ArtByCrain
Monday, July 30, 2012

Celebrating the Medium

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After trying so many different approaches using the alcohol ink, I wanted to create one piece celebrating the unique qualities of this m...
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Sunday, July 29, 2012

Making Friends ~ completed

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I managed to lower the 'heat' by removing some of the ink. I dropped in some Pool, a very cool blue. It's a potent color s...
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Saturday, July 28, 2012

Making Friends ~ WIP

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This one is still in the works. I'm feeling my way as I go along. I find it's better not to have a solid goal in mind when work...
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Thursday, July 26, 2012

Soft Pastel on Yupo?

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The pastel has been added throughout this piece but is mostly visible on the left side. I turned the stone wall into a stone cliff and ...
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Tuesday, July 24, 2012

A Cool Site

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The site is called { Design Seeds } (link ) .  Anyone visiting can open the Palette Search page and create their own color combinations...
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Monday, July 23, 2012

If at first you don't succeed...

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The after The before ...keep on trying. With Yupo that isn't difficult. Man, is this stuff forgiving. I wanted to try water...
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Sunday, July 22, 2012

Ants on my plants

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I got up earlier than usual today. I'm a night owl so I normally sleep late. It's a glorious summer morning. Perfect...
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Saturday, July 21, 2012

A Cat of Color

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My latest alcohol ink project. Yup, another cat. I noticed when I wiped a failed painting off the Yupo with isopropyl alcohol it left b...
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Thursday, July 19, 2012

It's Tulip Time Again

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Another alcohol ink painting, this time a group of red tulips. This style is so far outside my wheelhouse I'm not sure where it cam...
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Sunday, July 15, 2012

A Few Old Crows & a Feather

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These crows are painted on Yupo with Speedball ink. I let them dry completely before applying the alcohol ink to my stamper and tamping...
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Saturday, July 14, 2012

Alcohol Inks ~ more supplies & colors

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I've been waiting for more supplies and they have finally arrived. Most of them anyway. Still waiting for the alcohol pens from ...
Saturday, July 07, 2012

les compagnons

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SOLD I can't explore a new medium without getting a few cats involved as subjects. This is alcohol ink on Yupo again but this time...
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Thursday, July 05, 2012

Alcohol Ink on Yupo ~ still going

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My latest ink painting at the top. This time I went a little larger, roughly 8" x 10". Honestly, I've tried a lo...
Wednesday, July 04, 2012

Alcohol Ink on Yupo ~ continued

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I was introduced to alcohol ink on Yupo by Wendy Videlock who I chanced to meet on Facebook. I thought her work was exciting so, ...
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Tuesday, July 03, 2012

Alcohol Ink on Yupo

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I've been playing with a new(to me) medium today. It's called alcohol ink. Normally used by scrapbookers and crafter...
Monday, July 02, 2012

Miss Willmott's Ghost ~ 2012

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Miss Willmott's Ghost   (link) (aka Eryngium giganteum aka giant white sea holly) has graced my moon garden this year ...
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Wednesday, June 27, 2012

More Weeds

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I have a lovely weed border growing in front of my home between my sidewalk and the drive. Before it succumbs to the weed whacker I tho...
Sunday, June 24, 2012

Another Shell Sketch

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I've got a rather large conch shell I've used as my model this time. I'm not quite as happy with this as I am with the first...
Friday, June 22, 2012

Joseph Zbukvic ~ video demo

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To anyone that works with watercolor, Mr. Zbukvic (or Mr. Z for short) is a very familiar name. He paints the most incredible urban landscap...
Thursday, June 21, 2012

Back to the Drawing Board

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I found myself stuck on a problem with my cat collage *sigh* so I decided to go back to my roots...drawing. I haven't sketched muc...
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Billie Crain
I am a self taught artist residing in northern lower Michigan. Although I've always loved creating art I began pursuing it seriously in 2005. I work in several mediums but my primary medium is watercolor which I especially enjoy because of the unique challenges it presents. I also like experimenting, painting on alternative surfaces using various techniques and styles. The majority of my inspiration comes from Nature and animals. I'm an avid cat lover so cats often show up in many of my paintings. I am a member of Northern Michigan Artists Market Gallery in Petoskey, Michigan and my original paintings and prints have sold both nationally and internationally.
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