Another week has passed and I haven't blogged at all since last Friday :0(
It's been busy.....I mean really busy in a good way.
The Granddaughters came and stayed last week end. A Fun 3 days! So much fun I forgot to take pictures.
The rest of the week was divided up between my outside job that puts food on the table...and my crocheted hat challenge. I have committed to make 25 hats for charity and my personal goal is to get 50 done. I now have 16 hats crocheted :0)
Enough about me and back to the art :0)
The challenge at Butterfly effect this week was non-dominant hand art.
Can we say SCARY!
I started out with faces drawn on phone book maps.
Then I attached them to watercolor paper with Liquitex matte gel....
The last one I glue face down so it was looking the other direction.
Then I started painting it using Water soluble Oil pastels.
I'm really not good with my left hand at all....but I was having fun. I decided I wanted a brighter and bolder background so I used soft pastels and clear gesso.
So there he is all bold and bright and slightly cross eyed :0)
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Awesome! Love the map backgrounds. :)
ReplyDeleteLoving your non-dominant faces! Good luck with all those hats! Valerie
ReplyDeleteGosh, Carol. Is it a he? Looks like lipstick to me. You did exceptionally well with your non-dominant hand. I can write with my left so that it is legible, but I've never tried to paint that way. Must be hard.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great exercise. I would never be able to tell you did this with your non-dominant hand. It's so expressive and fun.
ReplyDeleteFor a non dominant hand, these are just great!! I like the backgrounds, they really add something.
ReplyDeleteI am surprised at how well you are able to "art" with the "wrong" hand. beautiful colors. Did the clear gesso go on before the soft pastels or after?
ReplyDeleteSo brave to attempt with your non-dominant hand and your face turned out superb, love her. Happy PPF, Annette x
ReplyDeleteOh that is so cool! Really looks great. Ambidexterous is good. I'm left-handed and can't write with my right. Great job!
ReplyDeleteLove these faces! You did a great job and the map pages make a wonderful background.
ReplyDeleteIsn't it wonderful how non-dominant hand pieces really bring out the fun feeling of making art! I love these.
ReplyDeleteYour faces have such a fun feeling to them! Sounds like you are going to reach your crochet hat goal!
ReplyDeleteIt was a fun challenge wasn't it? Love your quirky face, so much character. :)
ReplyDeleteThis turned out pretty cool, i like it (:
ReplyDeleteHey delicious babe, i got your release in the mail - THANK YOU!!!!
Great portraits! Love that they are on phonebook maps!
ReplyDeleteGlad you had a great time with your granddaughters, and I truly admire your charity goal!
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Happy PPF!!
Mary
Mixed-Media Map Art
What a fun idea and the out come so bright and happy looking. Glad you had fun! Hppf!
ReplyDeleteI love your phone book faces! Lots of pages to work from. Great idea. Happy PPF
ReplyDeleteLife is happening, just to give you more things to blog about ;-)
ReplyDeleteOh, and I will disagree with you, for you are mighty good with your left hand ;-)
Wow this makes me happy it's so fun!! I usually only blog once a week too.... like goes fast when you get up there in age!! Have a great week!!
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wonderful treatment, this came out really nice!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea to use telephone maps as a background! Your faces came out really nice, I wouldn't have known it's with your non dominant hand!
ReplyDeleteWhen it comes to painting a room I do my best trimming with my left hand but don't ask me to write or draw with it, Not gonna happen.
ReplyDeletewonderful to read and see how you did this. i can see that you had fun and the outcome is fun too.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. Wonderful. I love it!
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