Butterfly Lady by Belinda "BillyLee" NYE (Printmaker)
This one of my prints that I have previously uploaded but this one is handpainted with watercolour and pastels. I have been a little down and unable to create, so I thought I would hand paint…and this is the result. I love printmaking because I can take all the prints and individually paint them to suit my mood. Can’t wait to see what this looks like on my portfolio page.
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Billy if this is a self portrait then it captures you perfectly……for someone who has been pretty blue your self concious depicts the opposite……beautiful work. Mel
No , its not me Mel, I used to do photography so I have a lot of girls portraits, I have them so I turned this one into a woodcut print. So she is carved out of wood, then inked up and printed. Then I handpainted and coloured her up a bit today. She has more depth now I think. I put pastel on her face and watercolour on the pinks. Glad you like it. I am still negging out but this helps. B
– Belinda "BillyLee" NYE (Printmaker)
(sigh) Oh what a horrible artist you are!
LOL LOL LOL LOL
Horribly great!
Ha ha, yes, slowly crawling out from under my rock. Did some more more prints today with different techniques, looks alright. Oh and I gave some lessons today on the press for a friend. Yes, climbing out of dark dirty hole , inspiration comes back when I think colours.
– Belinda "BillyLee" NYE (Printmaker)
Did I tell you how funny you are and how you make me laugh, well YOU DO!
– Belinda "BillyLee" NYE (Printmaker)
this is wonderful andyou are so right about printmaking’s versatility.
Thanks Marion, I would never have thought to rub pastel into a print but the effect on black ink was great and the watercolour makes it pop. I put pastel in the eyes and face and watercolour on the buttleflies and tweaked it up a bit on the computer end. But it looks good in my studio. It was missing substance and now it can be framed and who knows.
– Belinda "BillyLee" NYE (Printmaker)
Ooh I want lessons! Or do I? Some guy, at one point, offered me a silk screening table (or whatever it’s called) and various equipment, but, I had zero clue what to do with it. He just goes “It’s easy! Just do it. I thought you were an artist?” So, that was annoying. I left it with him.
It’s so wonderful to see printmaking on this site! The colours in this are so vivid, beautiful linework also. Great! : )
What l wouldn’t give to spend the afternoon inside your head !!!!
Earthy
Serene
Spirit
are just 3 words that pop to mind XXXXXXXXXX
This is very beautiful, as is all of your work:)
Really pretty!
Very unusual,beautiful!! I like the colours!!
Beautiful work ! Thank you Belinda for favoriting my work “Symphony in white” !
Yes, I like your work. I wish you lived nearby so we could have a lesson or two on painting. Sorry to delete some of your work. Its only two a day. Keep putting them into the group. We love them.
– Belinda "BillyLee" NYE (Printmaker)