Face Book and The alchemist

Two things for this post.First my latest mixed media piece called The alchemist.24x36 canvas with Venetian Plaster,book pages,acrylic paint and inks and charcoal Secondly I finally joined FaceBook My art page is at http://www.facebook.com/BarbaraMoustafa.Art

All the arms we need

Many thanks to my son Ameer for allowing me to use his photograph of a man and his grandson in India as my inspiration for this piece. The title is also his. Created on 24x24 canvas using Venetian plaster,Posters, labels,vintage documents and tissue.Plus acrylic paints and inks.

Windows on the Water...Gallery and Gifts.

If you are in Gibsons. BC this summer check out the new gallery at the SunnyCrest mall. It,s called Windows on the Water. Its a beautiful space run by three awesome ladies. Debra,Christina and Lee. Inside you will find beautiful artisan jewelry,pottery,soaps,teas and musical instruments and of course some pretty fantastic art! Lots of other things too, so come down and take a peek. Oh did I mention my art is in there too! {shameless self promotion!}

Don't walk into the bathroom with the light off!

Ok... so I got addicted to gel transfers recently to use in my Mixed Media art.I print out the image on plain paper then cover it with Tar gel { a super goopy sticky gel that dries clear and flexible}.Leave it to dry for twenty four hours laid flat Wet the white paper backing with a spray bottle until the paper is soaked. Then rub off the paper gently with your finger until you have removed it all. Now you have a Gelskin. Rinse the skin in cool water and hang to dry then lay flat between plastic until you want to use it. I hung mine over the shower and freaked out my family.....so put the light on in the bathroom!

Missing.......

Never to be found.

No hope of rescue

Left alone on a distant planet.....waiting for a rescue that never came. Model thanks to http://lockstock.deviantart.com

China Girl

Mixed media collage on 24x36 cradle board using a Vintage Chinese railway poster as the base The girls face is printed from a Vintage postcard of mine. Plus. vintage postage stamps. Newspapers. Vintage postcards. Cigarette packages. Torn street posters. Table napkins. Rice paper. Acrylic paint and gel medium

Italian Days in Vancouver BC

On Sunday June 9th Vancouver celebrated Italian Days on Commercial Drive. The weather was great and everyone had a great time. {I ate too much!} There was good food. Lots of dogs. Lots of colour.... And lots of people. . And Garbage. The whole day was lots of fun. Greek days is coming soon too!

Photos from the Past

What if..... you found an old photo album in a dusty attic.The images inside it's brittle covers were like nothing you had ever seen. Faded images of Fairies in the woods,strange creatures never captured on film before. All recorded by a long dead photographer and hidden away until now. Just imagine!

Lost

Back to my digital art again after a short break doing some traditional stuff.

Pulp Fiction

Mixed Media on canvas using antique documents, book pages and maps 20x40"

Still misty and cold here

I was outside for a good part of the day taking photographs again. Although the sun was trying its best to shine through the mist,.... it's still cold and damp.

GATHERING DARKNESS

My photo. Montreal.Canada

Day out in Vancouver. BC

I went to Vancouver for the day and took a few photographs.

Hearts and stuff

The laundry is piling up and the dust bunnies have taken on a life of their own but I just had to get outside today and take some photographs. I thought as Valentines day was close I should feature some hearts! I found these glass ornaments and hung them on the trees in the yard. The ones in the sundae glass have sour creme on them....don't ask me why. Just one of my wacky ideas! I suppose really because I didn't have any ice cream handy!

More stuff.

Old Things.

Green eyed cat..... Some more of my older images.

It's raining outside

Yes... it's wet and damp here in BC. So i'm inside, eating chocolate and working on some old images....just for fun.