Whimsical Faces

Whimsical Faces.......................I decided to have a little fiddle with Atelier Interactive paints today. I have watered them down quite a bit and used them as washes mainly. I am pleased with the results.

random journal pages

.................Avignon............

For this scene i sketched in the main design lines first and then added washes of colour.

....................one tree hill..........

marvy markers

In Thought.............washy marvy markers.......

My Mermaid...I have used pitt pencils and black marker

Floating Circles

Floating................CirclesFor this piece I started with some texture paste and a palette knife, i randomly spread a thin layer over the page and allowed it to dry really well. This was the first time i had tried Marvy Markers over texture paste and Wow! they are fantastic really smooth and easy to blend. The large circles i coloured in with my desired colours and then blended with the blending marker, they smudged together so well. For the background i once again floated in the colours with a wet flat brush.
I have used Taupe for most of my outline work with just a little black here and there.

Mermaids

....................Mermaids...................

Today i have had some play time with my background first, i have used two co-ordinated background papers, punched jigsaw puzzle pieces, embellished with flowers and jewels.On the background i have also used one of my favourite scroll stamps in a variety of aqua and greens. this in to mimick the underwater depths where these mythological creatures live.

I have used pitt pencils to colour my mermaid and a little black liner work to finish. Her hair is some random silk fibres and her body has some sequines here and there for a little sparkle............I have made sure that my pencil work is transparent and the soft scrolls in the background show through.............

Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel

...................Coco Chanel....................

Coco is my all time favourite fashion icon!! For this page i started with some stamping, torn sheets of paper, a few tags, a small metal arm and hand attatched to the dress sleeve and some scribbled inspiring words down the side.

I have used one of Coco's well known quotes and a few lines about some of her firsts.

My love for everything Chanel began back in my college days when i was studying fashion design. I was picked to redesign and wear a chanel suit from 1967 for a tribute to secretaries. We had to model our creations on the tram tracks at the top of Collins Street in Melbourne.This picture was in New Idea...........

Ever since then i adore Chanel.

One of my best memories from our trip to france was standing in her original store at 31 Rue Cambon and looking at her mirrored staircase.......

Wings..............

Wings..............

I have used a piece of printed paper, added a few stamps,eiffel tower, paris and some scrolls. A couple of jigsaw pieces for clouds and a small bee.
Then I thought about my theme "wings" and started with the large bug, added an umbrella and butterfly wings. These were my main ideas, i then used a black marker to outline them, then added the bird some eyes and a wrought iron hand rail.
I used pitt pencils to gently add some colour smudging here and there with my finger.This was really relaxing to do and i found that the more i tried to clear my mind the easier it was to draw...........

More Journal Pages

The Moon........................

I love this one, just to look at the face and i smile.................

I think i had better start to make all my journal pages into a book.....

A Journal page about ..............Cassis........................

I thought i would have a play with a little picture of part of the port in Cassis in the south of france, a truely beautiful place....

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Little girl.....................
For this little face i have watered down the dark Grey Marker and side loaded and softly floated in all the shading, I then used a liner brush for all the outlines, a hint of pale pink on the cheeks and eyes and soft blue for the eyes.

I gently painted a scroll stamp with watery grey and added a few scrolls on the side.

Tuesday 8th March 2011

. I am at last walking again, with the aid of my trusty boot. It is hard but i am getting better. I start Hydrotherapy on Friday that should be fun.....

......Flying Fish...........

Marvy Markers.... I seem to have had a bit of an ocean inspiration today...........

........Sea Horse........

More Marvy Markers, the watery soft backgrounds are just so easy with these markers.

I have found a new favourite medium to use..

Inktence Pencils and Ink

.............Go Away..............

This little girl was so relaxing to create, all the pen and ink work first including some shadows and then inktense pencils and a little wash of water to soften colours...

I have decided to draw an eye or pupil on each of my pieces. That will be my thing!!!!!!!!!

Roses,roses and more roses

...........Roses, roses and more roses............

I was very motivated yesterday and thought i would try some of my well known subjects!!

Pen work first and then some gentle washes of colour. and then a little more pen work and the text........

I am now down to ONE sleep before i see the surgeon. Thank Goodness I am over the whole thing.

Journalling 1st March 2011

.................Inspirations....................
My journal page for the 1st of March 2011. I started with a piece of printed paper that had soft music all over it with a beautiful sparkly boarder. I added buildings, paint tube, Butterfly wings a moon and bee............ Then some words and thoughts that came to mind................

................Self Portrait...............

I decided to give the ATC's a rest and do some more creating on journal pages, the plan is to make a book of all these pages when i can get around the studio properly.

I have limited my colours to green and blue greens with only a touch of brown for the eyes and lips. I have used faber castell Pitt pencils, or pastel pencils you can get a really soft effect when you gently smudge the colours together with a dry paint brush........................