Fiesta by Sandra Duran Wilson

Fiesta time is party time. I love all the bright colors of Mexico and New Mexico. Darlene and I just finished a show at El Museo de Cultural in Santa Fe, NM. We had Mariachi music and lots of fun. Keep the party going with your art. The top portion of this painting was created using a gel transfer and then highlighted with more paint. The lower portion has gels and pastes of different viscosities layers with glazes. Check out our books for more fun tips and tricks.

Imagine all that can be transferred

Imagine 12x10

Sandra Duran Wilson

This painting shows many different transfer techniques: gel medium, paint transfer, gampi tissue, water slide decal and stencils and collage. Can you tell which ones are which, and on what layer? That is the beauty of transfers. They are integrated into the composition.

Heat Wave

It is frigid outside in this northern hemisphere winter and I needed something to keep me warm. This painting reminds me of the winter I spent in Brazil. The underpainting was made with micaceous iron oxide mixed with polymer medium. While still wet I moved it around with an old credit card. When it was dry, I glazed over with azo yellow and pyrrole red. I scanned the coffee beans and printed onto gampi tissue and applied with a polymer medium. Coffee that heats you up. Enjoy.

All kinds of transfers

City Serenade 24x24 Sandra Duran Wilson

This painting has about every kind of transfer you can imagine from gel, plastic heat, water slide decal, gampi tissue, paint and gum arabic transfers. All of these and more are found in the book. Darlene and I have just finished the art for our second book and we go to Cincinnati for the photo shoot at the end of the month. More exciting techniques to come.

Gampi Transfers

Sandra and I each have our favorite transfers - my are gampi, lasertran and gel transfers. This one is a gampi transfer laid on top of an old scrapbook page from the 1800's and then painted and stenciled on top. I love the tattooed woman look.

Update

Our book sold out in 1.5 months and is in it's second printing. Yahoo. Also, our second book proposal on surface treatments has been accepted and we are at work on it. Guess you know what we will be doing this winter.

On the Path

This colorful painting was a creative challenge I gave myself to use up the bits and pieces left on my work table. I layered, drew, painted and glued. What more fun can one have.

If you are at a standstill for where to go, just look in front of you and use what is on hand. Many times I have left-over bits and pieces that are too beautiful to throw away (we are such pack rats). Put them to use and give yourself the creative challenge.

Busy Girl

Been busy with several one-on-one workshops. Great people, lots of fun, and crazy art.

Here is a happy piece I have been working on, Tea Party. I have no ideas where this stuff comes from but I always enjoy the weird stories. Notice the great 1940's paper dolls and their clothes? I used gel, lazertran and gampi transfers.

Lena Bartula from San Miguel del Allende has invited me to teach a workshop there in January. You bet. It is the perfect time to be there and get the juices flowing in another country.

Darlene