Mixed media - Art Journal - Inspired by Another Artist.....

So I love Instagram...  Love looking at all the art that you can see on it...

And one of my favorite artist is Ady Almanza

She is amazing...

I saw this post from her.

And then I was playing around on Pinterest and saw this saying.. and bingo I started playing.

Don't waste words on people who deserve your silence.  Sometimes the most powerful things you can say is nothing at all.

I loved that saying...  Below is what happen.

Used my pencil and sketched out the outline..

Then started playing with my Montana Paint Markers and filled in the hair... and details.

Close up

Then grudged it up a bit by adding water color and pastes on top. 

My Pentel White Pen..  Alot more detail with Pitt Pens.

I really love how it came out - the pastels they bring so much to the painting...

I hope you enjoyed this step by step....

Sometimes I get so into what i'm doing I forget to take the photos.

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And I love comments

Mixed Media - Art Journal Learning to Let Go.. To make a decision.. And act...

So this blog post is very personal and emotion 

I had Knee Surgery and have spent man hours laying with my knee up

and alot of thinking.

I've been married for 3 years.  My husband is a very great man and adopted my kids to give them the father that was missing in their lives.   We are so completely opposite - the only way to explain who we are and what we are is on opposite ends of a room.  While we have tried hard to meet in the middle we have not been able to do that.  And while the differences are what attracted us to each other - they are what has broken us up.  I finally made the decision and he's moved out to get a divorced.  

During my sitting and thinking I came across this photo on Facebook by Cathy Bueti

http://www.artsybutterfly.blogspot.com/2013/07/the-girl-with-crazy-red-hair.html

Above is the photo of the original art work with the link to her blog.

I don't think I have very been moved by such a piece of art - it somehow helped me get to the point of a decision.  I couldn't stop looking at it...  It could be the "Dreams of love".. or the girl - the red hair.

Here's my video

Here's some close up photos.

After the 1st day of painting.

In the final you can see I redid the eyes

In the final I also redid the neck

Final Piece Above

Below you can see the eyes better up close.

Mixed Media - Art Journal 4-29-13 Newest Face Drawing...

I can't figure out if I love actually drawing faces - or I love working hard to learn more and get it right.  Maybe a bit of both.

Here's the newest lesson.

First I started playing with my new Pencils and I love them.

GretaColor Monolith I used 6B, 8B and then 9B

 Below is darken in. a bit more - and then I started adding color with Neocolor II 

Did a few different colors on each section - and then used the water pen to blend it.

Also included Koi Water Colors Pocket Field Sketch Box - by Sakura Color - I love it.

Watered pen used a bit here.

A bit more blending.

Darken a bit more.

A final photo...

And i'm very proud of the nose.

Going to use her in my new art journal page...

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Learning to Draw Faces... I think I'm getting better

So I've been watching YouTube video's and looking at blog to learn how to draw faces to add into my art journaling. 

Have a really hard time with the "real nose" 

But I cam across a youtube video (lost it but will add it when I find it)

On drawing some cute basic faces... 

I love how they came out.

Face 1

Face 2

Face 3

Face 4

Please let me know what you think

I love the feedback.