The Daydreamer mixed media portrait
The Daydreamer |
Again I started with a collage. I hand make the papers and then chose the parts that kind of made a similar pattern on the kimono to what the black/white reference photo showed.. The top is part of Paul's used coffee filter and I put a couple of strips of handmade paper on the side so that she appears to be either in a doorway or window. I had actually torn some of the greenish paper to make leaves at the bottom, but felt I didn't need anything else, so left it pretty open.
Then I went forth with water and brush and took wet charcoal and slopped it on for the darker background and parts of the hair. I tried really hard this time to be sure I didn't get it on the skin area of the face and chest.
One of the challenge of this piece was the unusual pose and head angle. So I then delicately tried to add the shadows areas to define the face. Because I had thrown in a pop of orange when I made the paper I felt I could get away with adding some of that to the face to tie in the orange. I added both the blue and orange to a couple of strokes on the hair to add some color and liveliness.
Thanks much for stopping by and taking a look.
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