Let Me Introduce Myself

My name is Barbara Lemley 

I've been a professional artist forever.

I've been moving from my Big house to a smaller one.

So....before I got settled in and unpacked, I decided to contract a builder to build my Art-She-Shed. It's done now and I'm looking for my next project.

Cleaning up the mess, organizing my canvases, and hiring an electrician to

 wire up my new

Art-She-Shed. 

ITS DONE ~ I will put a nice photo of my ART STUDIO right here.

as soon as I figure out how to do that. lol

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I've started something new. 

Abstract textiles. 

I went into a painting funk and lost interest for a while. Several years actually.

I put down my paintbrush and went into hiding. One day, I met a lady online, who lives in Colorado and she was teaching abstract textiles. Whoa, I fell in love.

I fell in love with what she constructed and suddenly found new inspiration. 

It took a while and about 300.00 to find the special papers, glitter, and golds to construct these special acrylic abstract textiles. She's a natural, and I could not have found a better teacher. I bought one of her instructional videos online, and have been in art heaven for months now.

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Let me share with you what I've learned. 

I use special papers like rice paper and something magic called Tyvek. 

Tyvek puckers when you place a hot iron on it, like the turquoise colors in this piece below. I make the leaves or embellishments from 'plaster of Paris' or modeling clay and paint them to match. I use black river rocks, loosely weaved burlap, and special papers on heavily textured canvas. The end results are below.

  "Secret Treasures"

10 X 10

"Secret Treasures"

250.00
100.00

Available for purchase.

Ready to hang, frame not necessary.
Shipping price depends on how far you live
from Texas.

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...and more to come.

Keep an eye out

 on my other blog "Moments in a Day"
for more of these 'little treasures' 

of abstract textiles. 

GO HERE.   http://momentsinaday.blogspot.com/

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My new love is making abstract textile mixed media art.

This abstract textile is made with something magic called Tyvek.  Its used in new construction as a material that's fireproof. Tyvek puckers when you place a hot iron on it, like the gold piece at the bottom of this piece below. 

I make the embellishments from 'plaster of Paris' or modeling clay and paint them to match.  I use black river rocks, loosely weaved burlap, and special papers on heavily textured canvas. I use acrylic mediums to paint in the 3D effects and use many layers of acrylic pouring mediums, top coated with hard polyurethane.

The end results is below.

"5423"

"5423"

8 x 8 canvas canvas, ready to hang. 

Frame not needed.

200.00 

Limited time only

100.00

"The background

 is a little more goldish than showing in the photo.

I'll see if I can get a better photo and post it."

"Thank you for being interested."

Barbara Lemley

And dont forget that shipping cost.
The price depends on how far you live
from Texas.

Keep an eye out

 on my other blog "Moments in a Day"
for more of these 'little treasures' 

of abstract textiles. 

GO HERE.    http://momentsinaday.blogspot.com/


for all of my links go here;   http://barbaralemleyfineart.blogspot.com/2012/06/barbara-lemleys-main-art-blog.html

Commissions welcome.

Art Auctions:   here

View my books: here

View my art blog  here

View all inventory:  here

View all of my links:  here

View my Bedroom Art  here

THANK YOU FOR BEING INTERESTED.