29 Faces Art Challenge, Day 17

after spending time with Orly,

here is my rendition of being in the  darkness.

i am enjoying all of the faces i have seen from the 29 faces art challenge.

regretfully i have been out of town and will

be off again in a few days but i will

do my best to keep the faces going.

XO

29 Faces Art Challenge, Day 16

collage, oil pastels, pencil

i like to let paintings sit and simmer for a while.

when i come back to it with fresh eyes i see things

that were not apparent after the first rush of getting down 

the concept and color.  this is an example.  

well, it would be a better example if 

i had a before and after shot.

29 Faces Art Challenge, Day 15

collage and sketch in journal

this is a re-do of a journal page.

collage and oil pastels added this time 'round

29 Faces Aart Challenge, Day 14

spending time in the teton mountains last week 

brought to mind the earliest settlers of our land.

my quick sketch of a native american

posted on 29 faces facebook page

29 Faces Art Challenge, Day 13

it's hard once you get behind...

on anything.  there is an inner huff and puff experience

not the same being relaxed when life flows.

i'm trying to catch up without the anxiety,

just moving at a pace, one foot in front of the other.

i'll get there.



posted on 29 faces facebook page

29 Faces Art Challenge

I will be posting my faces on the 29 Faces Art Challenge Facebook site while I am in Jackson looking for moose.

29 Faces Art Challenge, Day 12

charcoal on paper

. . . .

the two small figures

at the bottom of this picture glow

bravely in their carnival clothes,

as if the whole darkening world

were dimming its lights for a party.

carnival evening

linda pastan

29 Faces Art Challenge, Day 11

acrylic on canvas board

art washes away

from the soul

the dust of

every day life

pablo picasso

29 Faces Art Challenge, Day 10

acrylic on canvas

golden goddess 

touching 

the peace 

within

the new normal

xo irene29

29 Faces Art Challenge, Day 9

put down the weight of your aloneness and ease into

the conversation.  the kettle is singing

even as it pours you a drink, the cooking pots

have left their arrogant aloofness and

seen the good in you at last.  all the birds

and creatures of the world are unutterably

themselves.  everything is waiting for you.


~~david whyte
from everything is waithing for you
many rivers press

29 Faces Art Challenge, Day 8

collage, acrylic, pen, pencil, oil pastel 

a sliver of light glints in the dark

it is time to enter the narrow gate

don't follow me

you have your own gate

a blue face after vicki 

29 Faces Art Challenge, Day 7

do i know you, mixed media on canvas

you look familiar

your voice is an echoed memory

you know me in unspeakable ways

were we lovers once

did we sit side by side 

on a train to capadoccia

are you the brother of my best friend

please tell me

do i know you

poem by me

29 Faces Challenge, Day 6

roots, ink acrylic collage in my journal

all the true vows 

are secret vows

the ones we speak out loud

are the ones we break

****

hold true to your own truth 

at the center of the image

you were born with

all the true vows

david whyte


have a lovely weekend

posting with paint party friday

visit some of the artissts for a creative treat

29 Faces Art Challenge, Day 5

monoprint on paper

today my  face is a mono print.  i will work on her 

more over the next week but here she is, fresh off the press.

i have to admit that i was discouraged with this print and

i have to remind myself that i've only been at it for a short time.

i continue to try a different technique with

each face.  i don't have any idea whether 

there will be 29 techniques but 

i will have fun trying.

XO

29 Faces Art Challenge, Day 4

mixed media on wood 

i found a piece of wood in back of my garage. 

so i decided it needed a coat of gesso,

some found papers and paint.

then, guess what....

it needed a face.

a face a day is really pushing me.

i like it :)

and you?

29 Faces Art Challenge, Day 3

mixed media on a journal page

 'chanto' 

ちゃんと 

                                           adv. properly, well; correctly; fittingly; justly 

i heard this japanese word a lot as a child.

i took it to mean that whatever way i was doing 'it',

it wasn't proper enough.

it is  one of the reasons i gravitate toward mixed media work.

there is no proper way.

whatever you do is the right, proper, correct, fitting or just.

now, how's that for fun?

29 Faces Art Challenge, Day 2

untitled mixed media on canvas

this is is a canvas that i've had in a partially done stage 

for a while.  you can see a partial transfer in the bottom right corner.

it never felt right.  this go round i painted the whole canvas

with gold, turned it around and around until i finally

saw this face.  i sketched her in pencil then painted her in acrylic 

the painting was too shiny so i added some oil pastel then rubbed 

some off.  

whew.  she did not come easily.

29 Faces Art Challenge, Day 1

during the month of september i will be participating in 

29 faces art challenge

i have a couple of out of town trips planned

during that time.  i will be able to draw faces 

but will have to learn to post from my phone.

i think's doable.

Day 1

i  used gouache to paint on deli paper.  then adhered the

little painting  to an old japanese book page that had been

gessoed.  i applied beeswax, let it dry and heated it to smooth

the surface.  i wanted a little more color so i scratched the surface

in areas  and used some oil pastels.  the last thing i did was

to heat the wax a bit to level out the surface again.

the edges of the book where there was no gesso

turned a lovely honey shade.  i love the quality of the  wax surface,

like looking through a dream and it is so silky to the touch.

i was so scared to try using wax.  i knew it couldn't be used

with acrylics but this was fun.

i plan to pursue this.




i hope you are enjoying this long holiday weekend

XO