Shooting Stars
mixed media on 9x12 canvas board
While we were snowbound in a blizzard the past couple of days I did some painting. You may remember seeing the sketch of this girl that I shared in this blog post. I wasn't sure at the time if I wanted her gazing at the sun or moon. But the darker colors called to me and there you have it! In shading her face with my water soluble crayons I added a rose pink to the mix instead of only salmon and I like the tone it gives. I added some stamping along her top because I just love that stamp but didn't feel it would fit in the starry background.
I tried the molding paste again and originally was only going to add it to the moon but decided to use it everywhere except her face and hair. I wish I had the patience to wait for it to fully dry! For the stars I used a q-tip with some iridescent pearl and smeared it around.
For those of you in the northeast hope you are safe and the blizzard is over where you are!
very beautiful! i love the way she looks as if she could reach out and touch the moon! lovely indeed!
ReplyDeleteYep! The blizzard is over here, but the snow remains. :-) At least it looks pretty out in my backyard...Almost as pretty as your painting. Good job!
ReplyDeleteWow..she is gorgeous..and carries a beautiful deep soul! Love her Cathy ..wonderfully alive and dreamlike! Shine on!
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This is awesome Cathy!!! I LOVE the way she turned out!!
ReplyDeleteWow! She is so beautiful! I love the texture and the colours you have used!
ReplyDeleteBy the way Cathy, I received the most beautiful photo of a butterfly in the mail yesterday!! I LOVE it!! Thank you so much!! I want to blog about it tomorrow!!
ReplyDeleteYour painting is great! Such a rich soulful atmosphere with the dark background and oooh-I love the texture! Glad you survived the blizzard. We had one inch of snow here (Georgia) the first measurable snowfall on Christmas Day in over 100 years!
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