I've decided that Sunday afternoons are a perfect time to make a mess, reflect, and be quiet...while making art and expanding my drawing/painting/mixed-media skills.
Art is a language with it's own vocabulary. If you don't practice, just like any other discipline, you lose your skills. So during this quiet time, I am putting my skills to the test while trying out some techniques I've thought about, read about, watched on a youtube video, or just simply haven't tried before. Some are tried and true- it's amazing how many people are teaching "how to draw a face" but really there is just one way. After you learn the "proper way," developing your style is all about drawing how YOU like to draw. My faces tend to be slightly idealized and very soft- often the softest part of my painting is the face, with the other details much more textured and prominent. I think that has to do with the fact that I have freckles, and I seriously envy clear porcelain skin. lol
Here's the full painting. I've been thinking about some things I need to do, want to do...so "She knew she could do it" came from within.
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| She Knew She Could Do It- Mixed-Media painting by Kira Slye |
