29 Faces, day 1

crown of candles
to light ending winter days
  in honor of Imbolc tomorrow:

Gaelic festival marking the beginning of spring.
 

well maybe if you are in California it feels like spring
but here in Montana i have snowflakes falling, 
landing on my frozen creek:

 

yea

it is February's 29 Faces

looking forward to sharing with all of you

and seeing your faces

thank you Alaya for being our lovely host!

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Election's Eve

as a dear friend replaced my plumbing today

i found myself drawing a Buddist monk

in meditation

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i thought about our country

the USA 

our election tomorrow

    

 my heart leans towards all hearts

may we consider the best path

for all life

on planet earth

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may we consider paths that support life

of trees

 of flowers

 fungi

and critters

all people

may peace and health and love

reign on earth

  

with love,

Tammie 

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Youth

he is a young genie

spunky 

more sure of himself than is wise

 his determination for adoration

pushed him

revealing his weaknesses

and 

bruising his pride

this began as a sketch 

in a wee book (5.5"x7")

page coated in Casein white paint

then i smeared oil pastels here and there

and rubbed

added watercolors

straight from the tube

i thought i was done here:

nope, final it the top image

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not until i took this photo did i read the words

of this page

perhaps it would be good to read this beautiful book

before i cover it with art!

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sharing with Sophia's:

Sunday Sketches

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Ancient Story

though young

his eyes tell an ancient story

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now that this is on the computer....

i want to change the right eye

funny how it looks different on the screen

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again

Italy:

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sharing with Sunday Sketches

and 

face 29

for 29 Faces

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face 28

he rose from the page of a book

ready to live life in the outer world

a bit timid

yet full of curiosity

he was born

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I had to give Lynne Hoppe's technique another try

it is fun to blend different materials together

thank you Lynne xo

usually watercolors on untreated paper would make the paper wavy

but putting watercolors straight from the tube on top of oil pastels

or even straight on the paper as in his hair and the page of the book remained nice

love that!

italy:

streets have organic paths

no straight streets and alleyways

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Face 28 of 29 Faces