29 Faces #20

This was an experiment that I would call semi-successful, although definitely labor intensive.  It felt like hundreds of pieces of rusty metal I cut, then poked into her head.  And the other part of the experiment was that I covered her face in encaustic wax, always a tricky proposition on something round.  I once covered a globe in wax, that was an adventure.  I'm not sure what she'll eventually end up as the head of, but it was fun.  I couldn't get good light to take a picture tonight, but wanted to get it posted so this will have to do!

 

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29 Faces #19, and my Fabric Journal

I've completed my first fabric journal, covers and all, so I thought I'd post it today, since the cover has a face on it.  I posted a picture of the cover a few weeks ago, but now it's all put together, very fun!  I have another fabric journal put together with a different, and very cool, binding technique, but no covers yet.

 

I worked last night on sculpting a paper clay face, but it needed to dry and be painted, so I couldn't post it yet... I was experimenting with something, so we'll see if I even do!

 

 

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29 Faces #14 thu #18

I'm getting ready to go out of town, so just did a sketch tonight. It's from a picture of Jennifer Connelly, but I don't think it looks that much like her.  My scanner always leaves that dark shadow in the lower left, it's a mystery to me.

 

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Speaking of going out of town, I'll be gone for 4 days, with no access to the internet or time for art, so ONLY for that reason I'm going to post 4 previously posted faces to keep me caught up.  It feels like cheating, but I just have no illusions that I'll able to catch up on the missed 4, I'll be lucky to catch up on the extra one for the 29th!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29 Faces #13

Another exercise where I drew out the planes of the face, and then painted, but this time I used acrylics rather than watercolors, plus gesso and alcohol inks.  A little more difficult than the watercolor, but still really fun.  I could have kept working and working on this, and had a flower planned for her hair, but that's the nature of this challenge - I had to quit and go to bed eventually and today will be a new face...

 

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29 Faces #12

I felt like drawing tonight, and decided to challenge myself with a funky angle and perspective (not to mention a hand - is there anything harder than hands?). It was indeed a challenge, and I'm not done with it, but I'm done for tonight!

 

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29 Faces #11

This is a painting I did on paper, then glued down into my fabric book and incorporated it with the plaster. It's based on one by Peter Mitchev, I think it's fun to work in someone else's style sometimes. Ink, gesso, charcoal and paint.

 

Now off to watch the Westminster Dog show and check out some other 29 Faces blogs...

 

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29 Faces #9 & #10

I decided to change things up a little and sculpt a face out of paper clay.  I enjoy doing this occasionally, and I find it fun to paint them too. And then I couldn't just photograph the face, so I had to add the hat and feathers and put it on this candlestick I've been saving for something. I actually like it this way I think, so it may become permanent.

 

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This next one is just an exercise I was making myself do to try and loosen my grip on control. I just used a pen (gasp! no erasing!) and did a few quick swooshes.  I need to practice this kind of thing more, although I doubt I'll be posting much of it!

 

 

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