediately I would create 2 canvas' for the Okaloosa Island Condo Rental but with a twist on colors.

Here they are completed and although I really love the way they came together, I don't love the way they look hung in the room. I do love the seahorses but the starfish seem a little too folk artsy for me or maybe more child like. I'll try to find a way to work out something new for the starfish so I can love it.

Working with 16 x 20" canvas' I pulled together a variety of papers and napkins that I wanted to use as a collage background for my mixed media, much of which you won't see in the background but will come through as texture or as subtle peeks of interest.

I was sure to include some of this image into the sister canvas'. These vintage beach babes look like they were having so much fun at the beach.

One of my tricks to keep a home printed photo from bleeding during mixed media is to coat it with a layer of furniture wax and then buff it. It seals the ink into the paper. In this case I tinted it blue using my Polished Turquoise Chalk Paint .

I used Elmer's Glue All mixed with a few tablespoons of water,( to make it flow better), to glue my collage pages to the canvas'.

After I get my images adhered I begin to add color and soften the look of the images. My goal is to create a cohesive white on white background with peeks of color and peeks of images.

You see what's happening.

When everything is dry ,I trace my seahorse and starfish onto the canvas using oil pastel. Using my finger to create shading and also to create a dark border around the entire canvas

My sister thought these were beautiful but I'm not loving them in this location. Independently I love them but not for this space. So I think these will go up for sale.

Thanks for playing along.

With love and gratitude,

Michele

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#AirForce Armament #Museum Fort Walton Beach, Florida #FreeAdmission

We always pass the Air Force Armament Museum on the way to our condo on Okaloosa Island. It's an exciting part of the last leg of our trip, it means we are close to home when we see the massive planes out around the museum.

Finally, we headed on over there with my nephew Michael, who was down with my sister for a visit at the beach. Let me just state here that Michael is an impressive 11 yr old boy who knew many of the planes and weapons by name. It was the best part of his vacation according to him.

We were pleasantly surprised to find out that admission to the museum was free.
And they include a walking tour map of the exterior and the inside of the museum.
One day at the museum is not enough to take in all they have curated.

This is Mikey in front of his most favorite plane. "Why?", you ask the 11 year old, "is this your favorite plane?" "Because it is the most heavily armored." This kid likes weapons.

There is a tremendous weapons room that will keep you fascinated. Michael asked us about a grease gun. He then showed us one on the phone to which I said "that's an actual grease gun", to which he replied, "no that 's just what they call it because it's a small ". We found the grease gun and boy did that kid school us.

Here's the grease gun .

Simulators

We were seriously impressed to see the MOAB aka Mother of All Bombs.

For more information visit the website

@www.afarmamentmuseum.com

The museum is located at

100 Museum Drive, Eglin Air Force Base,

Florida 32542

With love and gratitude,

Michele

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Thursday, April 25, 2019

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