Bay Watch

thx traceyanne :)
...no, i think i made them uneasy with my furtive glances and frowns in their direction…i’m very inhospitable aren’t i (lol)

thank you Marinella :)

thanks Cliff !

haha!!!!!
you know the feeling then…it’s so wierd…
it made me wunder whether i should’ve asked permission, but i just don’t have the guts…then they want to look at it…and you know, pressure, pressure, pressure….all gets out of hand and i stuff it up!!!

I meant to say thank you so much Cate for your lovely comments and story, i find it very interesting indeed :)

thanks bubbles … thank you very much :)

oh how sweet is she!!!
as sweet as you methinx Cate :)
what a cool story that is … :)

a true byron bay native she is fa…..
she’s also based on the hippywear you see a lot around byron these days…
hipster flairs…flowing hair….wish I could still get away with that look!! hehe

thanks sparkles :)

thank you tserio :)

lol….well, this was Byron Bay Watch…..
so not quite as buxom and a little more hippy :)
the gesso is the white acrylic which has an impasto (thick textured) effect on the hair and the waves, i also used it for highlighting her dax (trousers) :) i just looooooooooooooooooved gesso (jesso) from day one…it’s the best stuff…really thick and wonderful for textural effects or just giving tooth/roughness to your painting surface as an undercoat…it will seal it, and enable paint to ‘grab’...so you don’t have paint slipping on a shiny or smooth surface…gesso will just about stick to anything :) and it comes in black now as well!! i must get some now come to think of it :0

thanx Robin,
yes, I’ve noticed that…
the waves roll in a rather unusual way at The Pass..at Byron Bay
you are often looking side-on at the waves there….

haha!! oh i’m so happy….yippeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee :)

thank you so much Renate :)

thank goodness i was here to help lol
can’t have you just staring at gesso all day
you’ve got to get downright messy with it!!!
here’s an idea…....get a large sheet of paper., cover yourself head to toe in gesso and do a wild body print!! take a photo and post it to RB so I know you’re using your gesso!!! lol

thank you very much :)

oh great, glad you like it Paola :)

Hi Elenne, thx very much your lovely comment :)

thanks Ellen :)

lol, thx so much pinky :)

thanx very much Deidre!! glad you like her :)

ta mate!

thank you so much TK ….
glad you like the music too…
i’ve been listening to that same song
on a loop all day long!!

thank you very much Paul, your feedback is so refreshing and greatly appreciated,
cheers, Karin :D