Spring Break, Day 1

Feelin' pretty tired...just in case I don't do any more work tonight, here is the update... 

I decided it was time I came to some resolution on this large painting (left) so I started working on it late this afternoon and stopped around 10pm.  I added more black outline...I love black outline...makes me think of stained glass...and I pushed the faces back by adding some brown wash over the surface, they just seemed to stand out too much, I wanted them to flow a little more with the tree, to be a little more hidden.      

I want to add some addition black line work, and small strokes of color.  And some small glints of gold. 

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I was pinning images to my Pinterest Boards earlier, focusing on the 'Inspiration' board.  I am still deciding how I will use this tool in my work, for now it seems to be a good way to gather images together in one place, to save physical space and also paper.  The images I pinned today were mostly artists who I think are awesome, mostly mixed media artists since that is my focus for this month. This is a whole different world for me, so these visuals really help to give me ideas. 

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And of course I had to pin some of my influences from art history, such as Gustav Klimt and Alphonse Mucha.  I found this AMAZING close-up of Klimt's piece entitled, Water Serpents (1904-1907) and fell in love with the gold line work...and the fact that it is actually slightly raised from the surface.  Hmmmmmm.... that could be an idea for my large painting I am working on...

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Have paper will draw!

...other projects for this week;

• My CED's, of course...hoping I can get a little braver and start to experiment a little more, but stay true to my aesthetic
  
• Paul's commission...I finally found a big enough piece of paper, gonna have to use the whole kitchen table for this one...this piece is going to be a pencil drawing with watercolor/pen for the hair, in the style of Mucha (hence, the posting of his piece above)
  
• Going through random piles of crap here and there.  Not necessarily an art-related goal, but it needs to be done.  Ugh.
• Launching a new web-site and FB page for what I hope becomes a cool art happening... More to come...
• A visit to the classroom of fellow Tipsy Art Girl and fabulous MS art teacher, Jessie Prugh...
• ...and lot's of naps, hanging by the pool and spending time with the husband!

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