KANDINSKY INSPIRED ATCs

Abstract art is very subjective, as the viewer brings to it their own perceptions about what constitutes "art". Whether it is the colours, the shapes, or the composition, I think that everyone can probably find some type of abstract art that appeals to them. For me, it's a combination of all three of those things. Wassily Kandinsky is often credited as one of the founders of abstract art, but there are others whose work is equally important, Piet Mondrian, Kazimir Malevich and Robert Delaunay. My challenge in trying this particular style is, once again, the limited size of an ATC. It can be challenging to colour some of the tiny shapes that can occur when dissecting lines cross through other shapes, and I am certainly no great colourist with pencils, even though I use the very nice Polychromos ones; my blending could certainly be better. But I had fun doing these, and colouring with pencils is very relaxing and meditative.

"Power"

"Intelligence having fun"


"Art is a line"

"Anything you can get away with"

"Without leaving home"

"Art is free"

3D EMBOSSED FLORALS

 There are numerous 3D Embossing Folders available these days, and the variety of florals among them is impressive. I have used watercolour paints (Daniel Smith) to colour my florals that I dry-embossed on 300gsm watercolour Baohong watercolour paper. This is a simple technique that takes advantage of the ability of watercolour paints to become active again with water after they are dry. This creates a very soft-looking background and embossed image and works best with embossing folders that have some open space on them to allow the colour to blend and bleed.

"Leave a little sparkle"


Close-up showing Lisilinka silver accents.

"Shine brightly"

"Possibilities"

"No rain"

"Just breathe

"Cultivate kindness"


"Dream"

(This is a full-size C6 card using the Botanical
3D embossing folder.)