Wednesday, 27 June 2018

Inspired again.....

Another piece for 'Art Journal Journey 'Inspired by' challenge.
and as I had so much fun with the Modigliani style painting  I did last week, I really wanted to create another piece inspired by him again. Its mixed media with some collage and a digital quote by Marcel Proust.


I had fun with patterns and mark-making on this and it was a bit of a journey which started with blue card -  a friend gave me a stack of A4 blue and pale yellow card that she didn't want so I am making good use of it :)

I used torn bits from books, dabbing on white paint with no real plan at this point



I used acrylic paint. gouache & Neocolour 2's


The stamped bubbles were using an old wooden stamp made by 'Anitas'


Its sort of looking a bit better - sort of :)



Added lots more colour and defining the lady more

I traced (on tracing paper) over the shape of hair to make a template for her hair which I then cut out of patterned paper and then made a template also for her dress and did the same. 
The beads for the necklace and earrings were done using a shiny red paint used for Pergamano.
The digital quote is by Marcel Proust and the font is called Cheddar Salad BTN Cameo'.
I wanted a quote that fitted with the lack of eyes which are often seen in Modigliani paintings.

The quote says:
 The real voyage of discovery
consists not in seeking
 new landscapes,
 but in having new eyes.  


Thats all for today... have a great day
and thanks for stopping by
Gill x  

13 comments:

  1. Fantastic portrait, really inspired. Have a great day, hugs, Valerie

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  2. Oh Gill. I think Mogdiliani is a muse for you. I love this lady too. I particularly like how she seems all dressed up for a party! I hope we shall seem some more inspiration similar to this one (and the last post too). Hope all is well. Hugs-Erika

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  3. Another wowser of a Modigliani style painting dear Gill and how great to see the progress - it's a fab tutorial as well!I LOVE your unique Lady! She looks GRGEOUS!
    You are such a great inspiration with your art! You really made me happy with all your fantastic pages! ♥♥♥♥♥
    Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your amazing support of the challenge!
    Hugs, Susi

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  4. I’ve been complaining about my gimpy keyboard for awhile, but my mouse has always worked great. That is, until today. I had to buy a new mouse just so I could maneuver between blogs. That’s why I’m really late visiting.

    I agree with Erika. I believe Modigliani is your muse. I adore this and how you took us through the various layers and processes you used in order to create this beauty. I was SO impressed with the background, as well as the focal image. This is stunning. Thanks for sharing this latest entry. I LOVE your theme at Art Journal Journey.

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  5. So glad you created another in this style Gill, I LOVE it when people show how it all came to be. I'm already thinking of pottery in this style! You really do set my creativity on fire, so glad I found you.
    Have a super creative day Tracey xx

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  6. Another wonderful painting Gill and I loved seeing your process photos of her creation. Love the quote too.

    Another hot day here, but I think it's set to cool down slightly later in the weekend - I might be a better blogger then!
    Avril xx

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  7. Its a fabulous painting Gill, thanks for sharing the how to... photos,
    Yvonne xx

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  8. A wonderful creation, Gill and I love the quote. xx

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  9. What an inspiring page, love the step by step and the fabulous outcome...following you now..[aussie aNNie blog]

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  10. Beautiful page! It looks like you had so much fun creating this mixed media piece and I certainly had lots of fun following along to see how it developed - perfect 😁. We are still enjoying the sunshiny days of summer and have been staying cool, we have found walking in the shade of the trees at Lytham Hall very agreeable ...lol 😉. I hope you have had a lovely week! J 😊 x

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  11. Another fabulous "Modigliani" page, Gill. I have to admit the missing eyes are very unsettling. I hope you'll paint her again when she gets her new eyes ;-) The steps of how you created her are very helpful. I love what you did with the bubble stamp. I need one of those.

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  12. This is just fabulous Gill...and inspiring! I think I would need to practice a lot to create anything half as good as this! Hugs,Chrisx

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  13. Brilliant Modigliani style painting! It is much fun to read and see how your wonderful page was created - some incredible steps!

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