Under the Sea

Hi everyone, and welcome! Thanks for visiting today, as I have a mixed media piece to share with you, which I'm entering into DecoArt's challenge Under The Sea. I imagined looking out of a porthole to see some sunken treasure and a mermaid, so that's what I set out to create, and this is the result. 

  I used a board I had covered in different papers stuck on randomly. They had different textures which I thought would be interesting. I then squirted some DecoArt Media Fluid in blues and greens all over and with a Brayer spread the paint. I used Blue and Green Media Spray from DecoArt to get some drips.  

   I dried this off and dripped more paint. I manipulated the paint with a stick to form wavy plant life. While this was drying I played with the elements I had prepared, to see where I wanted to place them. Some were from our trip to Lulworth Cove when we stayed in the New Forest last March.   

 

 

I stuck the circle which was from Dusty Attic (it was the negative space from a circle of barbed wire), to the board. I had Andy Skinnered the circle and some of the other elements previous and they were perfectly dry. I love this technique of creating rust, it is my favourite I think! I stuck down the other elements, (fishing net and plants from Dusty Attic). 

 

 

I drew my mermaid with a black pen and once dry used Prima watercolours to paint her. I cut her out and stuck her into place. The treasure chest is a Slide Mailer from Paper Artsy which I had aged with crackle Paint from DecoArt. Inside is a cargo of pearls and diamonds. 

 

 

 

And another look at the finished piece.

I really enjoyed creating this!

Take care all

Hugs xxx