Not too happy with today's efforts. I have got into the habit of leaving things until the last minute and this was no exception. I knew I probably could not do the subject (a Portrait) in my Thursday journal which is mainly Dylusion stuff, so I had made my mind up, and discussed with Wendy, about doing a portrait in one of our other journals. Mine is my Tracy Scott Journal.
Well, last night I sat down and happily tore away at two pieces of decorative paper and stuck them down as a background, leaving an oval space for my face to go. Then I gave it a wash of various colours, watered down fluorescent pinks, greens and oranges. Wish I had left it and had the white torn edges showing - ah well.
Then I did a bit (read "lot") more tidying in my craft room before beginning on the face. Well, that was it! Yes, I could draw the face - and even experimented with the eyes giving them more of a Jane Davenport look, or so I thought. But how on earth did I paint my faces? Where were the paints? To cut a long story short I made do with what I could find and after lots of Titan Buff, White and Yellow Ochre I managed to get something resembling a face. Now I just need to tidy up and put one or two bits of paint in her turban.
That's made me think - when my craft room has gone and I cannot find anything maybe I should try just painting faces - but first find my paints!
