30 Paintings In 30 Days, By Leada Wood, Texas Artist

Leada Wood, Watercolor, Mixed Media, Collage

Moon Dance by Leada Wood©2015

Day 20 of the 30-30 Challenge

"Moon Dance" is a mixed media painting using acrylic, collage, and water soluble crayon on canvas board. Ten days to go!

30 Paintings In 30 Days by Leada Wood, Texas Artist

Leada Wood, Watercolor, Mixed Media, Collage

Deli Cat by Leada Wood©2015

Day 19  of the 30-30 challenge.

Another Mixed Media, 5x7, collage, acrylic, water soluble crayons and Gelli Print. Busy weekend!

30 Paintings In 30 Days by Leada Wood, Texas Artist

Leada Wood, Watercolor, Mixed Media, Collage

Angel Song by Leada Wood ©2015


Day 17 of the 30-30 Challenge


I thought I would continue the trend and do another mixed media today. Angel Song is collage, image transfer, and acrylic paint. I usually start a series of 10 or 12 at once and continue on from there...some make it to the finish lines and some don't. I can always gesso over the surface or just add more layers until I like it...and that is one of the beauties of mixed media and you cannot get the look any other way.



When Your Smilin' by Leada Wood

When Your Smilin' by Leada Wood ©

I love Louis Armstrong's music! I painted this fun little painting for an upcoming show at the Heritage Museum in Big Spring, Texas in September. This painting is 8x8 on canvas done with liquid acrylics. It makes me smile and think of the song
 " When your smilin', the whole world smiles with you" by Louis Armstrong.
 I hope she brought a smile your way today!
This one is for sale....interested....just contact me!

"Time Is Like A Circus" Collage by Leada Wood
(C) 2010 All Rights Reserved

This is a 12X12 inch acrylic collage. My dad was a clock maker and a jeweler and I used some of his clock parts for this collage. The little man is made from two clock keys and there are various clock hands painted around, also an antique pocket watch and various other clock parts scattered about. My mom collected elephants so the elephant represents her... the monkey on her back represents me and the other monkey on the clock hand represents my brother. The writing says " Time is like a circus...always packing up and moving away."  Isn't that the way time is...always moving on? Can you believe it is almost 2011? It sounds so futuristic and yet it is here! I wish for you all blessings and a very bright and happy new year!

Dreams Of Mine

"Dreams Of Mine" by Leada Wood (C) 2010 Mixed Media
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I created this piece on a hardcover sketch book to take to one of my art club's Christmas party. We always have an art exchange and this year I decided to do my art on something they can enjoy the whole year though, as an art journal or sketchbook. I started the process by putting gesso on the cover then I wrote some inspirational words and phrases with sharpie. I then added texture with gel medium and started applying pearlescent acrylic paints. After the painting was done I attached some silver wings and a little moon face figure I made out of clay, a little dragon fly and the letters soar. I then used inktense pencil to do the shading.
 I hope my friend likes the gift I made for her!

"Fan Fare"

"Fan Fare" by Leada Wood (c) 2010 Mixed Media Collage
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I paint papers and embelish them  with stamps, and other things. Then I start tearing them as needed and collage them onto a substrate. I then use liquid acrylic paints very transparently so that you can see all the layers building up. When I am satisified with the results I start collaging found objects onto the work. On this piece I used gold leaf and a little clay sculpture I had made. I enjoy doing this type of work as it very freeing and I can let my creative self out to play!

"Under His Wing" by Leada Wood

"Under His Wing" by Leada Wood (C) 2010
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This is a 12X24 inch mixed media collage on crescent illustration board using liquid acrylics, matt medium, tar gel, embossing medium and white feathers. I started this one when I was painting angels for the upcoming show at the Heritage Museum but didn't get it finished in time so I decided to post this on my blog as a special invitation to all of you to the opening of Angels We Have Heard On High, December 4th at 4 PM. If you are in Big Spring be sure to stop by! The show will run through January 11th.