Monday, July 11, 2011

Brown


Brown is the color of the week at twinkle twinkle and i used chalk to do this portrait...just plain cheap chalk that i have in the studio for the kids to play with.....it is done on wood that i collaged papers on some time ago......lots of texture...i tried to capture the texture in my photo... the pop color is aqua but with chalk it did not pop as much as i would have liked it to..... but anyway, it was fun to do....and different .....

17 comments:

Christine said...

This piece is BEAUTIFUL!!

Joanna said...

Absolutely DREAMY! And all this done with chalks? Brilliant. Her eyes are stunning, and I love the blush on her cheeks. The aqua pops enough for me!

x

Netty said...

Beautiful work, hard to believe this was done in chalks, wonderful. xx

Lesley Edmonds said...

So beautiful! I clicked on the pic and saw the full impact of the textural background. Amazing to think you did this with childrens' chalk.
x

lori vliegen said...

she's absolutely gorgeous, janie!! i love the sweet expression on her face!! xox

Cori Lynn Berg said...

Really lovely! It's so soft and supple! I mix in kid's art materials all the time.. whatever works!

Joanna said...

I LOVE this piece...the look in her eyes, the texture, she's simply stunning!

xo
Joanna

Kristin said...

I saw this on Facebook and thought that the textures were so subtle and soft that it could be digital! Of course I knew it wasn't so I was excited to see what you used - and chalk? Regular ole chalk?! You amaze me. This is incredibly beautiful. Thank you for sharing, xo

Mandy said...

she is so soft and a classic beauty...wow...i have some chalk in my cupboard...i doubt i could get it looking anything like this, tho i do draw a mean hopscotch...lol...xxx

Sharon Tomlinson said...

She is so pretty. I love the challenge of a new medium. Bravo!

Theresa Plas said...

Lovely!!! Amazing tones with the chalk!

Diane said...

Janie---she is stunning--One of my favorites for sure!

Vicki said...

This is really beautiful!

joanna said...

Hi Janie! your portrait is gorgeous!!

Anonymous said...

This portrait is so beautiful. x

Mixed Media/ Altered Crafts said...

Stunning piece! I love the textures and her pretty green eyes with the full lips! Tee

Tricia said...

This is really pretty - she has such a pretty face! And I love the idea of doing a painting on a piece of wood.
Blessings,
Tricia