my pencil sketch wasn't worth much - after i spread the paint on the canvas,
it totally covered my pencil lines... :-)
a bit of colour & texture (sponge & paper towel!)
a bit more colour & detail
... me & the swirly swirls... :-)
a few little words & voilà.
This was done last night on a small canvas (i think it's 8" x 8").
I think back sometimes at how i became an artist and inevitably, it takes me back to childhood.
When my friends were playing with Barbies & dolls, i was painting their faces with magic markers. :-) I'd spend hours with colouring books & crayons & paper & scissors. Whenever it would thunder, mom would take out her ingredients & make us home made play dough with food colouring & all.
To this day, i love thunder.
When i was 10 or 11, a family friend came back from Japan & brought me a few magazines & books - all written in Japanese. I thought the lettering was the most beautiful thing i had ever seen. So I grabbed some paper & copied about 10 pages of text - only because i loved the look of all those little lines & squares & symbols.
Were you always creative, or was it something you developed with time?
What kind of things did you love doing as a child?
Carpe Diem folks...
xoxo
She's so sweet :). I've always been artistic too. I was lucky enough to grow up with an artistic Mother, Sister and Grandmother and enjoying Mr. Dress-up on TV. He was so intent on bringing out the imagination in children.
ReplyDeleteStay inspired!
OMG - I double love this - maybe it has something to do with the Moon. giggle
ReplyDeleteAs a kid I was a girl scout and my Mom was the leader. She would always have us do art projects. I also had a great art teacher when in grade school. I still see her when I visit home.
My Mom is an artist, even though she calls herself a "crafter" she is incorrect, she is a quilter and throughout her life has created many pieces of art. I remember when I was a child each year she would sell handmade Christmas ornaments - I still remember helping to make them and I still have many of them that I hang on my own tree each year.
Loving this Pauline, thank you for showing her process, I always enjoy seeing that. Lovely childhood story, I hate thunder but if my mum did that when it happened I'm sure I'd love it too x
ReplyDeleteBeautiful painting, Pauline! Great to see the process too.
ReplyDeleteArt came late to me in life although, when I think back to my childhood, I remember that I did enjoy drawing and keeping journals. I guess it never developed further. It was an accident, quite literally, that brought art back into my life in my 30's and I haven't stopped being creative since. :)
~ Serena xo
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ReplyDeleteI love your post and always delighted when you show your steps!
I have always been creative and my family has always been so supportive. My grandmother used to keep the white stiff card that came in her pantyhose package, so I could use it to draw on . She always had paper plates for me to use too but the pantyhose card was the best! what a wonderful memory, thanks for making me remember that today:)
I absolutely love her! I too appreciate you showing us the process. :-)
ReplyDeleteWonderful painting, and nice to see the process too.
ReplyDeleteI wasn't in the least bit 'arty' when I was at school, or for most of my life (I was a science & maths type) but after a mid-life shake-up a few years ago I've found it's become a big part of my life.
I lost it for a while in the middle, but do believe I've always been creative. My mom recently gave me some of my childhood artwork she'd found in the attic--and among them are several crayon "studies" of the same group of trees...I think I was about 8 years old. I'll have to post them one day :)
ReplyDeleteYour canvas has turned out really well and I enjoyed following your steps. Great job!
ReplyDeleteI have always been creative in some way. First it was with fabric and as a child my favourite occupation was looking for wild flowers and trying to identify them.
xx
I really do love all of your characters...
ReplyDeleteI've been creating for as long as I can remember. I took art classes after school in elementary school and still get nostalgic whenever I hear classical music on the CBC. I recently found some pieces from when I was younger that I'm planning to photograph and share on my blog. I figure they're worth a chuckle :-)