One Thousand Times

I have faced this screen One Thousands times. That's 1000 blog post since May 2006!  I knew it was coming up and I gave some thought to how or if I should celebrate.  The celebration part hasn't materialized yet but I decided my 1000th post would be one of the things that gives me the most joy. And that is sharing and showing and telling.  So yesterday, before I got too far into this page in my Postcard Journal, I started taking photos. 


For this page I'm painting a "fake" of "The Bride" 1893 by Johan Thorn Prikker (1869-1932) who was from the Netherlands.  I'm not sure what Professor Doctor Tad Keys will have to say about it, but here is what I can tell you. 

I am painting on the book page and before this first photo, I used gesso with sage green paint to cover the big dark alphabet that was on the page.  I do not always use gesso but I knew this sketch was going to be very detailed and could not handle any visual/mental interference.

I used vine charcoal on the larger shapes and then used a pencil for the small detail.  

I tried to "read" the layers that I could see and it seemed the whole page had a green cast.  In other words, every color had some green in it. That is why I started with the green under painting. Once I was happy with the sketch, I went over the charcoal lines with pencil and then wiped away the charcoal dust.  I was at the desk here in town with limited supplies; therefore, I used a Sharpie Fine Point and went over the heavy lines. Now I regret that I could not wait to get home for a finer pen.

Here I have painted the funny flower shapes that looks like heads or skulls to me. I used titanium white and the purpose was to save the shapes/sketch.

Very subtle changes here.  In the first one I started adding a green glaze over the dress area with Jenkins Green fluid acrylic. I also used titanium white with matte medium over the dress. In the third shot, I started adding very light layers of color within the other shapes and painted the white flowers again. At this stage, if feels a lot like coloring book or paint-by-number.  But remember, I am trying to fake this. 

Little by little more layers of color. Notice the dark outlines are being faded out in some areas.

more color definition 

Today, I brought a black Vellum Writer and used the fine point to outline some of the shapes in the background.  The thinner line in the background gives some depth.

It is hard to tell what I have done but I just kept gradually adding layers of color.

Here I started working the background in the top. But notice, I have painted the tulip stems away in the bottom left.

more layers of color

I painted the white monkey heads back in, the white lines around the bride, the black line detail and signed it.

I could take this a bit further but I'm happy with it and will see what Professor Dr Tad Keys has to say.
I hope you enjoyed this One Thousandth post.
♥

Do This

Remember this tool?

Did you make one?

Wanna play?

Do this:

Put out six, seven or eight puddles of paint.

I did.

Allow yourself about 15 minutes.

I did.

(cause I had to be at the office because I had to report for jury duty because I went yesterday and it was today instead)

Because I had to do it. Could not Not do it.

Driven to do it.

Now, just pick some up with your new tool. I used the darkest value but not the red.

Spread it around in an oval.

Then pick up other colors and fill in.

I add the eyes first.

Remember they should be in the center of the oval.

They don't have to match.

Give her a nose and mouth.

Go not longer that 15 minutes.

I didn't.

I had to leave her like this all wet and with lots of paint texture.

When I get home, I will finish the page.

Mine already had a background but yours doesn't have to.

I have to go back to court now.

So Do this.

Expect fun,

Sharon

Faces with Crayons

My friend convinced me to show it all. So, I had to edit it into 3 segments. Turn the sound up, you know I tend to mumble and listen for the birds.

Expect,

Sharon

Gift Box Making

Knob Angels can also be Box Angels.

So, here is what I'm going to do:

You watch the Gift Box Making show

and then

leave me a comment about something

like

how many eggs you expect to color

or

how many you expect to hide

or

how many you expect for Sunday dinner

or

how much chocolate you expect to eat

or

how much fun you expect gift box making to be
or

just leave me a comment

and

the next time I post something

I will have a drawing

and

the winners will get one of these little boxes in the mail.

And that's how one thing always leads to another with me.

*******

Thank you Tammy Lee, for including me in the Etsy Treasury today. What a great compliment.

Now, please don't expect me back until maybe late in the weekend. But do leave your words and wish and expect to win.

Sharon

Spiraling

Dang, I looked at it and looked at it and could not see until posted. Spiraling....not Sprialing or Whatever

I seem to be doing things backwards. But this is a little project that I did Saturday. Just for fun. And guess what? It lead me to the painting, Wall Flower Angels, that I showed yesterday. But the Flip video was done this morning as I was about to rush out the door.

You may expect to see more spirals. I'm loving them.

Sharon

Splendor

I should have named this video series "Splendor". It's all here Part One and Two about applying napkins and ink jet transparency transfers.

Here is an excellent tutorial from last year to go along with this video tutorial.
The finished project inside.

This is the inside of the little 3 1/4 inch square sandwich board art shown yesterday.

I really enjoy doing these videos and I know you like them too.

But I will take a little break from the Flip.

So I can paint.

Expect it,

Sharon

Tree Flags and Tree Spirits

What fun I had yesterday. Just sitting on the couch and coloring. Hope you enjoy a little video about the process.
Expect tree flags,
Sharon

Inspiration

Collision

I know you were here.

So I'll save my words.

Maybe.

Look at my new greens. I love green.

Napkin, of course.

Making postcards and ATCs.

Armed with plain paper copies of my ART.

And a goof print on really really good paper.

First thing I did was cut out the double printed area.

Actually, I really really like what happened and it made me think of this deVinci quote.

three and three

I don't think so.

Oh look, a card.

More

First postcard.

Second postcard.

Hey, a canvas. I see something here.

No.

Third Postcard.

And that is a little bit of what I did.

Now if you missed some of that and have a question, just ask me in comments and I will answer you in comments.

Enough for now,

Sharon