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Friday 23 March 2012

Paint Party Friday

As promised I'm sharing another of my large journal pages and thanks to Netty for pointing me in the right direction I am sharing with Paint Party Friday.  I seem to almost constantly have a paint brush in my hand lately so what better time to join in :-)
More Dylusions inks in the background along with a bit of acrylic paint....


and yet another face... sorry can't help it I just find drawing them and painting them soooo addictive...lol.  This time I used my Stabilo watercolour pencils on top of the background.  They are so ace... I just love them and adding them dry is amazing too.  Just like using a pencil but they write on almost any surface.  Really cool!


I went a bit mad with the watercolour shading so she ended up looking like she was wearing a wig lol... but hey there are no mistakes in art journaling right!  So I didn't worry I just carried on and it's fun to play and not have to get everything 'just'right'.



I used some funky foam as a stencil under my background to provide the white space and pattern down the side of the page...


and because the journaling is about learning to love myself and my art ... I gave myself a little red watercolour heart.  I pass it on to all of you with love.
Thanks for looking
hugs
Chris xx

26 comments:

GlorV1 said...

Hi Chris. Wow, love the color and your heart is a great touch. Thanks for stopping by my blog for my PPF. You'll enjoy Paint Party Friday very much. We all look forward to it every week. You did say this was the first time you participated in PPF and I'm sure Eva and Kristin are very happy to have you. Welcome to the gang. Have fun. Happy PPF!

Sally H said...

Wow, Chris! This is amazing! A real tropical feel about it

Netty said...

So glad to see you Chris and your beautiful work. Happy PPF and enjoy the weekend, Annette x

Carolyn Dube said...

This is glorious! The colors are so vibrant - the layers - the amazing woman - so wonderful!

Jill said...

She's great and I love her "wig"! Happy PPF!

Hybrid J said...

Such a warm smile on your lady painting. Lovely!

Tracey FK said...

The colour is so vibrant and strong and this page just zings... fantastic stuff... love the eyes especially... thanks for the close ups so we could see the details...xx

Sandra Hall said...

Wow Chris - this is another great journal page - love the hair and the fact that you kept going - kind of gives her a Marie Antoinette look! Also love the stamping:D x x x

Sandy said...

OMG this is very impressive.
Wonderful red color.
Stunning work.

Have a lovely and sunny weekend my friend. xoxo

Karen said...

oooo wow!!! You know how much I love this????? ts wonderful! I love the background coming through on the face and her 'wig' is amazing. Well done my lovely....more please!!!! xxx

Christine said...

This is a lovely piece, such warm colour and a beautiful face!

Carol said...

Fantastic piece and welcome to the party!!! I love your colors and that face is divine :0)

Valerie-Jael said...

Great work and colours! I can understand your addiction with faces, as they are something I am always painting! Valerie

Shashi Nayagam said...

Your journal page is lovely!

Jenn said...

You paint fabulous faces!!! The first thing that caught my eye was the hair - love it!!! Beautiful spread with so many fun embellishments and ooh the colors!!! The FUN shines through!! :)

Unknown said...

This is just gorgeous! I love all the red and I think the hair is just perfect. I love the way you have detailed the curls. Wow, so beautiful!

Anne Manda said...

What a luscious, delicious portrait! I love drawing faces, too ; eyes, lips, hair... Infinitely interesting and variable! Happy PPF !

Nordljus said...

Wonderful page, love the vibrant colours!

Šolanje na domu-Waldorf said...

Gorgeous face and beautiful colors! :)

Ginny said...

Your painting was so full of beautiful color!! I too love watercolor pencils but I haven't gotten the great results yet that you have in your painting. Welcome to PPF. You will love being a part of it each week!

wednesday said...

I love a big-haired woman! She's fabulous.

Mrs Mac said...

Beautiful, so inspiring...

Electra said...

This is wonderful-I adore how you've done the writing on the left.

Anonymous said...

I love the vibrancy that you used here- the colors stole my heart and of course she is absolutely beautiful. This is awesome.

Rika said...

This is wonderful, Chris!

Jaqi said...

Lovely work Chris, and gorgeous colours :-)