☆ Moon Whale [Life Book 2014]

Tweet

Week 41 - Moon Whale - Deep Slow Flow with Tamara Laporte

I enjoyed this lesson so much.

I love the contrast between the dark of the sea + the blue of my whale.

I love that it was mixed media, but that there wasn't huge amounts of different techniques to do.

I love how scrubbing back the black brought out the layers out from underneath + gave the painting more depth.

And I adore how my whale has an expression of contentment on it. Something I was definitely feeling while painting!

Have a great week.

Did you know that I send out a monthly love letter with studio snippets, a monthly give away of one of my paintings or products, a free calendar download + more. Click here or on the image below for more + your free downloadable gratitude angel 

Tweet

☆ Friday Art [Whale's Song]

Tweet

Thankfully this week wasn't as crazy as last week, so I was happily shut away in my studio yesterday for as long as the wee beastie would let me.

Now that she is four months old, I don't have quite as much time to myself while she sleeps, but luckily I have two really good chunks of time, while she sleeps, before I have to pick up her sisters from school.

Anyway, I have had this idea for a painting for a while, a painting of a girl sitting against a wall that had a mural on in. but I wasn't keen on painting a brick wall - the level of detail that would require, well, lets just say painting bricks is for me like counting the leaves on a tree, not fun at all.

So I was on pinterest (And who doesn't like a good pinterest session) and I was reminded of the modge podge transfer method. So I found my brick wall and glued it down, and the next day I rubbed it off.

And I loved the result - It isn't perfect, but some how I managed to achieve the rustic, falling down wall, and fading mural that I wanted.

I love when a something just goes as planned!

'Whale's Song'

Have you tried a creative technique that went just as it was supposed to? Have you had a disaster? I would love to hear your tale!

By the way have you had a chance to enter this months give away? It is free to enter + so easy to do so.

Make sure you pop back Monday - there is another wonderfully creative soul featured. And if you are interested in being featured - I would love to feature you! Here are more details for you

Have a great weekend

[LINKING TO PAINT PARTY FRIDAY]

Tweet