Good grief, my house is a wreck. (Of course messy house usually means happy creative me.) Watercolors and gesso are still sloshing about after Wednesday's abstract flower project. I'm experimenting with gesso as a sort of "blending agent", giving watercolor pigments a different quality and moving them about the page. Everything dries fairly quickly so I have to work fast, which helps me get out of my head a little more.
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The result is quite soft and painterly if you don't overdo it. (Overdoing it results in mud.)
In other news...
(a random fact about my life)...
I must have been in a choppin' kind of mood yesterday because on a whim I got eight inches of hair cut off! No one's around to take my picture this morning so I took a goofy self portrait to show you. I am a new woman!
This weekend is shaping up to be a fun one. The weather should be just about perfect for the Art Walk in town and lots of gardening will happen at our place. I want to plant plenty of pretty things to sketch and paint over the summer. Anything fun going on at your place this weekend? I hope it's a good one!
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Beautiful..love the color palette and lines and expressiveness...I love nature pieces...totally gorgeous and inspiring! Wonderful work! and beautiful self-portrait!
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So pretty hairdo gal! I really really like your chopped up composition - it takes the piece to a whole new level. xox
ReplyDeleteloving the beautiful colour palette you used on your gorgeous painting. Great hairdo as well. Happy PPF, Annette x
ReplyDeleteBeautiful colours and interesting technique. The chopped up work is awesome.
ReplyDeleteThat is the great thing about paper, easy cropping!! Beautiful flowers. I love the way you toned down the colors. And your selfie is great!! 8 inches is a lot. I was just thinking I should do the same... I don't know if I'm ready, but I love your haircut!!
ReplyDeleteIt's a wonderful piece you've made. It gave the painting a whole new focus and interest. What a great idea!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous colors! and love the painting and mosaic with the pods...it is fun to cut things up to make new art isn't it? great haircut too! happy PPF!
ReplyDeleteYour artwork and hair look beautiful!! Very pretty..great haircut! Thanks for sharing!
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I love the hair!!! Perfect for Spring. I bet it is light and bouncy. Can't wait to see :-) And the art, as always... fresh, alive and inspirational. Big Hugs!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful little flowers and I adore the cut up collage look, very artsy. And your hair looks gorgeous!
ReplyDeletePerfect your versions of poppy buds, very good. Saludos
ReplyDeleteHello Janice, wow this has ended up looking so great! What a super idea to cut it up and put together differently, I love this! You're looking great, it always feels so good to get your hair done!
ReplyDeleteYou're a beautiful new woman... :-)
ReplyDeleteLove the painting and the poppy buds too. xox
Your poppy seed pods are beautiful! And I do like the picture of yourself!
ReplyDeleteGreat haircut Janice. I love how you have experimented with watercolor and gesso. Great collage of the paintings.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty, Janice! Love the new hairstyle. It's funny because I've just been playing with this app called Perfect365 and I love it. Sometimes I hate how I look in pictures but this app fixes things! You don't need it! Great paintings too! I particularly like the one of Edmund! Patsy from
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I really liked you piece before you chopped it, but once you rearranged it I thought it was stunning - it would look amazing as hand painted tiles. I like your new 'do' nothing like a good hair cut to make you feel good! X
ReplyDeleteYou look soooo beautiful. My house is a wee bit too clean...must go and create. I've been super busy preparing for my online class that starts May 8th that I'm finding little time to create for me. I trust there is a time for everything. Have a creative weekend!
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