little miss Independant

two pieces were created for www.theartistchallenge.com
Our grandbaby born on the 5th of July and The Patriot in honor of Brian Bradshaw who made a choice in the way he would be brought home. Please view the Artist Challenge site for full story.

experimenting again. Paint on glass; (acrylics in this case) lay tissue paper over
remove let dry. Cover with wax let harden. Crinkle it up (coat with burnt umber watercolor that falls into the creases) flip over iron off wax. Adhere the tissue
carefully to (small amphersand board 5x7) detail. Will be applying gold leaf to
make the June Bug stand out and take center stage and finishing it with the resin
high gloss. Have only attempted small pieces; would be interesting to try on larger
canvas.

Smokies Fall in work

Original moon river render

this is the original 6x10 on aquabord watercolor, acrylic and metallic inks with high gloss resin finish for sale through the www.artid.com/msonya
www.marysonyaconti.com sites.

Have started showing my work at the Cannery in downtown Dayton and will be
opening with a gallery in Tipp City Studio 14 hopefully next month. If in area
stop by the CADC on first friday of any month of the year. www.canneryarts.com

Moon render

this is a small piece (doing for a challenge in theartistchallenge.com) Many times take the "starts" and work the from different art programs on computer.

Small works at www.artid.com/msonya

sometimes you hear a phrase or read it and it just stays with you with additional thoughts and over the years; meanings. Had contemplated naming this series "as above,
so below"