Friday, September 4, 2015


day 3 and 4, 29 faces 


day 3



day 4




i love a challenge and love painting faces

so it is a perfect combination that ayala

has offered a  september 2015

29 faces challenge.   

why don't you join in?



have a lovely weekend and to those

in the united states, happy holiday!





Wednesday, September 2, 2015



day 2, 29 faces, september 2015


she started out 

in one direction.

in an attempt to 

will her in another,

i learned that

in the choice between

the will and intuition,

yield to truth.




Tuesday, September 1, 2015




day 1 of 29 faces

i often start a new piece from paper or a canvas

that was perviously used.  it feels familiar and 

friendly to add paint or watercolor to substrate that 

had a previous life.  the other side of this heavy

watercolor paper is turquoise and embossed from the

imprint of rosemary and   bougainvillea from my yard.  

when i turned the the paper around i saw a lovely, soft

bleed through of color.  i added bits and pieces of tea bag

which matched and created the darker edge of her hair.  then

sketched in a soft face with pencil.   i always like a challenge and 

look forward to 28 more faces this month.  click on the link to 

see what other artists create.