For those of you that have been following my progress on my Cheryl’s Window Facebook page, here is my finished art. If you are not a fan yet, please visit me with the link just above or on the left sidebar here.
This started as a piece of 12 x 6 wood that my DH cut for me. I gessoed the wood and added some papers and then started painting. I was quite proud of myself because this was all drawn free hand. Not perfect, but I never expected it or wanted it to be.
I loved the serene look on her face. I also was so excited to find the perfect phrase yesterday on a card my dear friend, Katie, was sharing with me. I only used part of the sentiment. It was perfect to not only compliment my state of current mind and her serene expression, but also went with the picture of the bee that was showing through on her blouse. All the trim and her hair flower were glued down using my favorite Helmar 450 glue. I don’t have to worry about it coming off or showing through.
I added some glass beads and some pearl paint for texture and shimmer for on wings.
And look, I’ve even been saving some of my Cricut cut negatives for stencils. This stencil was from some clouds I had cut out for a previous projects and I just layered some modeling paste with a palette knife for the extra bits of dimension.
And, isn’t this easel gorgeous? My dear sister gave it to me. I don’t have a permanent home in my house for it yet because it is quite large, but I will treasure it. Now, I think I need to create a bit larger canvas, don’t you?
Thanks for stopping by to visit with me today.
WOWZA….This is gorgeous. Love the color. 🙂
She is gorgeous! The colors and detail work are amazing! Really loving all the different textures. You should be very proud of this!
WOW! You did a fantastic job, and all free hand. Love all the colors you used and the eyes are stunning.
TFS!
Cindy Lou
Wow, Cher!!! What a great piece of “art”!!! And I love the easel!!!
You did a wonderful job on free-handing your drawing’ if you’re not a sketch artist, you did an excellent job! This looks like something you find in an art store or musuem!!! And aren’t you fortunate to have a dear hubby who’ll cut your wood pieces to size for you?!!! Overall, it’s wonderful and so’s the easel from your sister!!!
Thanks for dropping over to visit. I loved having you and you’ll always welcome to drop by!!!
Hugs, my friend!
I just saw this a little bit ago in Paulas shop and I LOVE it…it’s even better in person. Love all the texture that you added!! Next time you guys “Play” down at the shop, let me know and I may just have to come on down!! 😉
Tracy V
It’s perfect and that easel is beautiful! What a special gift!