Friday, March 11, 2011

Make A Wish . . . New Collaged Piece

"Make A Wish"
mixed media on 8x8 wrapped canvas

Thanks for all the great comments on my pug photo in my last post! it is one of my favs! Who am I kidding? All of the photos I take of Bosco are my favorites! lol I thought it would make a cute card so I listed it today in my etsy shop!

Despite the fact that I woke up today with an ugly headache I tried not to let that stop me from finishing this piece I have been working on for quite a few days. This was inspired by techniques I am learning in Jodi Ohl's class "Fun With Faux Encaustics". I am veering off the traditional road with her class but am having fun learning alot of great collage layering techniques that I don't usually incorporate into my paintings. Of course I have absolutely no patience to let layers dry which can be a problem! lol

You may recognize this girl as it was a sketch I posted a few weeks ago. Well, I decided to print out my sketch on plain paper and collaged her onto the canvas. I just colored her in with some crayons and charcoal pencil. I have to say I had alot more fun coloring in a sketch than painting a face! This may be my new favorite way to get my sketches on canvas!

7 comments:

  1. I love all of the background details...flowers, words, and scratch lightening.

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  2. Another beautiful work!!
    Great!!

    Ciao Cathy!

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  3. oh I love this make a wish painting!!! It looks amazing with the tones you used....I think I will close my eyes...too and make a wish tonight!!!!

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  4. Very nice and a good idea on collaging your sketches on canvas. I've done that a few time and it works out great. Nice piece.

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  5. Well done, she is beautiful. I like the light feel of this piece.

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  6. i love the muted color pallet and she kind of looks like you!!
    hope your headache is better, mon ami!

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  7. that's a great technique! You are really expanding and being adventurous and allowing yourself to do what feels right to you! Beautiful tones in this too!

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