Diana Trout's blog

One Year & Begin

Wave (detail), Diana Trout That is an appropriate title for this time of year. I helped with the installation of the One Year Exhibit yesterday (you are invited to the opening on January 4, 5:30-7 pm, at the Painted Bride 3 & Race, Philadelphia). The floor of the gallery was... Read more →

Wishing you a peaceful beginning of a new year and thanking you, always, for visiting me. I'll be back after the holidays. Peace to all. Diana Read more →

Stencil, Gesso: Art Journal Play

Blogging on Create Mixed Media today, with a tutorial using Stencils, Gesso and Watercolor media. Check out the post right here! Read more →

Prayer Flags for Newtown, CT

and so we are here in this very dark time and the only thing I could think of to do was to send as many prayers as I could to the people of Newtown, CT. And not only them but to the people of Columbine and to those of Aurora,... Read more →

Small Seeds

Inside my journal ... are some flowers (watersoluble pen such as a Flair and gesso) and some Sharpie flowers and sometimes someone else's flowery vision. It doesn't have to be grand or important, you see? It can be a about a line that meanders across your page with whatever tool... Read more →

One Year Art Exhibit

Even though many of you are far from Philadelphia, this art exhibit by beautiful MamaCITA artists (from left) Julie Mann, Karen Hunter-McLaughlin, Brenda Howell, Kimberly Mehler and Janice Cha-Hayes needs to be shouted from the rooftops. One Year is an exploration of the public apathy towards rising urban violence. Through... Read more →

Critical Doodling

Another Taming the Critic post ... I don't know about you but December is a busy time of year round these parts. There are last minute deadlines and much distraction in the Red & Green form. Journaling gets a bit neglected. So here's an idea. Pull out your colored pens... Read more →

Dirty Footprints 2013

The teachers for 21 Secrets are being announced today! You can go on over to Connie's blog, here, to get the full rundown. There are some exciting changes in store this year! I'm so thrilled to be a part of Connie's vision. Registration opens January 1, class opens April 1.... Read more →

TEXTures Stencil Blog Hop & Giveaway

Jill Berry and The Artist Cellar have given us a little bit of heaven here with Jill's TEXTures stencils. These abstracted calligraphic forms provide an open-ended stencil that can be applied to so many different ideas. My husband's cheap black "leather" jacket had wound up in my stash a couple... Read more →

Coming Up

Busy day tomorrow, folks, so I'm planting the seeds here today. Jill Berry's new line of stencils, TEXTures, is now available through Artist Cellar, here, and I'll have my post up with the giveaway tomorrow. Also tomorrow, I'll have a post on creating Papercloth on Create Mixed Media and I'll... Read more →