When the weather outside is frightful........

I decided

to make it artful :)

These are two pieces

I recently worked on. The floral piece is

an 8 x 10 acrylic/mixed media called "Infusion". (thanks Patti G. for the title suggestion) :)

The picture of the woman in red is an acrylic paintover working with a full page from a glamour magazine. It's a 5 x 7 and I named it El Diva. Her dress was originally a brown color and I just thought it should be hot red and her hair was a dark brown, too, and had fun altering her hair. The background was gessoed, sanded and texturized and I used pan pastels for some additional effects. The music note and text are Photoshop elements.

Our weather, today, is awful! We got a couple inches of snow, overnight, then it's sleeting now; creating an icy mix. All the schools are closed, in my area, and surrounding areas. Thankfully, it's not as serious as the ice storm of December 2008. But; it's enough to keep us inside and I decided it would be a great time to sit down at my art table and have some fun. :)

I hope you are all having a good week; be safe and thank you all, again, for your continued support. Your lovely comments just make me feel like flying!!!!

Much love.......................Marilyn