Thursday, September 5, 2013


Multi-Media Art

What is it??
It’s using Different types of Mediums, i.e. Acrylic paints, Gelotos (water color crayons), Markers, Modge Podge, Jesso, bling, water, baby wipes, etc., and media, i.e. variety of papers,  chipboard, charms, letters, etc..., to create on a page for a Journal or canvas or even a scrapbook.   Then adding a special quote to inspire one to be positive. 

How is it created??
First you will want to jesso your page or not depending on your feeling, and you may even want to leave some texture behind.  Take it one color, one medium at a time and cover the canvas, sometimes I use modge podge and get all my scraps off the table and fill the page with them and other times, I just Create a picture.  It’s all in how you feel that day...  Be Spontaneous!!

 How do you get the medium to the paper??
You can use brushes, sponges, Baby wipes, your fingers, Stencils, cloth,  gelli pads, and more.

Different materials can be added too!!
Add Material, designer paper, chipboard.  Actually, any material that would make your design yours.

Background is Key!
You want a creative background.  I sometimes take my paint and add it to the paper at the top and let it drip down, other times I take a brush and dab it to the page and then swirl it around with baby wipes.  There are no mistakes in painting. Make it your own. 

Foreground is Unique!
Make it your own.  I add washy tape, stamped images, buttons, material, newspaper, pages out of old books, music, pages out of dictionaries, jewelry, Go hog wild.!!!

No Creation can be a Mistake, and what we view as a mistake is just apart of the creation!!

Add positive Messages!!

Each Design is your own, be creative and you will never go wrong, let it flow, look past the negative and find the positive and your creation will always be great!!!

Will be Demonstrating at the Washington State Fair
Saturday, September 7, 2013 4:30p - 6:30p  and
Sunday September 22, 7pm - 9pm 

After that:
For group Classes and prices
Love to teach kids too.

Mary Kay Lyons-McDonnell
(253) 471-9260

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Deco Arts application entered.

Today i applied for the Deco Arts Blogger because all of the paint I use is with Deco Arts and I've found that they have a lot of ideas on their page and also I love their colors so vibrant and ready to use.

Here are some examples.: of color

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Paintings for August 2013 by Mary Kay Lyons-McDonnell

My Tracy Weinzapfel August Challenge Paint in 1 hour or less





August 26, Monday night painting 


Saturday, August 17, 2013

Changes are in the air....

My New Family in Spokane.  February 2013

My first video. :D


Sunday, July 7, 2013

FIND YOUR VOICE:

THIS IS ME... I'M A REAL SMART WOMAN. SEE ALL THE BRAINS AT THE TOP OF MY HEAD.  :D TEE HEE.   AND MY NAME IS MARY KAY LYONS-MCDONNELL.  THE MCDONNELL PART WAS ADDED ABOUT A YEAR AGO WHEN I GOT MARRIED., I JUST TURNED 52, BUT I'M SURE THAT NUMBER IS TRANSPOSED BECAUSE I'M SO YOUNG INSIDE.  I SMILE ALL THE TIME BECAUSE MY DAD TOLD ME I SHOULD.
AND BECAUSE PEOPLE WONDER WHAT YOU ARE UP TO.

HERE'S ME IN ONE OF MY CREATIVE RELMS - SCRAPBOOKING AT THE FAIR -
 LOOK AT THAT PAGE IT'S THE PUMPKIN PATCH WITH MY SON!!

MY SON GAVE ME AWAY...






 
 OUR FAMILIES CAME TOGETHER MY FAMILY




 DANS FAMILY



 MY HUSBAND IS THE MOST WONDERFUL MAN SO SUPPORTIVE AND LOVING
I AM SO BLESSED.


 JULY 14, 2013 WILL BE OUR FIRST YEAR TOGETHER.


Saturday, June 29, 2013

June Challenge 2013 My Powerful Truths - Mixed Media Monday Nights with Tracy Weinzapfel

I especially like the paper craft
background.... My challenge for 
June 2013 Mary Kay Lyons-McDonnell

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Dear Me

Here's is my Dare " Dear Me:"





Mary Kay Stockwell

 a little girl with shiny black curly hair.
Her Mom’s first Girl,
and her Daddy’s pride and Joy.

Every year she grows tall, 
every year her hair grows long.
She was a Princess 
with all her brother’s to love her.

Mary Kay is her mother’s oldest daughter.  
She learns how to laugh her mother’s laugh.
She is Kind and considerate,
loving and caring.
She learns baking and cooking, 
cleaning and dusting.

Mary Kay follows her daddy 
learning about plants
and how they grow...

Mary Mary Quite contrary,
how does your garden Grow, 
with Cockle Shells, and silver bells
and three little maidens in a row...

My father carries me on his shoulders so proud.  
We go fishing and play baseball at our family picnics.
I love nature and catch frogs, snakes and follow shrews..

I learn to draw and create beautiful paintings and drawings.

I Love daffodils so yellow and bright and love picking them
in a secret sight.

I grow into a loving young woman and blessed with a son, 
Jonathan Lyons, a little boy with curly blond hair.

I grow and grow and I find my true love.
The man of my dreams, so attentive so loving,
he brings out the best in me and supports me who I am.
I am happy and I feel complete as 

Mary Kay McDonnell