Faces.....

she came to life in sepia shades

they suited her spirit well

I seem to have faces scattered

throughout my cabin

piles and piles

of wee tiny faces

i believe the one above came to life

as i tested black pens in different thicknesses

to see which one i wanted to use

do you have faces piling up in your home?
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Nine Faces Emerge

opening to the hidden faces

rising from the textured background of these pages

i feel intrigue

a bit of surprise

included is delight

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if you read my last post:

i took a Moleskine Art Journal to Italy

was greatly disappointed in the quality of the pages

yet the pages i had prepared with gesso

held up fine to water techniques, like the one above

also I am sharing two frescoes I photographed in Italy:

 

and:

 

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Joining 29 faces late

creating art was abundant while in Italy

so i have lots to share

the top piece has 9 faces

the post before; one

so in joining i share ten faces ....

I found that nine faces.... took quite some time to create

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Lovely Thursday and beyond to you~

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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