Its summer and I have no air conditioning so to keep cool I create in my dining room where it’s a little cooler than my art room. To keep it even cooler I don’t turn on the ceiling light because it adds a little warmth I don’t need.

I’m not a perfectionist but since the pandemic I have not created anything I like. In the dark I challenged myself to create a piece and not worry about what it looks like. I also created it without my glasses! Each photo I took in my art room where there is lots of light so you can see that it’s not perfect and it’s a little messy but I love it.

Using TCW9053 6×6 Mixed Media Board I added transparent gray on the background. Using TCW921 Word Stems I added only the stem words to the background with white paint.

When it dried I added washy tape to the background for extra texture and in the end you really won’t see it.

To add the flowers from the Word Stems stencil I used TCW9008 Clear Modeling Paste. I added it through the stencil in a thin layer. Tip: A thin layer of clear modeling paste is a little translucent. It’s not completely crystal clear but you can see through it.

I used transparent paint colors so I can see all the layers underneath. For the background I added blue and wiped off some of it to create a glaze look.

I painted the flowers and added a rubber stamp to the background in green archival ink. It looked to busy so I added watered down white paint to the background to cover it up a little.

Looking closely you can see the background through the paint and modeling paste.

Here is the completed piece.

What to you think of my art created in the dark? It was fun. It was a good challenge and I will definitely try it again. Will you create in the dark?

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Thank you so much for stopping by!
Karenliz Henderson
The Crafters Workshop Design Team