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Untitled. 9×12″ ~ Inks, acrylics, oils, pencil, pen on bristol paper.

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Lately I’ve been inspired to let go and do what comes easily.

I was getting a bit bored with my flower patterned backgrounds, so I started to turn them into circles, which intuitively became my characters’ hair.

I will add layers and layers to the backgrounds to get rich colors. Sometimes I’ll have three layers of pink on one circle – a layer of neon pink ink on top of fuchsia and pyrrole red acrylic. Then, if I’m still not happy with the color, I will add another layer of india or acrylic ink I love – like quinocrodone magenta.

Little by little, this becomes a meditative process. So that when I am ready to add my character, I am already nearly finished with the body and hair.

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The funny thing is that these meditative backgrounds and rich colors led me to focus more and more on my characters’ faces, making them even more human while using just a few basic colors.

That’s what I love so much about the creative process… if you let go and follow your inspirations, one thing can just lead you to the next.

Happy painting!

With love + gratitude,

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