The final step was to paint a face onto the background, and collage some of the ink doodles as a headdress. Traci's looked like this one on the cover of her latest book.
She creates stylized lady's faces that she calls "glam girls" who have one very elaborate eye, no nose, sexy lips and curly long hair. They also tend to have green, purple or other colorful faces.
I did not want mine to be a copy of Traci's. Since I have been trying to paint faces for awhile, I decided to try a more realistic face. When I collaged some of my doodles, the India ink smeared all over. I had to repaint them. Here is what I came up with.
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| Island Bride, mixed media painting by Jeanne McBrayer |
She ended up being a bride because I went a little too wild when I painted in her hair. I gessoed over the black paint, and it looked like a bridal veil. So I added some stenciling with white acrylic paint.
I have no idea what I will do with this. Maybe cut it up into postcards or journal covers? It is fun to try new techniques.
I also began several other backgrounds that have faces in progress, so I will get to those sometime this week.
Are you ready for the Super Bowl? It is cold and rainy today. I think I will spend the afternoon before the big game quilting my Cassatt portrait, and maybe its companion, the barn picture, as well. I have almost finished stitching it.
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