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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 mixed-media artist who constructs vibrant compositions. Passionate about connecting with and inspiring other artists, she shares her expertise through in-person workshops, her online classroom www.balzerdesigns.com, and through monthly membership at www.MyArtPractice.com.

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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