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.
Beautiful work!
ReplyDeleteGood luck! I will be following!
ReplyDeleteHi Irene. Very nice work, she is lovely. Look forward to more of your work. Take care.
ReplyDeleteI also like to re-use old papers, the story continues and continues that way.
ReplyDeleteThe texture is beautiful, filled with shadows and light, a very delicate painting.
that's nice! very emotional face
ReplyDeleteOh how beautiful, she has such a lovely ethereal quality...
ReplyDeleteSoft and fragile .... Beautiful work!
ReplyDeleteoh.... lovely!
ReplyDeleteI like Your delicate style to paint very much.
ReplyDeleteThis woman reminds me of a Jane Austin character. :-) Also lovely!
ReplyDeleteIrene, this is wonderful! So soft and feminine...
ReplyDeleteNow this was the time when women's hair was up an flowing! Love how you captured this look.
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