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'Something Afoot' mixed media Bee Skelton I've been concentrating on making work rather than blogging about it for some time...

Last Autumn I was invited to get involved in an art swap with a small group of other artists connected to the OCA (Open College of the Arts...

Mixed media painting by Bee Skelton We only saw one or two magpies in the garden when we first came to the house last year, but since t...

There are times when working with abstract ideas and techniques feels right for me.  It's usually when real life is throwing up lemons, ...

MM6 Cat Coat of Many Colours I love my three cats but still struggle with their complex personalities.  One minute they're like furr...

Cat Nap - mixed media painting - 8 x 6.75 inches This little snoozy cat mixed media piece started as a watercolour painting that was goi...

Oil pastel sketch and mixed media collage work in progress An unusual selection of work in progress on the easel today, as a result of a...

I'm back working with the collages I made recently.  They make interesting backgrounds on which to add folk art drawings and paintin...

Today I created some more mixed media ACEO paintings. This time I incorporated small torn fragments from one of my printable collage sheets...

I'm in danger of getting hooked on making these tiny paintings. Th ey are so much fun to do and some are giving me ideas for larger can...

An ACEO is a miniature piece of a rt, the same size as a playing card, 2.5 x 3.5 ins (65 x 90 mm). The acronym stands for Art Card Edition...

ALL FOUR ONE Abstract 62508 Mixed media painting on 4 canvases Total size: 19 x 14 inches (48 x 36 cms) On each of the 4 pieces I used my h...

ABSTRACT 62308 Mixed media on canvas 7 x 9.5 ins approx (18 x 24 cms) This painting was meant to be the first in a group of 4 started las...

ABSTRACT 62008 8 x 8 inches approx (20 x 20 cms)

JAPANESE GEISHA 1 Mixed media abstract painting on canvas 7 x 9.5 inches approx. (28 x 24 cms) I'm in town tomorrow to meet a friend and...

The studio is in total chaos just now, with hardly a square inch of useable surface left ... but I'm on a roll so tidying up with have ...

Mixed media Woodland Asphodel 2ins x 4.75ins, using acrylic paint monoprint, collage and pearlescent inks. Think it would suit white and blu...

Rob and Liz went to see the mosaics at Paphos today, so I took the opportunity to make a quick keepsake collage to give them when they leave...

Wibbo's warned me about the addictiveness of this Blogging business, and I think she has a point. I'm surprised how much fun it'...