Silk art

Silk painting is a really fun and very forgiving art form. Here are some basics to get you going!

The Ethereal Green Peonies Scarf is made of 100% silk, hand painted with a dream like design inspired by the classic beauty of a Japanese Peony Garden. This gorgeous handmade scarf will make an unforgettable Christmas gift to your Wife, mother, girlfriends or to yourself. I dyed the silk an ombre of pastel sage green and white, then decorated it with lushly blooming peonies in mint green and trailing foliage with gray. I accented the petals and leaves with crisp white outlines. The silk…

Painting on silk is a fun and simple project that anyone can undertake. You only need a few materials and a creative mind! There are a few different techniques for painting silk, including the Serti method and the alcohol and salt method....

Recently, I was looking at silk painting techniques and came across some amazing work by Ukrainian silk/batik artist Muza Kirnizkaya. I can't find out much about her except that she's been working with silk for at least 40 years. She has a website here and a Flickr page here with many of her designs. I think one of the most intriguing things about her work is the way she works with value. The forest scene below has so much light play going on, giving it depth and texture - and also a magical…

Hand Painted Silk Scarf, Japan Silk Scarf, Japanese Gift, silk woman scarf, Butterfly Gift, Black Silk Scarf, Golden Geisha Kimono Butterfly The butterfly design of this hand painted silk scarf was inspired by gone era of Japanese Geisha Kimono designs. Jewel toned stylized Japanese butterflies are

This hand painted silk is large enough for a wrap or shawl, or can be worn as an oversized, yet feather light neck scarf. Seen through the sheer layers of lightly textured 100% silk chiffon, bold dark maroon, lavender and white lily flowers add a dreamlike quality to this exquisite piece. The elegant gray tones of large peony flowers behind the Lily flowers create additional harmony and depth to this intricately hand painted silk wearable art. MADE TO ORDERThe Purple Lilies hand painted…

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Hand Painted on Silk these are my Labour of Love. Where all my designs used on all my other products come from. Each Piece is planned out and sketched onto the stretched white habotai silk, outlined in mettallics, and painted with up to 50 colours specially mixed for each piece. Around half the Pieces I paint are Bespo

Website for Sale! After 23 years, I am in the market to sell my website - www.insideafricanart.com. This includes:All of the paintings I currently have in stock - about 400 or so including just about everything you see on the artist's pages - including 50+ TingaTinga paintings. Use the orange links in the left column to