I worked on new mixed media collage portrait last week. I didn't set out to create a portrait. I thought it might be an abstract painting, at first. This is how it started:
I didn't love it, so I cut it in half (one of the benefits of working on paper):
And then I decided to add some collage:
It just felt like a big mess to me at this point. So, I decided to paint a face on it:
I didn't like the face, so I scrubbed it off as best as I could.
And then I painted a different face on top:
Much better. Much more interesting. And interesting is always my goal! You can find this piece in my shop.
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The second woman is fierce and full of personality.
The second woman is fierce and full of personality.
The second woman is fierce and full of personality.
The second woman is fierce and full of personality.
The second woman is fierce and full of personality.
The second woman is fierce and full of personality.
The second woman is fierce and full of personality.
I really like the scrubbed off face!
I really like the scrubbed off face!
I really like the scrubbed off face!
I really like the scrubbed off face!
I really like the scrubbed off face!
I really like the scrubbed off face!
I really like the scrubbed off face!
I love that she isn’t wimpy. I have got a bit sick of seeing images of pointy-chinned wistful girl creatures.
That is sounding horribly judgemental. Sorry. I just found myself reflecting recently on the Same Sameness of images of women I see in art journals lately.
I love that she isn’t wimpy. I have got a bit sick of seeing images of pointy-chinned wistful girl creatures.
That is sounding horribly judgemental. Sorry. I just found myself reflecting recently on the Same Sameness of images of women I see in art journals lately.
I love that she isn’t wimpy. I have got a bit sick of seeing images of pointy-chinned wistful girl creatures.
That is sounding horribly judgemental. Sorry. I just found myself reflecting recently on the Same Sameness of images of women I see in art journals lately.
I love that she isn’t wimpy. I have got a bit sick of seeing images of pointy-chinned wistful girl creatures.
That is sounding horribly judgemental. Sorry. I just found myself reflecting recently on the Same Sameness of images of women I see in art journals lately.
I love that she isn’t wimpy. I have got a bit sick of seeing images of pointy-chinned wistful girl creatures.
That is sounding horribly judgemental. Sorry. I just found myself reflecting recently on the Same Sameness of images of women I see in art journals lately.
I love that she isn’t wimpy. I have got a bit sick of seeing images of pointy-chinned wistful girl creatures.
That is sounding horribly judgemental. Sorry. I just found myself reflecting recently on the Same Sameness of images of women I see in art journals lately.
I love that she isn’t wimpy. I have got a bit sick of seeing images of pointy-chinned wistful girl creatures.
That is sounding horribly judgemental. Sorry. I just found myself reflecting recently on the Same Sameness of images of women I see in art journals lately.