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| DREAMS OF PEACE. Original (SOLD). Prints available in my etsy shop. |
“For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.” –Audrey Hepburn
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Painting this girl reminded me to never settle on a painting I think is just okay.
I’d had her background and most of her colors in place the entire time. But it was her face that I just couldn’t get to resonate with my heart.
Until I covered her eyes.
For a few days, I left this girl like this.
I started calling her the Snow Queen. She seemed so cold and distant. Very unsure of herself and pretty petrified, which is sort of the way I felt when I thought about covering her up.
She was a good painting. But I knew I could make her better.
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| DREAMS OF PEACE. Original (SOLD). Prints available in my etsy shop. |
I started to focus on what I did like about the painting.
I knew I loved the dream catchers, the simple background, and most of her dress.
But I despised the stark white and her icy eyes.
So as I went in to cover things up, I made sure to keep what I liked. And went straight into covering up her eyes and then warming up the white with a yellow oil paint stick.
From there she softened, and I knew she needed a softer hairdo and some flowers too. And most of all, she needed to look within, which is how she got her title… DREAMS OF PEACE.
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2 comments on “Dreams of Peace – a NEW Mixed Media Painting”
Anne Gratton
she's wonderful! thanks for sharing your creative process-often times i dont want to cover or change things for fear of “messing it up”–but maybe i can be more brave!!! once again-she's a beauty!
Juliette Crane
thanks! it always helps me to feel like i'm not messing things up if i have a few paintings going on at once. that way, i never get too attached to just one 🙂