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Friday, February 20, 2015

Happy Lunar New Year!

I had this whirring around in my head for a while, so on Chinese New Year I sat down and put it to canvas.
The base coat is acrylic, red and some orange. The I used a stencil, some gelatos and oil pastels for the background. I used some Inka Gold for the edges, and i had ordered some nice Chinese napkins, which I used for background, glueing them down with Gel medium.
Then I drew on the goat, from a photo I had in my "Inspirations' folder.
I shaded the goat with Dimensions stamp ink. While I was in Chinatown the other day, I found these amazing coins that had Chinese script and dragons on them, and attached a few to the canvas as well. Finally, I found the birdie sitting in the tree, gave it a rub with Dimensions ink, and added it as well. Lets hope that the year of the Goat brings us all health, happiness, and prosperity!
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4 comments:

  1. Art by Rhoda ForbesFebruary 21, 2015 at 1:31 AM

    It is beautiful and perfect for the Lunar New Year.

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    1. Moose-ingsFebruary 22, 2015 at 11:48 AM

      Thanks, Rhoda, it was fun to make. I think I'll start on the art journal now.

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  2. kiwikidFebruary 22, 2015 at 11:46 AM

    Beautiful Donna and so good fort his time of the year...love the colours.

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  3. Moose-ingsFebruary 22, 2015 at 11:49 AM

    Thanks Sue, the acrylics give a nice solid background, I loved that red.

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