Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Measure Twice

You know that phrase, "measure twice, cut once"? Yeah... I think I need that framed above my sewing table. Unlike painting, you can't just get it close enough or paint over a mistake. On a related subject, I was looking for my seam ripper, but it is no where to be found! I even looked in the places where my cats usually fling small objects I leave unattended, but no luck. So, needing to get my fix of creativity, I looked around and remembered a painting I'm doing for a friend. I've put this painting off for some reason, and my friend has been incredibly patient in waiting for it. Plus he lives in India, so he can't do much about it ;) I kid... seriously it's really late.
Pencil on canvas board 14" x 18" 
I thought I'd do thin layers of acrylic paint to build up the colors.....

Acrylics on canvas board
.... but then I realized that since I didn't erase the grid lines, I'll need thick paint to cover those up. Whoops. Another example of measure twice? Actually, I think it will look better with more opaque paint in the end, so no big deal. I'll keep you updated as the painting progresses!

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Happy New Year

New year's make-up! Sorry the quality of these photos are awful. I used my camera phone. Someday I'll get a nice camera. But until then, enjoy these crappy blurry pictures!
 I found that getting the glitter to stick to my eyelids was difficult- you really need some kind of sticky primer to make it work. Also, my eyeliner got messed up when I put on the fake lashes.
 I'd love to see anyone else's make-up experiments or re-creations of the stuff I've tried.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!