The background on this started with a page from an old Gregg Shorthand book with strips from other texts glued down around that. I have started using Elmer’s Glue All, thinned down with a little water to glue down collage pieces. So far, it seems to be working just fine. After sketching the face, I glued down strips of painted phone book paper around the edges to frame the face. I tried to use very little paint on the old paper. When I try this again, I plan to use a very thin wash of watercolors.
“Ice Cream is happiness Condensed.”~Jessi Lane Adams
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She’s gorgeous, I love the painted papers that you used to frame the face.
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I think your color palette is beautiful….soft and feminine and just right for this lovely lady. Your painted papers are always so fantastic!
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How cool –
such nice contrast between the warm colors in your image and the background (very nicely done, as always)! 🙂
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So pretty, very artistic, and I use to be able to write and read that Gregg Shorthand, I could read it faster than write it.
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oh the colours, my fav pallette. Loving this one
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Thank you for stopping by my blog. I enjoyed looking at your site, you do wonderful work.
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Very pretty piece. I like the borders, as well as the text background.
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