Paint Party Friday

This week I was determined to join in with PPF. So after a couple of busy days where no artwork got done I spent the afternoon in my art room.

I intended to create a portrait in a 'loose' style but yet again I just can't help refining things.

4 x 6 inch 

acrylic & oil pastel on watercolour paper

I first loosely painted her in acrylic and used oil pastel for her skin tone and shading. I then used watercolour pencil to enhance her eyes. Here is how she looked after just the acrylic paint.

If you compare her to the finished piece you can see why I looooooove oil pastels

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Pastel Play

You know how I love to play around with my oil pastels.

She is just on some scrap paper on my desk but I think I will use her as inspiration for another piece.

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Untitled

While I was enjoying my 'mark making on my A2 sheet of paper for my abstract collages I also created some gelatin plate printed papers.

I chose one to use as a background for one of my 'girls'.

Matilda

8 x 9 1/2 inches

She was created with acrylics and watercolour pencils with just a hint of oil pastel for her cheeks.

Hope you like her.

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Abstract's 1,2 & 3

I have just finished the last in my trio of abstract collage' which I started working on last week.

I started with this A2 sheet of painted paper.

I then cut it up into varying sized pieces and used them to play around with different compositions.

Those of you that saw my last post will have already seen the first two but here they are again.

The third one was a bit more of a challenge as these pieces were all I had left from the A2 sheet.

But I managed to end up with this.

My favourite is the first one. 

To me it looks like crashing waves against a cliff face with a bleak landscape and dark skies overhead.

This is how it looks when in it's frame.

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Abstracts

I have been working on my trio of small abstract collages. I have completed two so far and I thought I would share them with you.

I am just posting the pics for now and when I have completed the third one I will share all three together and write a bit about the process.

Abstract Collage #1

This is a close up shot of the same piece. My favourite so far.

Abstract Collage #1

Now the second piece.

Abstract Collage #2

I hope you like them and that you will come back to see the final piece.

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WOYWW

Today my desk is covered with painted papers as I am in the process of trying out combinations of collage pieces for three 4 x 4 inch abstracts I am putting together to hang on my wall here at home. I have been cutting up the A2 sheet I prepared over the weekend (you can see it here)

Here are a few compositions I tried out..

I really liked the third one and will play around with it a bit more before calling it finished.

Now I look at them here I like the first one too but unfortunately I can't go back to it as I have since cut into the main piece with the scrawled circle on. Silly me!

I am linking this post to WOYWW.

THANKS TO EVERYONE THAT VISITED MY DESK LAST WEEK

 I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS.

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Over the weekend I took out my A2 pad and did some mark making with the idea of making some abstract collage pieces.

Here is a couple of close up shots of some isolated areas.

I intend to cut it up and arrange the pieces with some other papers to create three 4 x 4 inch abstract pieces to replace the current artwork on one of my walls here at home. I will post the finished pieces here when I eventually finish them.

I couldn't go without sharing another of my oil pastel girls.......... meet Emma.

Emma

5 x5 inch Play Time Journal

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