Marybeth Heikes

Paintings in Watercolor & Mixed Media

Posts Tagged “Crossword”

Crossword Clues with Orange Hens

Crossword Clues with Orange Hens

May 16, 2017

Chickens galore! This collage is one I completed as a Daily Painting exercise. Most of my artwork are larger sizes, so I thought it would be fun to do a small and simple piece. It is also great to be able to use some of my collage paper scraps. I have about twelve bags sorted […] more »

Crossword Cats #2

Crossword Cats #2

October 2, 2015

I couldn’t resist doing another design using our cats as models and the crossword block pattern for the background. The main character here is the red cat with green whiskers and pink-striped tail. His buddy is beige with teal eyes. The background is limited to the colors of emerald green, reds, ultramarine blue and teal. […] more »

Crossword Pig #1

Crossword Pig #1

June 6, 2009

I painted this as part of my Iowa pig series. I am also an avid crossword puzzle fan, and thought this would make an interesting background. more »

Crossword Pig #2

Crossword Pig #2

June 6, 2009

Part of the Iowa Pig collages. This one has special meaning to me because it has the number #264 on it — the street number where I grew up in Ohio. more »