Friday and Saturday was spent mostly creating an 8 X 10 canvas for each other, although it took me twice as long to do mine as it did Bevlea hers!
This top one is the first one of mine, which is the one I am keeping.
The second one is for Bevlea. I like the face on the second one better than the first.
We gessoed,painted,transferred music paper and text (not too successfully I am afraid...must have been the old paper and the canvas not liking each other)...making a heck of a mess in the kitchen, where I have a table directly under a huge sky-light which is the best place in the house to create a big project.
During the process, my hubby came out to make his Milo night-cap, only to compete with all our mess!....there was hardly enough space on the bench to fit his cup let alone the kilo tin of Milo!
I am truly blessed to have a very easy-going spouse. Nothing seems to phase him...he just fits in...where he can...LOL.
(Mind you, it took me THREE weddings to find him!...but that's another story...LOL)
So...more washes of paint, stenciling of sequin waste in two sizes and even more gessoing finally saw them ready to add the images.
I decided to use both paper and paints for mine while Bevlea used only paints.
Obviously I drew and painted her face and used printed images of birds and an egg, but I experimented with strips of papers for her skirt and I love the way it turned out.I will definitely do that again.
12 comments:
oooo barb I LOVE your stripy skirt - especially cos it's orange! great work - sounds like you gals had tons of fun! x Keron
They´re both lovely, Barb!
They are fantastic. Now I know why you been so quiet.
I love them and the one from Bevlea to you. I must do some more.
Faces...........Bevlea HELP loL
Thanx ladies...it's so much more fun having friends to actually "play" with.
Keron...so, you're an orange lover too,eh?...I love it combined with chartreuse..and hot pink too...what a combo!
holy moly...these are lovely!! Wonderful Barb!!
Well done Barb! Love the use of the strips of paper for the skirt! Sounds like you & Bevlea are having a wonderful 'arty' time together!
Hugs Lucy
They are both wonderful Barb. Love the skirt especially but actually the whole thing is great. Lucky you to have a whole week to play with a friend
Martina
Gorgeous works of art, the backgrounds are stunning and I also love the paper skirts. Well done.
LOVE! Love so much!
Thanx soooo much ladies...your comments are most encouraging!
bloody fantastic job you have done I love it.
Thanx Elizabeth.. I am pleased with it...even the purples ...LOL
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