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This canvas started really differently than it ended.

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I thought about leaving it just like this.  I walked away for a few weeks and then I just couldn't leave well enough alone.

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I like it!  I walked away again.  But then I kept thinking: it feels like there's a breeze.  She should have hair that blows in the wind!

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And so this is where it has ended.  Here are the details:

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Every painting is an adventure!

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Julie Fei-Fan Balzer

Based outside of Boston, Julie Fei-Fan Balzer is a painter, printmaker, and collage artist who constructs vibrant compositions. Her artwork investigates the interplay of identity and perception, inviting viewers to take a longer look. Julie works in layers, both physically and metaphorically, exploring what is visible and what is concealed. Passionate about connecting with and inspiring other artists, she shares her expertise through in-person workshops and her online classroom at MyArtPractice.com. Julie's achievements include high-profile clients, multiple publications - including her book, “Carve Stamp Play” - and exhibits in New York City and throughout Massachusetts. She is a graduate of Brown University.

55 thoughts on “100 Canvases: Canvas #17

  • An adventure for sure. I think that her hair really shows the movement from that breeze.

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  • An adventure for sure. I think that her hair really shows the movement from that breeze.

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  • An adventure for sure. I think that her hair really shows the movement from that breeze.

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  • An adventure for sure. I think that her hair really shows the movement from that breeze.

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  • An adventure for sure. I think that her hair really shows the movement from that breeze.

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  • so pretty. I love the colors and brush strokes you use and show. think you will ever do an online class for this type of painting?

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  • so pretty. I love the colors and brush strokes you use and show. think you will ever do an online class for this type of painting?

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  • so pretty. I love the colors and brush strokes you use and show. think you will ever do an online class for this type of painting?

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  • so pretty. I love the colors and brush strokes you use and show. think you will ever do an online class for this type of painting?

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  • so pretty. I love the colors and brush strokes you use and show. think you will ever do an online class for this type of painting?

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  • Hmmm. I’m not loving these paintings like I do your other stuff…sorry.

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  • Hmmm. I’m not loving these paintings like I do your other stuff…sorry.

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  • Hmmm. I’m not loving these paintings like I do your other stuff…sorry.

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  • Hmmm. I’m not loving these paintings like I do your other stuff…sorry.

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  • Hmmm. I’m not loving these paintings like I do your other stuff…sorry.

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  • The evolution, your free will to paint over and layer up–you always say “keep going” and I’m glad you listen to yourself! 🙂 The complexity of colors in this girl’s face is awesome.

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  • The evolution, your free will to paint over and layer up–you always say “keep going” and I’m glad you listen to yourself! 🙂 The complexity of colors in this girl’s face is awesome.

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  • The evolution, your free will to paint over and layer up–you always say “keep going” and I’m glad you listen to yourself! 🙂 The complexity of colors in this girl’s face is awesome.

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  • The evolution, your free will to paint over and layer up–you always say “keep going” and I’m glad you listen to yourself! 🙂 The complexity of colors in this girl’s face is awesome.

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  • The evolution, your free will to paint over and layer up–you always say “keep going” and I’m glad you listen to yourself! 🙂 The complexity of colors in this girl’s face is awesome.

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  • Hi, I like her much better now but I think that background is not breezy enough!

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  • Hi, I like her much better now but I think that background is not breezy enough!

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  • Hi, I like her much better now but I think that background is not breezy enough!

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  • Hi, I like her much better now but I think that background is not breezy enough!

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  • Hi, I like her much better now but I think that background is not breezy enough!

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  • I especially love the colors you chose for this one. the swaying hair makes me think she’s taking a deep breath of a breeze too.

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  • I especially love the colors you chose for this one. the swaying hair makes me think she’s taking a deep breath of a breeze too.

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  • I especially love the colors you chose for this one. the swaying hair makes me think she’s taking a deep breath of a breeze too.

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  • I especially love the colors you chose for this one. the swaying hair makes me think she’s taking a deep breath of a breeze too.

