Somehow, I actually managed to Do Something last night.
Scarlett, who is 4 1/2, had her first ballet this weekend. She was a butterfly in Cinderella. It was *adorable*. She got some flowers from Daddy, and I thought it would be nice to preserve them by painting them for her. I've got some good references to work from, but I had to start with the flowers in front of me...and they got dehydrated, so they are not going to last. So, yay for painting last night!
I am doing them in oil pastel, and I wanted so much to mount my Colorfix paper on some foam core board, and I ultimately decided that I didn't have any...then I walked into my bedroom and discovered, I did! So much lighter than having to use my drawing board.
I really was tempted to use oils...but that would have pushed my other project back (probably by months) and I just didn't want to do that. I do *not* think it a good idea to start more than one oil right now. And I don't think I had a canvas that was just perfectly sized, anyway. And, it would have taken forever and probably would have just ended up like crap in the end. I really was tempted, though. But, op it is.
I didn't really choose this color of paper...it kind of chose me. I could have used a light blue, which I'm sure would have been great for the comp...but somehow I just wasn't in the mood for that.
I even got farther on it last night than I figured I would.
Scarlett, who is 4 1/2, had her first ballet this weekend. She was a butterfly in Cinderella. It was *adorable*. She got some flowers from Daddy, and I thought it would be nice to preserve them by painting them for her. I've got some good references to work from, but I had to start with the flowers in front of me...and they got dehydrated, so they are not going to last. So, yay for painting last night!
I am doing them in oil pastel, and I wanted so much to mount my Colorfix paper on some foam core board, and I ultimately decided that I didn't have any...then I walked into my bedroom and discovered, I did! So much lighter than having to use my drawing board.
I really was tempted to use oils...but that would have pushed my other project back (probably by months) and I just didn't want to do that. I do *not* think it a good idea to start more than one oil right now. And I don't think I had a canvas that was just perfectly sized, anyway. And, it would have taken forever and probably would have just ended up like crap in the end. I really was tempted, though. But, op it is.
I didn't really choose this color of paper...it kind of chose me. I could have used a light blue, which I'm sure would have been great for the comp...but somehow I just wasn't in the mood for that.
I even got farther on it last night than I figured I would.
2 comments:
Wow - that is lovely! And what a brilliant idea, too.
Wooooow! you got a lot further than me...I'm so proud of you for painting AND for finding the foam core!
And it came out so nice. <3
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