Hi there, not sure about this one. This piece, first I ruined it with the hot wax, the paint blistered with the heat. I sanded, re-coated, re-painted, and the beeswax just accumulated in lumps. So I set it aside for another day, to fix. Last night, I cutout one of my newly made portraits and it just fit perfectly on this girl's face. So I scraped, sanded and attached the new face. Then I realized the features are too big for the little neck, so I'm trying to widen it. I painted some details and by doing so I flatten some of the shading. Ay ay ay. So this girl is still waiting for her "face lift" wish her luck :D
Thank you so very much to all the wonderful artists leaving me sweet comments for the last few days, please receive my e-hugs :D
Carmen
the slightly uneven eyes make her more alluring ( like the mona lisa )
ReplyDeleteCool! I love those little serendipitous moments, where you revisit an old artwork and in the meantime, you've created something that fits into the old work perfectly!
ReplyDeleteI think all the things you see as imperfect actually give this piece character! Keep at it, because it takes time and sometimes time away from a piece to finish it! :P
ReplyDeleteshe looks happy enough...such expression
ReplyDeleteI agree with tortagialla. I am sure you have a vision for what you want this girl too look like. To those of us who can't see your vision I think she looks like she is supposed to!
ReplyDeletehahaha .. she's perfect as she is!
ReplyDeleteshe's lovely! many famous artists have painted their figures with elongated necks and irregular features. look at Modigliani. Have you found a way to make your beeswax layer more stable? I like to use it on my mixed media works, but have been worrying about the permanency.
ReplyDeleteI like her as she is and I like watching your work, in progress.
ReplyDeleteIt's one of the joys of this process, isn't it?
She seems perfect to me just as she is. I love that you struggled with all the sanding and scraping. The dimension on the neck adds to the painting, at least that's how i experience her. there is a dimension that is added with all the layering. Bu this is your work, and you will know when it is done!
ReplyDeleteI love her, the shading is wonderful. Very Compelling faces.
ReplyDeleteShe's beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThat's a very pretty girl and I like the way you produced her, even through the accidents she stands out in her own unique way. :)
ReplyDeleteHappy Creative Every Day Month.
She looks quite bemused by the whole process. :)
ReplyDeleteI like it. It makes me reflect about the masks that we wear. A necklace maybe? Thanks for sharing this!
ReplyDeletei really like it. i especially like her eyes.
ReplyDeleteOh shes so pretty....I know what you mean...I have been trying the wax treatment after seeing it on steff's blog (looked easy peasy) but crashed and burned...literally! you did great!
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Deborah
She is sweet. I haven't tried working with wax. I like the effect of it. It is on my some day I'll try it list.
ReplyDeletethere's something about her… the direction of her lips and her eyes. She's very curious. I want to keep looking at her. I'm enjoying looking at your portaits.
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the face looks great!
ReplyDeleteShe's great. I like her imperfections. She knows a really good joke, but she's not sharing.
ReplyDeletel really liken itxnobody is perfect you know! she needs no face lift..l promise.lynda
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