I am not happy with Faces 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25

Yes, it's ugly. I am NOT proud of the quality of these faces.  The drawings look childish and poorly rendered. So why leave them in my blog?   I left them here for a reason.  I am human.  I make "bad" art choices and works just like anyone else, even after majoring in art, teaching art, and practicing off and on for years. But I preach to my students to keep their "bad" work, date it and put it away.  Look back later to see how much you have progressed.  It's like seeing a child's development.  You don't notice the changes so much when you are with them, but go away for a few months and the growth is evident.   

How often do I hear  that people think they aren't artistic or creative?  I believe that anyone who believes this either hasn't discovered the right media or hasn't practiced making art long enough to discover their own potential. 

I hear the same thing over and over..."I can't draw a straight line."  News flash!.... Use a ruler!  And be aware that most straight lines are boring.     It is important to understand that anyone can have a bad day, but anyone who wants to learn to draw, paint, or create other arts can do so! 

I had the wrong goal with these faces.  I wanted to get all 29 finished by the deadline, so I sat down and did a collage of faces tonight.  I made a watercolor splash and tried to find faces in it..  I did not reach the 29 face goal, but I did remind myself to slow down and enjoy the process.  Don't worry so much about the outcome.  This is a lesson that I have to remind myself of over and over.  ENJOY making the art and with perseverance and practice, you will produce quality work.

The next one reminds me so much of my brother. The likeness was not intentional, but he has been on my mind a lot lately.

RIP my dear Jimmy.....

I\ more faces I drew the more careless I became....a sure sign of fatigue and focusing on the wrong goals.

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Face 19 Buffalo Roamed

I completed this face the day before this challenge actually began, so this may be a little stretch, but I worked so passionately on it that I thought I should include it.  I found the rusty car hood beside old Rt. 66. Although I was happy to find a free art "canvas," I am saddened that such discarded items are so readily available along our highways.  Route 66 was  the labeled a romantic, scenic route of our past...and consider what was there before the highway was built.

Buffalo Roamed

51" X 53"

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Face 18 Lady Valentine

Hasn't every little girl dreamed of owning a horse?  I finally got mine when I was an adult.  Lady Valentine was a beautiful white Arabian.   I loved watching her run in the the pasture even more than I loved riding her.  A beautiful creature... One day when I was petting her and noticed the veins in her face  looked like vines..


                                               I made a pen and ink sketch back then...

I turned that drawing into this painting.

Lady Valentine

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 Lady Valentine, I miss you.  I hope you are still running in heavenly pastures......
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Face 17 Valentine Fairy

Whimsy is not my normal style, though I wanted to try it.  I created a whimsy valentine for a challenge in Pamela Joy's group in Mixed Media Workshops. It was great fun.  I often turn to old hymnals for my collages, and you see that effect in this fairy's skin.

  I cropped this face from the larger collage.  It was fun and I will definitely explore more whimsy in March.  My goal is to create some three dimension whimsy dolls and characters during the next month.  It is time to clean out my found object collections!

Face 16 Dupon

  Because I began the challenge late, I for some of my faces I am using portions of paintings I did during this period that included paintings.  I cropped the head from the collage. The media is acrylic paint, feathers, ink, magazine pages.  But my favorite part was a shopping bag that I bought at Christimas in Italy    If you look closely on the center of the large feathers, you may see a crest with the word "Dupon"  The Italians graciously wrap each purchase during the holidays without even asking with lovely papers and tiny stylish embellishments.  I could not find a translation for this world and I believe  Dupon was the name of the store, thought I cannot remember for sure.  

Buon Natale, Amore Mios!!!

Dupon

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Face 15 Little Fairy

I never like my fairies, but I keep drawing them....maybe someday I will try a whimsy one....???

I did have fun drawing the wings.

watercolor, ink, colored pencil, and ball-point pens

Face 14 Destiny

An imaginary face.  She looks like a "Destiny" to me...

5 " x 7"  Pencil' on drawing paper