Peek at the new painting

I am currently working on a video of another collaboration... this one got lost for about a month somewhere between Denmark and California, but I finally have it with me now and just finished my part. Here are some little previews: (Thanks Britta!)

Come back again tomorrow or next day to see the video :oD

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Art Collaboration

I have been making collab videos,, it is so much fun, and a bit scary to work on someone else's canvas.... Here is my most recent (and there is another coming soon in the mail!)
Thanks for playing with me Roberta!



Want to play with me? All you need is a youtube channel and  sending me a note :D

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Green and birds

I have been busy with projects, and errands. Even going to the dentist is more enjoyable now that we have better weather although we had some too hot days the past week, reaching 33C/92F which for winter, even for this area, it's a bit much :oP

But anyway, yesterday I went to get some goodies at the art store and I took some green pictures, anything green that I found for St Patrick, bu then I forgot to come to the blog to post LOL Here is my collage a day late:

 I love the birdies! This with the crown is my favorite:

And also, I want to show you a picture of the sky last night, The whole light was intense  pink! it was a lot pinker but by the time I got the picture it was dissolving into sunset.

I hope you are having a beautiful week.

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Slide show of my 29 faces

I made this slideshow  of my work from February.... My goal was to loosen my brushwork, I tend to go too much into details, so for the challenge I try to only do more abstracted faces:


All this past week I have been working on my new class project with some breaks to go into Lala land and day dream lol  (◔‿◔)

Happy birthday PPF!!

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Traveling journal, a page for Gina

This dreaming lady is going back to Gina in the UK ... She wanted something with happy thoughts and this is my interpretation ♥ The sun in her forehead is metallic gold.
I had so much fun painting her!

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Traveling journal, a page for Anita

This p[age started as a sketch for the 29 faces, and she is all done. It is for Anita's 5x7 journal:
First I painted her then I decided on a polka-dotted outfit :o)

 

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29 faces of 29 faces challenge

The last face was "pulled art" in my journal. She ended up being a swimmer without a suit. lol For some reason some of my paints end up bald or clothless.
This is a detail. The full image is after the page-break.

 I always feel a bit sad that the challenge is done, after so much  activity,  sniff-sniff ;o)
but I think it is also good that we take one day to reflect on all the pieces done, and see if we want to take a new direction in our work, if we learned a better way to do something, or if we want to keep experimenting with a new medium.
Thank you so very much for playing along with me!
Now we will have more time to visit all the blogs and enjoy the eye candy!
See you soon!

Two faces for today, 27 and 28 of 29

I made a face yesterday but didn't make it to the scanner... so today I am working on another face and posting early.
These 2 ladies are faces 27 and 28 of the challenge and also are the faces of 2 traveling journals!
The one with the sun in the forehead is for Gina, and the one with the moon is for Anita. You will see them finished in another post, along with all the other ones that I have been finishing without scanning.

  

I cannot believe we are about to finish another round of 29 faces!

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running late! face 26 of 29

wow.... I made my face on time, then I forgot to scan to post! :oP
I am currently working on a texture online workshop... so excited about it! So I got carried away and almost didn't make it to the blog  \(Ͼ˳Ͽ)/
Anyway, remember the barely there face of a couple of days ago? Here she is, wings and all:

I am very happy with the result ٩(^‿^)۶

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face 25 made with water soluble crayons

OK. I have to confess I do not like some qualities of the water soluble crayons. Why? Because I am one of those people that has to come back later to keep adding to a painting, and being so used to acrylics (or dry oils for that matter!) I do not expect paint to move on me (read: mess) lol
But on the other hand, there are now such wonderful colors! So basically, I am not new to water soluble wax pastels... but lets say I am not too absorbed with them. At least for now (°‿~ ) I suppose I can get a sticky note remind me to spray the piece when I'm done playing...

The other crayons that drive me a bit nuts are the oil pastels. I like my work to dry properly and not need a glass to protect it.... I know you can set it somehow, but I think we get used to the behavior of a medium and not too much with other kinds.
I know people that don't like acrylics... it takes every kind, right?

 OMG... 3 more faces and I'm done!! Are you keeping up?

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