Heather Syren, Artist of Sorts

New Health, New Life.

heathersyren — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 20:37:15 +0000

Yeah, I know, I vanished again. There were health things that are now better. Then I was blessed with new energy and new projects…

http://www.facebook.com/TheDirtyHaikuProject

I am super busy. I am not good at blogging. There will be a new website and soon at that. Love you all. Thank you so much for sbeing around.

But For the Trees…

heathersyren — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 22:27:25 +0000

This is now for sale. If you’d like a quote please email me through the links provided or leave a comment. I can charge through PayPal via email and ship it however you’d like.

But For The Trees

Dryad in Progress…

heathersyren — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 15:23:04 +0000

Time is Dumb.

heathersyren — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 14:59:49 +0000

I swear I just posted two days ago. Wow. Three weeks? Really? I’ve been busy, that I can attest to. If you’re craving more regular updates I keep the Facebook page flush with new photos when I’m working not to mention I ask fans about color choices, inspiration for subjects, as well as keep everyone updated on other artists and local bands/events I love. So, please, hop on over to Heather Syren on Facebook, click “Like” and join in the conversation!

Cloud test #1

heathersyren — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 21:02:49 +0000

Yeah, sometimes things come off without a hitch and other times the hitch is interesting even if it’s not what I wanted. I was shooting for gently blended colors for sunset clouds… This is what happened as a result of too much movement. Everything slid around and made these neat waves…

Cloud test #1 with yellow light

Cloud test #1 with natural lighting and shadows

Um… yeah…

heathersyren — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:42:47 +0000

Sometimes I will write things, others I won’t. I think I’ll update more if I don’t think I HAVE to write. I will on the bigger pieces but on test tiles and experiments I don’t think I will. At least, not in huge, flowery detail. If you know me in real life you know that I’m HUGE on talking… unless I’m painting. Then I just want you to talk amongst yourselves.

I have been spending a lot of time testing new media the last few months. Watercolors, sheet acrylic, opaque paint markers, overhead projector… a LOT of new stuff. I think I’ve gotten this down to a permanent set up. No more fading due to exposure to air or light. Much easier to clean without worrying about wiping off the black lines. I’ve been looking into efficient illumination like LEDs and EL wire. I’ve even been thinking about embedding the EL wire into the glue itself… But that will take time to learn. I’m getting there though…

So without the flowery… This is only a test.

Oh! I should tell you that if you’d like more information about the paintings on a regular basis (sometimes daily) I will try to put captions on the photos on my Facebook page.

Much better… I promise….

heathersyren — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 19:02:32 +0000

The Ripple effect, with better sound. As in, you can actually hear me.

This may not be painting, but it’s more important.

heathersyren — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 04:15:21 +0000

This man is a friend of mine. He is a good human being with a huge heart. Please, repost this in any way possible. Blog, Facebook, email, whatever. Let’s all do what we can to help being a Mom home.

http://journalstar.com/news/local/article_7472c18f-4641-5728-92a6-76a8fd129a2a.html

Glue Rippling

heathersyren — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 22:08:15 +0000

So the sound is awful. I had Yann Tiersen playing, quite loudly, when I filmed this. Then, since I could hear myself in my head, I decided to try and tell you what’s going on. Basically, when I turn the fan off you can see the glue collapse.

Testing, Testing… 1.. 2… 3….

heathersyren — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 21:18:34 +0000

One of the best things about this endeavor has been the freedom of experimentation. I learned so much by playing with food colorings, including the fact that blue food coloring hates sunlight and would rather not exist than hang around with it. So I’ve started my search, grand and wide, to find a lightfast way to color the glue.

I started with ink. I thought of how beautiful it looks on rough paper, like milk on a tongue. I thought it would be transparent. Turns out not so much…

Stretched Out, Ink test one

Here you can see one of the suncatcher designs, Stretched Out, with a nice purple ink tinted glue. You can also see how much i care if my nail polish has chipped. Anyway… You can see that there is some amount of light getting through but nothing like what I was getting before with the food coloring. I wanted this shade, which is good, it means I understand how the ink mixes, but the solid particles of the pigment block out the light.

Stretched Out, backside

Here i was looking to get some of the splatter and bleed effect i got previously from flicking droplets of food coloring onto the glue’s surface. As you can see here, the pigments don’t bleed. I’m guessing it’s from the solidity. It just rests on top, flecks here and there, without spreading at all.

Angel's Morning, Ink test one

Here it is even more evident. I used straight white glue for the wings then dragged a little of the blue tinted glue through it to attempt a shading technique. As you can see, the blue pigment reveals itself as specks.

Angel's Morning, wing test

Fortunately, for me, it works quite well on this piece. Both of these techniques will not be thrown out completely. I think it’s wonderful that now i know how to create these effects should I need to!

Chani, Ink test one

Here on Chani you can see where gravity has decided to instruct me as well. I can see that if I would like thin layers of pale colors then i can utilize the inks just fine. Too bad I love the intensity that color brings.

I have also tested two different types of watercolors, to be expounded upon soon. After that I’d like to see what black ink does…