Day 1391: Brave in the attempt ...

Close-up#1, gesso & collage on canvas

I had this idea ...

journal page sketch

So I started ...

with a rough idea ...

a sort of wacked-out Ann & Andy.

I really like the above close up.

Using gesso, junk mail & papers ...

layers and layers on a 36 x 48 canvas...

 

and shoes!

Andy's shoes are from a "CrispyCreme" donut bag!

I love doing shoes! Fun!!

Back to work ...

Never too many patterns? That's the title!

It just kept changing.

Above is what it looked like when I took it to...

 a demonstration & added marker to her hair. Oops!

 I tried to recover ...

I think faces are tough ...

so, possibly overworked, I stopped.

final

 

Sometimes things don't work.

Usually I think I can fix it.

Sometimes I can't.

I did get what I think are some cool close-ups.

I promised to post a step by step, and I have.

And even though it didn't quite work ...

I feel it was brave in the attempt.

People in my classes often hear me say ...

I like art where you can tell the artist had fun.

I struggled a bit, but I did have fun.

72 degrees, Santa Ana, CA

A smile for Tuesday ...