A VIDEO of sorts...

A most BEATIFUL sunrise yesterday morning...

 

 

 



and then found pink on one of my easels as I cleared things today...

 

 

 



 I quickly decided to paint on a book page today

it's been awhile ;)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 I started out with a stick of charcoal

and white heavy bodied paint

 

 

 

 

 

 I challenged myself

to paint with only one brush

and two colors.

just to change things up...

 

 

 

 

 but I became so excited when I thought about

using

Paynes Gray with Quinacridone Azo Gold

mixed together ish for the dark parts of her face...

 

 

 

 

 (I've used this combo before, but it's been a long time)

I loved the soft green hue

and the depth it gave

her face ;)

 

 

 

 

 sooo...

that was the end of 2 colors

and now 3 introduced.

and I loved it all so much!

I started having fun and actually

enjoyed the struggle

I always have with faces, even though they are my favorite thing to paint!

WHAT!?

 

 

 

 

 then she really started talking to me...

ya' all know how that is if you paint portraits ;)

it gets REAL INTERESTING at times!

 

 

 

 

 i forced myself to paint lighter than i normally do

and always start out to try

but never make it in the end, ha!

 

 

 

 

 

 this was very thin fragile paper

and i learned so much in keeping it

LIGHT yet LOOSE.

SO MUCH

 

 

 

 

she began to come alive...

i felt (almost) as if i was learning anew,

all over again,

REFRESHING

JOYOUS

GRATEFUL

and more.

it's hard to explain in depth, but i bet some of you

understand ;)

 

 

 

 

 i don't know how to make videos

and i thought i would snap these

photos as i went along, for myself,

for many reasons.

and then thought, I'd share for all the sharing reasons ;)

 

 

 

 

 i introduced one other color,

a hand mixed red and white bottle i keep handy

for cheeks and such.

i also thought to keep her hair do simplistic for now ;)

 

 

 

 

 the background and bodice, i used all the colors on the pallet...

and

 

 

 

 

 she found her dress,

lying on top of some gel medium (how convenient)

so i smudged up those same pallet colors and

glued this little bit of lace down.

 

 

 

 

 then she spoke her words...

 

 

 

 

 i don't care for the black mat, but it's just lying on her.

 

 

 

 

i simply cannot believe the skies some

days.

 

XOXO