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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Watercolor Pencil and Gesso

recently, my dear friend Abigail taught me to use a Stabilo Aquarellable pencil

to sketch with and then take gesso to it to transform it into paint, much like one would take a wet brush

to a watercolor pencil. 

I believe she learned it from Misty Mawn.

This technique was quite challenging for me, 

 yet I have been hooked!

I have a wee moleskine 3.5"x5.5" journal and have been creating faces every chance I get with this technique.

Somehow i think it brings a new spirit to my art. I love this about new techniques!

see the sketch on the right:

then i work the lines with gesso:

something about one color, golden

and then the white gesso that is interesting to me:

i think this is my favorite, sorry the scan is a little blurry:

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thank you for your visit

i so enjoy your company

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