Monday 27 June 2011

In the pink

I've been planning a post for weeks to showcase the incredible handmade items I've bought, been gifted and won from the artistic talents in blogland. However, given that it's going to involve a lot of scanning and photography, I keep putting it off.

So, in the spirit of my new 'more efficient and organised' Lisa, I am breaking down the big project into smaller, more manageable tasks, and will throw a mention in here and there as we go along... Keep reading for the first...

I'm  posting today for The Summer of Colour - Pink. It seems I am keeping to my girl theme for this series. They just keep asking to be painted, so who am I to argue?

This one is on wood. Layers of collaged pink papers make up the background. She's painted in acrylics with a topping of fibres, an admission ticket, some mod-roc and a few other things I found skulking around in the bottom of my art box. Whole thing then softened with a coating of beeswax.

The fibres came to my possession on Saturday morning, wrapping a key chain I'd purchased from Cameron of Paint Myself Pretty. A veritable package of delights awaited me on the doormat yesterday. Tags, postcards, stickers... I was bouncing around the kitchen with joy. So much sharing and care is taken to support each other in this community. I just wanted to say thank you to Cameron and to you all.


Look - it's pink!

Without all this support, comments and messages, to say nothing of the inspiration from challenges, I would never have had the confidence to keep growing with my art. This community we have here is truly a wonderful thing.

At the risk of getting all mushy, it's time to move on. Also wanted to share with you a pink photograph. I took it in London earlier this year when I met up with Amelia and some lovely ladies from the Experimental Art Course - which coincidentally starts again today - I'm a returning student :)

Of course, the sky wasn't actually shocking pink, because frankly that would be a bit disturbing - PhotoShop helped there. This piece is a particular favourite of mine. I love the composition and the contrast of colour. If you'd like to see more of my photos from this particular shoot, you can find them on Flickr.

36 comments:

  1. Beautiful painting, I love all the texture and items you have added.

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  2. Love your pink lady, Too! Valerie

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  3. i've got to say...YOUR WORK IS AMAZING!!!!!I love it to bits...there is so much beauty in it...thankyou for sharing...xxx

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  4. I really adore this face. So beautiful!

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  5. Oh Lisa--she's my favorite so far--I can see the softness that the beeswax brings ( I have beeswax--now all I have to do is try it!) This whole composition is stunning!

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  6. She's drop dead gorgeous! Best yet!!!

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  7. Gorgeous Lisa!! I love that you've painted her on wood, and all the different textures!

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  8. Oh Lisa, she is stunning... just love her...

    Jenny x

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  9. She is absolutely gorgeous Lisa. She has such a beautiful expression.
    I agree, if they are there waiting to be painted you just have to do it.
    xxx

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  10. Beautiful! She's my fav so far! Also, the photo is weirdly cool!

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  11. ooooooooooh you know I love pink, and your lady is just incredibly pretty in pink! she's so happy looking!

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  12. Wow! This painting is just beautiful.

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  13. Stunning. Beautiful texure and shades of pink. Just gorgeous! I love that you used the beeswax. Haven't got up the nerve to use mine yet, lol.
    Jessi xox

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  14. What a beautiful dreamy girl in pink, so pretty and full of scrummy textures. Great post to celebrate such a fab colour; liking your art, photo and your gift.

    Kat X

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  15. Ooh, I was waiting to see what you would do. Gah! She's gorgeous! Love all the texture and of course the color. I'm also excited that the Experimental Art eCourse started today. See you there! :)

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  16. Fabulous in pink..she is divinely beautiful and very intriguing to me...I love it! I love her farawy gaze...almost looks saintly..blissful and euphoric...such peace as well...there is something about ehr Lisa...she just feels from another time and space..and yet timless too..i feel like her gaze is so alive and in motion..i it is like I want to know where she is wandering in her mind!
    wow factor!
    Victoria

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  17. Beautifully done. I wonder what she is thinking.

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  18. You really did a beautiful beautiful face. I do love all the layers you acheived. Your blog is really very inspiring! :) Nan

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  19. She's stunning. The look on her face is wonderfully complex and interesting.

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  20. very very great creation...I like your art work and I will come back to see your yellow interpretation next week...have a nice time xx

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  21. Lisa;
    She is fabulous! I love the depth in her face. I have never painted on wood before, I think I would get frustrated with the process as I tend to get frustrated easily, especially with paint! LOL!
    I LOVE, this keychain too - you lucky gal!
    Great photo too, and I would be rather disturbed if the sky were actually that pink as well! LOL!
    Hugs and many blessings
    Kelly

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  22. This pink girl is beautiful, she has a very soulful expression. I really like that she is painted on wood too.

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  23. Gorgeous! I love how she is looking wistfully out from the circle of fibres.

    Cute key ring.

    Sorry to distract you with Sean Bean!!!! It's good to meet a fellow fan of him and Game of Thrones. I can't wait for it to come back :)

    Karen

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  24. Missy is right! This IS GORGEOUS! I love that your girls are demanding that you paint them ;) Can you imagine how cool it would be to have a gallery of your ladies in color? LOVE it. She is very striking - amazing expression and details - and I bet she smells pretty too with all that beeswax! Thank you! xo

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  25. She is beautiful. So many delightful layers/textures to tempt my eyes :)..and it is fabby how you have used wood has your base!
    Jan x

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  26. Nice painting - love all the colors blending in the background and the addition of fiber is a great touch.

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  27. I love your girls, Lisa! And a more efficient and organized you seems to be working out great! I'll need to ask you about beeswax someday....I haven't tried it yet, but really like the softness it lends....so pretty my Pink Friend!

    I'm so happy you love the little keychain! Thae fact that you just had to have it just makes me smile from ear to ear :D
    Blogland is a wonderful place...filled with such kind and supportive women....all finding our ways on our creative paths. I'm thrilled that we are present for eachother's!

    Now I'm the one getting ll mushy...haha!
    Hugs....lots of them...
    Cam

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  28. She is so beautiful; I love all the detail! It is amazing~

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  29. She is beautiful Lisa, but so sad:) Love the bees wax effect, it adds such a thoughtful dreamy texture to it.

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  30. oh, I love her expression. She seems content yet longing to me. I really like her!

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  31. Oh wow she is so gorgeous

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  32. I love your paintings they are so captivating.

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  33. Wow her face is saying so much but telling so little! She is great.

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  34. Wow your artwork is amazing. Love your pink entry for this week.
    I finally found your blog, I was looking for Wright Stuff and here I am.

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