Nothing better than making a positive and beautiful painting to uplift your spirits…Just by looking at it.. I forget the doom and gloom of this trying period of confinement. La vie en rose is inspired by the Edith Piaf’song
La vie en rose
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Be strong and protected
Brown shopping bag portrait drawing
I was running out of watercolour paper and I could not wait to get some as I was away from my usual supply shop. So the solution was to use a brown shopping bag and start drawing with my pastel pencils which I happened to have with me….I like the fact that the mid tone values were already there so it was a new way for me to draw ..Out of lack comes discovery…The reference picture was on my mobile phone so no excuse for not drawing!
Russian rose
The angel of harvest
This portrait is a mixture of techniques which were used organically with not too much planing.When the background was glued down I realised that this lady was a very noble person and the shape of the collaged ears of wheat reminded me of wings so the title came as an obvious choice…
Deep thoughts
Mixed media “Eve”
Mixed media portrait of a determined woman
I continue my new series of mixed media portraits and this one is done with collage, pastels and acrylic paint on watercolour paper.
I just love using collage to add texture to a painting.Collage gives you so much inspiration for colours . This was inspired by a copyright free photo of a gorgeous woman !
Strong serene portrait
I enjoyed using my mixed media stash to create this portrait on strong paper. It is always with great pleasure to start with no particular plan and end up with a a triking result!
Anne with an E (TV series)
“Anne with an E” based on Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery is a TV series described as a coming-of-age story about an outsider who fights for acceptance, for her place in the world and for love.”
I love the character of this young girl who is very close to nature and often depicted with flowers and butterflies. Here is my own version done with watercolours and pencils.
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