Rust does the blues

Finding I am having to force myself back into being arty since losing daddy

But forcing myself I am!

So, Rust Does The Blues

Get it?

Clever huh?

Does it need explaining as I am sure it only makes sense to my befuddled little grey cells?

The rust is obvious ... the blues a play on words representing my mood and the colour scheme

See, told you it was clever!

Anyway, I didn't want glitter or beads or stones on this one

I wanted the colours of the embellishments to tell the story

so just stuck them on as randomly as I could and let Finnabair's waxes colour them

The paintbrushes were thrown away by a chap who attended Finn's class down in Christchurch in Feburary ... when I heard they had been thrown away I gasped and the lady who had been sitting next to him rummaged through the bin to find them for me!  Thank you Carole Davis!

I didn't get the effect I wanted with the first layer of crackle paste

so thought "what the heck" and went for it with the copper crackle

talk about busy, busy, busy

but I kept Finnabair's quote firmly in my mind

"Minimalistic composition is not my cup of tea"

and figured I hit the brief with this one

 Products used:

 9" x 12" (23cm x 30cm) canvas

Old papers - no idea of brand or design
Graphite Pencil (yeah, honest!)

Art Extravagance Texture Paste:

Clear Crackle 

Copper Crackle

Prima / Finnabair Stencil : Dots & Stripes

Tim Holtz Stencil : Flourish

Lindy's Stamp Gang Spray : Afternoon Denim Delight

Art Alchemy Acrylic Paint : Midnight Sky

Art Alchemy Opal Magic Wax 

Blue Velvet

Vintage Silk

Art Alchemy Brilliance Wax : Mystic Turquoise

Art Alchemy Metallique Wax

Rich Copper

Vintage Gold

Think I might tone down the blue edge with black gesso but yet to decide