Carol WiebeMay 18, 20111 minFinding a Door to My Secret GardenOn May 5th, I showed you this painting: Quite a few layers have followed, and this is the latest result: Finding a Door to My Secret...
Carol WiebeMay 4, 20111 minStitched and Painted CollageI stitched together an array of shapes, mostly in blue, which I then covered all over with a transparent yellow. There were some red...
Carol WiebeApr 29, 20111 minThe SleeperThis is a new hybrid: I painted a background and very rough figure, which I then refined, somewhat, in Photoshop Elements, using the...
Carol WiebeApr 26, 20111 minAnything Is Fair GameI discovered that I love painting on construction paper. I know, I know–all the objections. I don’t care. And by the time I’m through...
Carol WiebeApr 21, 20111 minI Didn’t Know I Was Such a Grid GirlGrids and circles, circles and grids. When I go to paint, that’s what I do. Perhaps it’s reflecting my life right now, which seems to be...
Carol WiebeApr 15, 20112 minBrokenThis is my entry for the 2011 Grand National Quilt Show, that will take place in The Joseph Schneider Haus in Kitchener, from May 15 to...
Carol WiebeApr 6, 20111 minStill On the Wall, But a Little More ContainedThe picture I am presenting here is not the best photo– it was taken late in the day, with my little digital camera, of this piece...
Carol WiebeMar 23, 20111 minA Good FitIt seems to me that a stitched painting will be enhanced by a stitched matte. If I stitch it myself, I have so many options for enhancing...
Carol WiebeMar 12, 20111 minWhen nature shows a fistSeeing those images of yesterday’s devastation in Japan makes the heart feel sick. When nature shows a fist, it slams down hard. SIck...
Carol WiebeMar 6, 20111 minFull Fathom FiveMy Journal page start has undergone a sea change (full fathom five). I now call it Purple Heart. Purple Heart A brave heart has a...
Carol WiebeMar 5, 20111 minAs above, so belowIt seems I am not yet finished with A faulty construct. Now it has morphed into As above, so below. As above, so below If you take a look...
Carol WiebeMar 5, 20111 minA painting becomes a kimonoI continued painting on A faulty construct and liked the result much better. A faulty construct 2 Then, for reasons that are not...
Carol WiebeFeb 28, 20111 minBy the skin of my teethI added a journal page to The Sketchbook Challenge for February, today (last day of February). The theme was opposites. My “page” is too...
Carol WiebeFeb 22, 20111 minRed BridgeYesterday’s collages have been joined into one piece. I call it Red Bridge. Red Bridge (rotation 1) I can’t decide if I like it better...
Carol WiebeFeb 18, 20111 minFinding Your Way ~ Or NotI finally thought I was getting somewhere with this version (see a selection of the rest of the versions if you care to). Unfortunately,...
Carol WiebeFeb 17, 20111 minPenchant for purpleYou don’t have to be OLD to wear purple, and I love the whole purple family: plum, lilac, mauve, magenta, red-violet, royal...
Carol WiebeFeb 15, 20111 minStorm BrewingThe pink paint that I used in one of my other paintings provided this combination on a black background. It reminded me of a storm...
Carol WiebeFeb 14, 20111 minLeftover green paint from borderLeftover paint (from collage and green paint change everything) and old magazine pages are a formula for freedom. Gotta love that...
Carol WiebeFeb 13, 20112 minCollage and green paint change everythingI’ve added collage, and green paint, to yesterday’s painting. It looks quite different. Painting in progress I will tackle the inner...
Carol WiebeFeb 12, 20111 minA lot of smoke but no fireSometimes, an art piece tales a LONG time to develop. There may be a lot of smoke, but no fire. It doesn’t have that spark that says YES,...