Altered Pages is delighted to share the art of
BECKY VOTH!
I am so pleased to have Becky as our Feature Artist. She has always been very creative, it runs in the family with her Sister and Mom! I saw her grow to become a fabulous canvas artist through her diligent practice and taking many classes. I knew she would move on and that made me a bit sad, but her talents have to be shared and grow even more! She remains a friend and I will always support her artful endeavors! Proud to have made the connection, Becky! We still have her kits on our website and they continue to sell to people who like Becky's creative process. ~ Jean
Hello All!
I am super excited to be a Feature Artist on Altered Pages today! Some of
you may remember me as a Design Team member here on Altered Pages, but this
past January, I decided to take my mixed media art to the next level with
commission work, shows & teaching.
In the past year & a half, we moved from Denver, CO to a wonderful
small town 30 miles south called Larkspur. It’s a quiet little “mountain”
town without being all the way up in the mountains! I have thoroughly enjoyed
having a big unfinished basement as my art studio & classroom, making new
friends & living the small-town life! I have been happily married for
almost 16 years with a wonderful 8 year-old daughter (The “Magpie,” in my biz
name, The Laughing Magpie). They both bring so much happiness to my life!
Besides creating on canvas, I enjoy spending time creating with two women’s art
groups, nature & architectural photography, travel (going to Peru in
June!), spending time with my family here, & recently becoming a Thirty-One
Gifts consultant too! Life is full, fun & busy! But there is ALWAYS time
for ART!
She uses a lot of layers to achieve some beautiful textures & colors.
One layer of texture in the background here is joint tape from the hardware
store!
This is one I am currently working on. A few fluid acrylics mixed with
gesso, sprayed with water to drip & a few other layers on top of that!
The canvas in the back is a version of one of Donna’s classes that I’ve yet
to finish. The tree canvas in the foreground I created using a script stencil,
masking tape, 3 different glazes & a crackle stamp on the trees. Here’s a
larger picture of that one:
This owl I created as the sample for a class I taught for a Sweet 16
birthday party.
I started by lightly drawing the tree shape on canvas with charcoal, then
collaging bits of paper & stickers onto the tree. Then I added texture with
paint & a few bottle cap circles. Then I drew in the shape of my owl before
blending colors into the background using 2-3 colors in the same family &
blending with gesso using my fingers. Then I painted in the owl using various
brush techniques. Finally I outlined here & there with more charcoal.
Here is the one I created in class with my students:
This is another sample I created for a class…lots of layers & texture
in this one! One thing I have learned this year from the online class is that
joint compound works just as good as modeling paste for texture & is a heck
of a lot cheaper! Simply spread it on with a palette knife let dry or stamp
into it when wet! All sorts of fun texture to play with!
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Lastly, I have been working on my first commissioned piece – a 48x48 mixed
media canvas for a friend’s stairway landing…only a peek here because I don’t
want her seeing it yet! It’s almost finished!
I started with the background – layers of fluid acrylic paints & some
water to create drips in the sky. The flowers are actually paint on some 7 Gypsies
printed tissue paper – you can see more of the writing on it in person – that I
then tore into oval shapes & then layered to create the poppies. That’s it for me today!
Thanks for stopping in & to see more of what I’m up to, please visit my blog at www.thelaughingmagpie.com & like me on FB!
Cheers!
I really LOVE your work! You are one busy gal! I particularly like the large canvas piece. Interesting techniques. I, too, take a lot of online classes and find that I go back to lessons from time to time both for clarity in technique and for inspiration. Thanks for your post today. Anne, yourmainestamper
ReplyDeleteSo nice to see you here Becky sharing a little with us again. I love the insight to your creative processes for each of these beautiful pieces and am so pleased to hear you are keeping busy and making a success of things with your art. xx
ReplyDeleteIt's wonderful to see you again Becky and it's so great of you to share your beautiful art work!!
ReplyDeleteHow terrific to see you and your work again, Becky! You really are one of the grande dames of texture! Fun - and lovely - post!
ReplyDeleteBecky, love what you are doing....the large WIP is really my style and would love to have that one on my wall!
ReplyDeleteI love the owl canvases! Your art is beautiful. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteEach one is a work of art... we are very fortunate to have Becky here with us this week!!!
ReplyDeleteLove your Journal pages♥ I just got into Art Journals a couple of months ago and I like the joint tape!
ReplyDeleteNice to see you back Becky. Great canvases! Love you work!
ReplyDeleteYour work is absolutely beautiful, Becky. So glad to see what your are doing nowadays. I can see you are quite busy with all of your classes and projects. Keep it up, you are so talented.
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