I've been experimenting with watercolour with Bonnie Rose Bryan on the Willowing.ning site. Painted with a very restricted palette of just 4 colours. I loved how the blush spread across her cheeks wet in wet, like she'd just found out the class hunk fancies her!
Well, today has been totally red nose random. For those of you outside the UK, perhaps I should explain. Today is Red Nose Day for the charity Comic Relief. We wear red noses and do something funny for money. I went to work in my PJs and slippers where we had a contest to see how many of us could fit inside an old-style Mini Cooper. My team won - there were 17 of us squashed and squished inside; it got rather hot in there I can tell you!
I didn't wear a red nose though. I didn't have to. Can you believe I've caught another cold??? Man, I need a break!
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This is beautiful! I just love the colors you've used -- And I can't believe it's watercolor! It has so much more depth than most watercolors I've seen...Color me impressed...
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Charlie
A restricted palette must really stretch your creativity. Love your painting and thanks for the link. I have been practicing my watercolors too.
ReplyDeleteOh now I like your style of painting. Excellent. The colors jump out at you. Really very good. She appears to be comtemplating something...I wonder what? Great job. Thanks. Have a great weekend.
ReplyDeleteLisa...she is gorgeous..i love her face and here eyes glow..a wonderfully alive feel to her..awesome!She is one of my new faves now.there is something really different you have tapped into with this piece..and i love it! wow!!
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She's quite beautiful. Love the restricted palette, you really don't need any other colors.
ReplyDeleteFortunately for me I can go to work in my jammies any day. :) But we've never tried to cram us all into a mini cooper. lol
Hope you feel better soon. It's an odd time of year for cold and flu season but it seems like everyone around me is sick, including my youngest son. Must be the crazy weather changes we have here.
I really like your painting. Her eyes and lips are super amazing. I also love your technique of the red hair. Great job!! :)
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she's beautiful, love her blushed cheeks. Funny about the car stuffing.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful hazel eyes, and the blush on her cheeks is superb! I also like the flowing hair. Very nice =) Kathryn
ReplyDeleteI love your painting (although your story about squishing into a mini for comic relief had me squirming in a claustrophobic manner as I read it - good on you for doing it!!) PPF is a great idea although I've been looking through all the other artist's blogs for half the evening now!
ReplyDeleteShe's really quite lovely! Her eyes are amazing they sparkle right off the page.
ReplyDeletelove the fact you just used 4 colors...it's so fun to mix it up with paint! letting loose and just playing! She's great, lisa. sorry to hear you are sick again...atleast you got to wear you pj's to work! :) xxoo
She is just beautiful. AS for squishing into a little car...wow kudos to you because i would never do that! I have claustrophobia and don't even like to go into tunnels! :-)
ReplyDeleteShe is gorgeous, you can really look deep into her eyes, they are so clear. Love the blush on her cheeks also.
ReplyDeleteYay to your team winning & doing something for Comic Relief. And wearing PJs to work sounds kinda good in a comfy way. Boo to you getting another cold - sending get well quickly wishes your way.
ReplyDeleteThis ladies eyes are amazing - they look so real & full of life! All your eye practice is really paying off. And once again I love the hair - I'm thinking of taking a collection of your paintings to the hairdressers as inspiration next time I go!
Kat :-)
Wow she is gorgeous!! I love how her cheeks looked flushed, like we caught her in a blush! Gorgeous work Lisa!!
ReplyDeleteI love the blush too... And wow, those eyes!
ReplyDelete17 people in a mini cooper - seriously?!? Yikes. (pajamas sound like perfect work attire to me - such fun!)
I'm so glad you're partying with us!
Hope you feel better soon...
xo
Kristin
Those eyes are magical and real! Adore your work!
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I love her. She's gorgeous! Hope you can rest up this weekend and feel better soon!
ReplyDeleteFirst let me say your painting is great. Love the quality of the watercolors. Second, I have never heard of red nose day (I'm in the US) but it sounds AWESOME!!!!
ReplyDeleteHi Lisa!
ReplyDeleteSo happy you could join us on such a crazy, red-nosed day!
She is a beautiful girl! Great job!
Hope you feel better fast!
I love her rosy cheeks! So nice to see you have also found the Paint Party :)
ReplyDeleteShe is so pretty Lisa. Gorgeous really!
ReplyDeleteIt is cold and flu season here as well. Know what you mean about the red nose.
Red Nose day sound like fun! Your girl is a beauty. Everything I've seen coming out of Bonnie Rose's class has been wonderful. I'd love to take it some day.
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteshe is so lovely, very nicely done!!
ReplyDeletevery pretty,
ReplyDeleteThe red nose day sounds fun but sorry to hear you have a cold!
LISA!!! She is my new favrotie of your work- you can see so many thoughts swiring in those eyes and the blush across her cheeks is perfecto! Beautiful work!
ReplyDeleteHappy red nose day, I wish I could have seen 17 people squished into a Cooper- how FUN!
Great painting... you've obviously got another cold coz you've been gallivanting about in your pj's and getting up close in a mini... sounds like great fun... saw Lenny Henry on the tv, he doesn't seem to change and he makes my laugh so much.... glad you came to PPF, just hope I don't get your cold....just getting over mine...
ReplyDeleteShe's beautiful, Lisa! did you say mini cooper?! that's my dream car!(the bigger size) lol
ReplyDeletexoxo get better!
She is gorgeous! I love her eyes and especially her lips. I always find those hard to do. Beautiful work! And I never would have guessed this was watercolor.
ReplyDeleteAWESOME, as always!!!! love the idea of only allow a certain number of colors. Your work is always inspiring.
ReplyDeletecheers, dana
love the comedy relief day!!!!
Wonderful painting, and comic relief day sounds like a hoot! But I'm sorry to hear you are unwell again - time to slow down and look after yourself girl!
ReplyDeleteA beautiful painting! What a fabulous job you did! I enjoyed your fun post along with my latte this morning - thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteVery pretty, LIsa! Her cheeks look like mine after a glass of vino :)
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I love her vibrant lips and how clear bad bright her eyes look. It's a painting, but she looks so alive. So far, I have managed to avoid the colds plagueing everyone in my local city...but I did just spend the day with germ infested father so we shall see what may now befall me...
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