Amelia
I had so much fun with “Amelia”! Most of my art ends up being animals, but I am really drawn to faces, and not necessarily real ones, but the whimsical sort of face. I think Amelia fits that description … Continued
Lady Liberty
Mixing collage with paint is one of my favorite art techniques. “Lady Liberty” has a painted background and face, using acrylics, Shiva paintstiks, and oil pastels. Her dress, hair, and crown are made with collage. She kind of looks like … Continued
365 Faces Update
Well, it happened. I got a week behind on my daily face challenge. Oh well, I will just keep plugging away and hope that I catch myself up at some point. I do have seven faces for this week however! … Continued
Choose Joy
Sometimes happy accidents happen in art. “Choose Joy” was one such accident. I had been working on six or so faces on wood panels at once. The other five had already gotten their preliminary coat and I was ready to … Continued
Let’s Face It
“Let’s Face It” is a purely collage piece on a 8 x 8 cradled wood panel. The face was made from a stash of collage papers and a couple of old postage stamps. The hair is made from Citra Solv … Continued
Bits and Pieces
Made from “Bits and Pieces” of monoprinted and patterned paper on a 10 x 20 inch canvas. I like the slightly chaotic look of this woman whose face only halfway fits on this canvas. It is a mix of papers … Continued
Personal Patchwork
en fascinated with collage faces lately. I decided to use collage and paint to redo “A Woman of Color”, a canvas that I did while we were camping last summer that I almost liked. I call my redo “Personal Patchwork” … Continued
Eleanor Roosevelt
Instead of a single quote today, you are going to get several! I have been plugging away on my tribute journal, where each spread features a person (or even fictional character) and something about them… usually a quote or something … Continued