work in progress image © lynne medsker

The first of three mixed media collage classes is THIS Wednesday, February 1st!

"Germination" mixed media collage, 1 of 3 © lynne medsker

This daytime class runs from noon to 2:30 p.m. and (as of this publishing) has two openings available. If you are interested email me at info@lynnemedsker.com!

work in progress, mixed media collage © lynne medsker

Upcoming mixed media collage classes include a special Friday evening “Night with the Artist” class at Artistic Designs Gallery on Friday, March 9th, 2012 (details available soon).

work in progress, mixed media collage © lynne medsker

I also plan to have a Saturday morning mixed media collage class in my studio on March 24th.  More information about upcoming class dates is posted HERE – join me for several!

And this piece is too small?

wall sculpture #23 © medsker metal art

And they really like aspects of both pieces?

You create a custom piece, just for them, of course!

commissioned artwork, wall sculpture #35 © medsker metal art

We’d love to create a piece for YOU, too!

"Backbeat" mixed media on three 24x36" wood panels, $495 each/$1195 set © lynne medsker

It seems I’ve got a bit of a musical theme going on lately in my artwork! After creating “Music in Motion” my next project, shown above, was titled “Backbeat”. Created on three 24×36″ wood panels, it includes multiple layers of paper, paint and miscellaneous objects. I was blessed with a multi-day stretch of time to work on these pieces non-stop so it seemed like they came together quickly. I’m going to show several images of the pieces as they progressed so you can get an idea of the process:

panels, covered with papers & sheet music @ lynne medsker

sewing pattern added on top of paper layer © lynne medsker

beginning to add 1st layer of watercolor © lynne medsker

2nd full layer of watercolor © lynne medsker

3rd layer of watercolor © lynne medsker

all three panels with watercolor layers added © lynne medsker

adding circular design with charcoal © lynne medsker

close-up of detail painting © lynne medsker

acrylic detail painting finished © lynne medsker

detail painting finished on all three panels © lynne medsker

The last step was to add some dimensional pieces to each panel, all circular, using painted 33 1/3 albums & CD’s, 45 records and plexiglass pieces.

 

finished panel © lynne medsker

These pieces are currently on display at Artistic Designs Gallery in Brownsburg, Indiana – drop in a see them in person, photos don’t do them justice!

"music in motion" mixed media commissioned artwork (shown installed) © lynne medsker

Created for a music room this piece was great fun to create! My client shared some guitar parts, picks, etc. and then just let me run away with it. Woo hoo! I began by putting a layer of sheet music all over the 36×24″ wood panel. That was followed by a layer of watercolor with strings, yarn and webbing stretched though it.

work in progress, music in motion © lynne medsker

Once that layer was dry the texture items were removed and the layer was sealed. On went more layers of water color until there was a nice colorful background to create the rest of the piece on.

work in progress, music in motion © lynne medsker

I added a wash of metallic paint for shimmer and some random white stripe-like areas and then it was time to really have some fun!

work in progress, music in motion © lynne medsker

Keeping in the theme of music I painted and assembled a 33 1/3 album, a 78 rpm album, a 45 record and a CD on a large bolt and attached a tuning knob to the top.

work in progress, music in motion © lynne medsker

Using washers and spacers between these pieces and the background allows it to be spun around by hand! Above that I attached guitar strings together and then curved them through the piece and attached them at different points to tuning keys.

work in progress, music in motion © lynne medsker

Some embellishments, including the guitar picks going down the right side, were added and it was done! The completed image (shown at the top of the page) was taken in my clients music room. It looks awesome against the burgundy colored wall!

Have you ever thoughts of commissioning a piece of work? It can be a fun & rewarding process and you’ll have something custom made for  your home or office and your own personal style. Here’s what Aaron & Amy said about creating this piece:

I recently had the opportunity to collaborate on an art piece with artist, Lynne Medsker. I described to Lynne that I was looking to have a piece to hang in the wall of my music room. I brought her some guitar pieces, (strings, tuner knobs, etc.) and we brainstormed on the colors and what to include in the art piece.

Lynne listened to my ideas and came up with something much better than I could have imagined! Her creativity is amazing and I love the picture she created. It is truly the most unique work of art I have ever owned!

If you are looking for something incredibly unique, beautiful and of great quality, I would definitely reccommend collaberating with or commissioning a piece by Lynne.
Thank you, Lynne!

So, what do you want to create?

Lynne

"art of friendship" © lynne medsker

That’s right! Today is the anniversary of my first blog post on January 20th, 2008! Four years, 562 posts, 1022 comments and 336 subscribers later, here I am! Still blogging away, plus starting a new digital art blog this year. I don’t think I imagined I’d do this much with it but it sure has been fun! I re-posted the image from my first entry today, on that post it is very tiny and I was excited to even have gotten that much figured out. Heck, I’m still figuring out things!

Thanks for reading, commenting and passing this blog along to your friends. Your support and feedback are awesome!

Blessings,

Lynne

"fractal #13" oval print on aluminum, 11x14, $125 © lynne medsker

I’ve been slowly building my inventory of prints on aluminum for an upcoming show. The last order I tried out some images printed on oval shapes. I really like the way they turned out!

"fractal #30" oval print on aluminum, 11x14, $125 © lynne medsker

If you’ve not seen images printed on aluminum you should make a point of seeing these in person, these photos don’t do them justice!

"fractal #16" oval print on aluminum, 11x14, $125 © lynne medsker

High gloss finish, float mounted, with vivid colors – these pieces really pop! The scratch resistant surface of these light-weight pieces is a breeze to wipe clean with a bit of window cleaner. Style & convenience all in one piece!

"fractal #11" oval print on aluminum, 11x14, $125 © lynne medsker

These particular prints are in my studio right now but you can see other samples of digital art on aluminum at both Artistic Designs Gallery in Brownsburg, Indiana or ArtSplash Gallery in Carmel, Indiana.

I’ll post more aluminum print images soon!

Lynne

step-by-step image of ink colored aluminum © lynne medsker

scrap copper piece

This is one of the scrap pieces of copper I’ll be incorporating into the design. I wanted to liven it up some a bit I got out my heat gun and began to heat it up, getting some nice color changes.

scrap copper after being heated

This image shows all three of the copper pieces after they’d been through the heating process.

three pieces of copper

Have I got you curious yet? I’ll post more updates as things progress.

Lynne

student work, abstract watercolor technique class, 1/11/12

We had a great time yesterday playing with watercolors! After some talk about composition and the different types of watercolor papers & surfaces we started to play.

student artwork, watercolor class 1/11/12

Color, texture and fun was going on everywhere!

student artwork, watercolor class 1/11/12

student artwork, watercolor class 1/11/12

As a matter of fact we had so much fun playing there’s a class scheduled for NEXT Wednesday, January 18th from noon to 3 p.m.!  We’ll be switching it up for that class and playing with acrylic paints and texturing materials. I’ve got three openings left, want to join in?  Send me an email!

work in progress, watercolor class 1/11/12

As you can see, Turkey Run has some wonderful scenery and the hiking trails are very adventurous! We had a lovely time. Looking at these images makes me anxious for camping season again!