Florence Turnour's Blog

I love making stencils, but stencil designs are limited in that they have to be one piece. For example you cannot have a stencil top print this shape because the inside white bits in the leaves would fall out. The white part, which is the stencil, is not one piece.  Stamps do not have this issue, but if you are cutting them out of foam, and gluing them down to make a stamp, lining up all the insides of the leaves, for example, would be tricky. Another option is to use a screen. Here is my first one. You can see the screen, taped to a cardboard frame in the top of the image, and some patterned paper I made with it at the bottom. I had the best results screen printing onto a Gelli plate, and printed from there onto paper. The screen suctioned itself onto the Gelli Plate, so there was very little leakage, and I could use the brayer to spread the paint, as there was no longer a need to push hard. I loved how it worked, so I made some more. These I mounted in mat boards, whi...

Day 10: Journal Cover This one has a little electronics on the back. I even soldered!   Day 11 Day 12 Day 13  Day 14 Day 15 Day 16 Day 17 Day 18 Day 19 Thanks for looking!

Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 Day 9 Thanks for looking!

I used a page in the book Ed Emberley  showing people doing things. I couldn't decide what my person would be doing, and ended up with a shrug. Thanks for looking!

My 100 Days Project will be 100 days inspired by Ed Emberley. Day 1: Thanks for looking!

Here are some drawings I did that I posted on Facebook, but not here. Sherman Gardens and Library Work in progress Seal Beach Pier Los Alamitos Bay Downtown Long Beach Downtown Long Beach Signal Hill Two views from the beach at Belmont Pier Gondola Getaway, Los Alamitos Bay Rancho Los Alamitos Thanks for looking!

These goats are on 5x5 birch board. I painted the background using home made stencils, and then drew and collaged the goats.

Look I participated in Inktober two days in a row! Here's a  link to Jake Parker's blog  where he explains the challenge. The prompt for October 2nd is Noisy. Thanks for looking.

It's Inktober! An ink drawing a day for each day of October. Here's a link to Jake Parker's blog where he explains the challenge. Who else is up for it? The prompt for October 1st is Fast. Thanks for looking!

On Tuesday, I went to visit my friend Georgina in San Pedro for lunch. Before lunch, I stopped at the Korean Friendship Bell at Point Ferman. I might be getting better at these "I was really there" shots. The next two mornings, I spent in the Japanese Garden at CSULB. I will definitely go there again. It is free, convenient, and open at 8AM. I didn't finish the first day, and between sittings, all the water lilies opened and this guy showed up. This one is from Newport Beach, on the Peninsula, looking toward Balboa. It was a gray day. This last one was a quick drawing, which I painted later because I ran out of time. I thought the sign was an interesting subject for a quick effort. On the weekend, I went with my family to the Los Angeles Arboretum. It was lovely there. Benjamin and I sat next to a flower and did a quick drawing. I painted this one later too. Thanks for looking!