So … didn’t like where the first attempt ended up and am starting over. I have to like any of my art that leaves my house.

Glued a color print of my base sketch to a 9” x 12” art board. Covered it with clear gesso to create a paintable/non-slick layer. Scrubbed around with colored Stabilo pencils. Glued in paper with Moms handwriting (notes from an old garden journal I made her). Dribbled on some alcoholic inks.

Next layers will likely be acrylic paint and tissue paper and stamps.

Already I like this one so much more than the other. 😁

——

This is a series of notes for my art project of using a reference photo of Mom’s flowers as the basis for a mixed media artwork that will be used to create a wooden jigsaw puzzle with garden whimsy pieces as a gift for my mother. 💐🧩

#art #artstr #mixedmedia #flowers #gift #artproject #jigsawpuzzle #secondattempt