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This one started as a watercolor but I thought I lost some light in the process so I added gouache and then used india ink and gouache in the background, crayons, watercolor crayons…so it ended up being a mixed media painting.
I had a reference picture with a friend of my daughter with the wig, the crazy hair was my inspiration.
Click here to see a step by step painting tutorial for this watercolor and gouache portrait
Featured in the Painted Ladies group
Featured in the Art and Stories made for children group
Featured in the Watercolor Pencil Art Group
I grew up in France but have been living in Canada for the last 12 years, I am currently located in North Vancouver and work from a studio on Pemberton Avenue.
I have two passions:
- Painting the effects of light with watercolor on paper through portraits and cityscapes
( http://www.watercolorpainting.ca/ and http://www.yupopaperpainting.com/ )
- Building complex textures and edges with acrylics and mixed media on canvas (http://www.mixed-media-paintings.com)
Comments
Amazing work, very nice.
Thanks Terrie!
– Sandrine Pelissier
lovely work a wonderful and fanciful piece !sandrine !LIZ
Thanks Liz :-)
– Sandrine Pelissier
Very nice creative work Sandrine! I like this one a lot!
Thanks Ken!
– Sandrine Pelissier
so awesome! i love the light on her face. beautifully done
Thank you Eleven, the face is one of the few parts left with only watercolors, it’s more transparent.
– Sandrine Pelissier
Very cool concept and I love the inspiration. We never know where it’s going to come from! Love the fact that you used mixed media. The ink and gouache in the background really pops it. Well done. Love this!
Thanks Laura, I think the inspiration for this one came from the kid in me :-)
– Sandrine Pelissier
beautiful artwork .. great job, ur so talented !
Thank you very much Shoab!
– Sandrine Pelissier
Thank you very much!
– Sandrine Pelissier
I love the hair and lyrical mood. :)
Thanks lacitrouille, love the name!
– Sandrine Pelissier
Cette peinture est magique, magnifique…iréelle! je l’adore.
Merci Mamilene ! :-)
– Sandrine Pelissier
Thanks for sharing this Art with us Kids.
Thank you for the feature, that’s great!
– Sandrine Pelissier