Friday, June 25, 2021

Old Fashioned Roses and Mixed Media

 

Painting Old Fashioned Roses from my garden

I have been keeping busy with my art work lately.  I gathered a bunch of old fashioned roses from my garden this week.  They only bloom once a season and only for a short time but they are so beautiful and smell so divine.  I used them as a subject for one of my watercolor paintings.

Old Fashioned Roses watercolor by Marla L. Niederer


I also have been playing a bit with mixed media art.  I am often inspired by old photos for my figurative art and found this 1920’s photo of Lili Wegener on Wikipedia.  Lili was a Danish transgender woman.  She was a well-known landscape artist before embracing her femininity. 

Photo of Lili Wegener from Wikipedia


I used the photo of Lili as inspiration for this mixed media piece.  I utilized watercolors, silk, acrylic mediums, and mat board.


Mixed Media art by Marla L. Niederer

Mixed Media Art by Marla L. Niederer


I’m still currently teaching my Sleeping Mermaid online class on AforArtistic and getting ready to teach my Moulin Rouge Dancers online class also.

Sleeping Mermaid online class with Marla L. Niederer


You can find out more about my Moulin Rouge online class by clicking on the link below.

Moulin Rouge Dancers Online class with Marla L. Niederer


You can find out about my self-study classes by clicking on the picture below. 

 

Self Study Classes by Marla L. Niederer


You can find out about all the free tutorials I offer by clicking on the picture below.  It will also bring you to one of my newest free video tutorials..

 

Free Tutorials by Marla L. Niederer


If you want to find out more about me click on my picture below.

 

About Me


Until next time…….

 

warm hugs,

 

Marla

 

Friday, June 11, 2021

Painting with Watercolors on Paperclay

 

PaperClay doll by Marla L. Niederer


I’ve been experimenting with PaperClay with my doll making lately and created a jointed PaperClay doll. Instead of using hair and dressing the doll in clothing I sculpted the hair with clay imbedded fabric and used clay imbedded lace for the skirt.  I jointed the doll as I would put together jewelry with wire.  And I painted the doll with watercolors. I finished the doll with acrylic varnishes.

 

PaperClay doll by Marla L. Niederer

The entire process was a series of experiments.  Since I have often been asked if my watercolor painting process for cloth dolls would work on clay dolls I videotaped the process so I could share it with you.

 

Painting  a PaperClay doll by Marla L. Niederer

I just posted the first video of a free three part video tutorial on how to paint a PaperClay doll with watercolors on my YouTube channel OrsinsiAngels.  You can click on the picture below to view the video.

 

Free Video Part One Painting a PaperClay Doll with Watercolors by Marla L. Niederer


I’m also getting ready to teach my online Sleeping Mermaid class online.  You can click on the picture below to find out more and to sign up for my online Sleeping Mermaid class.

 

Sleeping Mermaids Online Class with Marla L. Niederer


You can find out more information about the rest of the online classes I am teaching by clicking on the picture below.

 

Online Classes with Marla L. Niederer


You can find out about my self-study classes by clicking on the picture below.  I just added downloadable face templates to my shop but don’t purchase them if you are buying a doll making class.  Each class has a face template included for that specific doll.

 

Self Study Classes by Marla L. Niederer


You can find out about all the free tutorials I offer by clicking on the picture below.  It will also bring you to one of my newest free video tutorials on how to needle sculpt a cloth doll nose if you missed it.

 

Free Tutorials by Marla L. Niederer


If you want to find out more about me click on my picture below.

 

About Me


Until next time…….

 

warm hugs,

 

Marla