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  • I especially love the colors you chose for this one. the swaying hair makes me think she’s taking a deep breath of a breeze too.

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  • I forgot to add – it is so helpful to me seeing you and others like yourself work through pieces of art that you don’t like or feel could be better. I was able this weekend to work through the uglies on a couple of journal pages and I came out with one awesome piece just by doing that. Last night I worked on another piece still not right but I really learned a lot…

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  • I forgot to add – it is so helpful to me seeing you and others like yourself work through pieces of art that you don’t like or feel could be better. I was able this weekend to work through the uglies on a couple of journal pages and I came out with one awesome piece just by doing that. Last night I worked on another piece still not right but I really learned a lot…

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  • I forgot to add – it is so helpful to me seeing you and others like yourself work through pieces of art that you don’t like or feel could be better. I was able this weekend to work through the uglies on a couple of journal pages and I came out with one awesome piece just by doing that. Last night I worked on another piece still not right but I really learned a lot…

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  • I forgot to add – it is so helpful to me seeing you and others like yourself work through pieces of art that you don’t like or feel could be better. I was able this weekend to work through the uglies on a couple of journal pages and I came out with one awesome piece just by doing that. Last night I worked on another piece still not right but I really learned a lot…

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  • I forgot to add – it is so helpful to me seeing you and others like yourself work through pieces of art that you don’t like or feel could be better. I was able this weekend to work through the uglies on a couple of journal pages and I came out with one awesome piece just by doing that. Last night I worked on another piece still not right but I really learned a lot…

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  • I like that you put some movement in it, with the hair. Now you only have 83 to go.

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  • I like that you put some movement in it, with the hair. Now you only have 83 to go.

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  • I like that you put some movement in it, with the hair. Now you only have 83 to go.

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  • I like that you put some movement in it, with the hair. Now you only have 83 to go.

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  • I like that you put some movement in it, with the hair. Now you only have 83 to go.

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  • Beautiful!! I love following this project, thanks for sharing it! :-))

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  • Beautiful!! I love following this project, thanks for sharing it! :-))

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  • Beautiful!! I love following this project, thanks for sharing it! :-))

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  • Beautiful!! I love following this project, thanks for sharing it! :-))

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  • Beautiful!! I love following this project, thanks for sharing it! :-))

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  • This project is amazing! I would really love to learn how you make all of those colors into portraits! I don’t paint on canvas but I sure would like to this kind of work on journal pages (like the ones you have shown in pages in the past). Any tips and/or classes would be wonderful!

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  • This project is amazing! I would really love to learn how you make all of those colors into portraits! I don’t paint on canvas but I sure would like to this kind of work on journal pages (like the ones you have shown in pages in the past). Any tips and/or classes would be wonderful!

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  • This project is amazing! I would really love to learn how you make all of those colors into portraits! I don’t paint on canvas but I sure would like to this kind of work on journal pages (like the ones you have shown in pages in the past). Any tips and/or classes would be wonderful!

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  • This project is amazing! I would really love to learn how you make all of those colors into portraits! I don’t paint on canvas but I sure would like to this kind of work on journal pages (like the ones you have shown in pages in the past). Any tips and/or classes would be wonderful!

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  • This project is amazing! I would really love to learn how you make all of those colors into portraits! I don’t paint on canvas but I sure would like to this kind of work on journal pages (like the ones you have shown in pages in the past). Any tips and/or classes would be wonderful!

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  • I really like the capture of her slight smile with eyes closed as she enjoys a fragrant breeze!

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  • I really like the capture of her slight smile with eyes closed as she enjoys a fragrant breeze!

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  • I really like the capture of her slight smile with eyes closed as she enjoys a fragrant breeze!

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  • I really like the capture of her slight smile with eyes closed as she enjoys a fragrant breeze!

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  • I really like the capture of her slight smile with eyes closed as she enjoys a fragrant breeze!

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