...Painting my little women; starting with a black canvas and letting them come to life with out drawing or planning, like my Aura Angels in the past, is as comforting as a hot bowl of Chickin' & Dumplin's and a lot less calories & carbs. I almost felt like my old self today painting these, then felt a little lost. Since I haven't been able to paint much the past 2 years, maybe I've been forcing it when I sit down to paint, maybe I've been drawing too much, maybe thinking too much, maybe getting too squirreled by new things.... I look at the pieces I did today and they make me feel good. It looks like they are doing all the thinking for me. hahaha They are a little wonky, scratchily scrubbed, rough brushed (my brushes are in desperate shape & calling me all kinds of names). They were soothing yet exciting, in an unwrapping a present really slow kind of way. Well not too slowly because I didn't spend a lot of time on them or fret over them. They are all small. 2 ACEOs, 4 x 4" & 6 x 5". A few I like better than others but each one was a journey. I actually started a few more with different colored backgrounds who knows how many I will do.
Actually all my drawing/doodling wasn't in vain because I came up with an easy method of drawing/painting faces using circles. It fires up my right brain and I start seeing people's faces in circles, ovals, oblongs, soft squares, etc... hahaha I think it's might be good for a beginner portrait artist or experienced artist who just want to have fun and try something new. I plan to start working on a tutorial for that as soon as I find out how to properly do a tutorial. I have seen many Artist selling their tutorials or classes, however, I have never purchased a tutorial from anyone so I don't know if they use pictures or videos.
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Back to Black...
Create a great day!
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Free Form and Fresh Eyes ...
...Thanks to Milliande! I was taking a break from work on a portrait commission today, when
I watched Milliande's wonderful Free Form Youtube video. I have been a subscriber of hers on Youtube, but honestly & sadly so, I have only taken the time to watch one of her videos, and that was a long time ago. Now I regret all the fun I've missed & have to watch all her videos as soon as I can. I had to take time out to try her exercise, her "form play" would be just the thing to give me a "fresh eye" & get my creative juices flowing. A little "Right Mind" work. It was so fun to see what was created from a random squiggles! Each one is like a little Meditation. Warning this may become an addiction!
This is her video and how you get started...
Here is my squiggle page...
Looking at it from all sides I pulled a few of these figures out...
Using pencil, ink, cream colored & black acrylic paint these fun little creatures came to life...
I created 5 little pieces in all but here are 2 of them...
Happy, Bubbly, Marshmellowy, is that a word? ...
Rainy, Lazy, Curled up, Disconnected by Weather...
If you give this free form play a try,
please leave your link below.
I would love to see your Free Form Fun!
Show me your squiggles!
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