Friday, 16 March 2012

My Mum...a natural beauty :D

So this is what happened to the ruined pastel portrait yesterday. I guess she didn't want to be mono-tonal lol, but she does want to be entered for this weeks Paint Party FridayTo get from "ruined oil pastel sketch" to "Mixed media Goddess" you got to get nasty!!!
I cut the original piece in half and buried it under some scrunched paper. Then I cut out the original inspirational image and glued that on top.
Next I dabbed various acrylics on with kitchen paper(including some lush metalics) and painted the image over with china white....and stared doodling.... forgetting to take photos :S as she screamed for MORE COLOUR!!!!
Then I grabbed some ornate black peel off stickers to make a border, using the off cut as a stencil to add a splash of pale blue. Over this layer I added some rub on text and a butterfly :D
The finished piece also has a few cabochon gem stones for flower centres :D
Enjoy :D XXX
Photobucket
Posted by at
Labels: ,

35 comments:

  1. Virginia16 March 2012 at 08:08

    Wow Gina that is awesome, just goes to show you that nothing can technically be 'ruined' it just needs lots of lots of work to bring it back to where it needs to be - I love the colours on this it looks fantastic - hope you have a great day!

    Hugs

    ReplyDelete
  2. Joanna16 March 2012 at 08:57

    This is WONDERFUL! I LOVE the colours, the stencilling, the fab image of your Mum. This is super.

    ReplyDelete
  3. SusieJ16 March 2012 at 09:36

    Wonderful! See, there are "no mistakes in art"...lol!
    Hugs xx

    ReplyDelete
  4. Kokopelli16 March 2012 at 10:31

    Wow, how beautiful that is! Love the colors. Happy PPF!

    ReplyDelete
  5. Netty16 March 2012 at 11:40

    Fabulous collage, great originality. Happy PPF and have a great weekend, Annette x

    ReplyDelete
  6. carol l mckenna16 March 2012 at 12:25

    Fantastic collage ~ very creatively recovered ~ way to go ~ thanks, namaste, Carol ~ Happy Weekend ^_^

    ReplyDelete
  7. Abela16 March 2012 at 14:35

    Sometimes an error ends up being a success. I see a good creative work. Saludos

    ReplyDelete
  8. Unknown16 March 2012 at 14:48

    Oh My, Gina! This is simply awesome. I'm in love -- you did an incredible job of transformation. xoDonna

    ReplyDelete
  9. Unknown16 March 2012 at 16:41

    WOW! This one is so cool!! I love her eyebrows!!!

    ReplyDelete
  10. Kristin16 March 2012 at 16:52

    LOVE your work . . . I'm a new fan! xo

    ReplyDelete
  11. Debbie16 March 2012 at 17:07

    Very cool! I love seeing your process. The transformation is amazing.

    ReplyDelete
  12. Unknown16 March 2012 at 17:42

    Cool work...love the transformation :)

    ReplyDelete
  13. Šolanje na domu-Waldorf16 March 2012 at 18:04

    Your mom looks fantastic, Gina. :) Love how springy the whole page looks. :)

    ReplyDelete
  14. Mary C. Nasser16 March 2012 at 18:56

    Great textures and layaers!
    It's wonderful to see the progression of this in the photos you took.
    ♥♥♥
    Happy PPF!!
    Mary
    Mixed-Media Map Art

    ReplyDelete
  15. PiaRom16 March 2012 at 19:09

    Gina this is AMAZING !! Love the "Sixties"-Effect ;)

    ReplyDelete
  16. Leovi16 March 2012 at 19:48

    I love this interesting composition with excellent colors and a nice design, very creative, good job.

    ReplyDelete
  17. Liberty16 March 2012 at 19:57

    Fantastic !

    ReplyDelete
  18. WrightStuff16 March 2012 at 23:36

    Wow - what a transformation. Stupdendous! Marvelous! A positive delight!!

    ReplyDelete
  19. bohemiannie! art16 March 2012 at 23:46

    OMGoodness! this is FABuLOUS!

    ReplyDelete
  20. Alexandra MacVean17 March 2012 at 03:35

    This is pretty cool. I'm always a fan of seeing the transformation of one's art. :)

    ReplyDelete
  21. Anne Manda17 March 2012 at 06:24

    Awesome collage, love the richness of color and texture! <3

    ReplyDelete
  22. wednesday17 March 2012 at 13:50

    I'll take a mistake any day if it turns into something as great as this. Are you going to give it to your mum?

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Gina17 March 2012 at 18:01

      I used a print of it to make her mother's day card :D

      Delete
  23. EVA17 March 2012 at 15:33

    What fun! Will (would) your mother be thrilled with her transformation? Love all the colours too.

    ReplyDelete
  24. Fallingladies17 March 2012 at 20:40

    This turned out so cool, what a chnge! Very creative!

    ReplyDelete
  25. Magaly Guerrero18 March 2012 at 00:08

    You an incredibly arty, witchy woman. I bet your mom is eternally proud of her her girl ;-)

    ReplyDelete
  26. Magic Love Crow18 March 2012 at 00:53

    Wow!! Double Wow! This is so beautiful Gina! I bet your mom loves it too ;o)

    ReplyDelete
  27. ZHENYA ZHURAVLYOVA18 March 2012 at 07:13

    wow!

    ReplyDelete
  28. *jean*18 March 2012 at 17:01

    a beautiful rescue! happy ppf!

    ReplyDelete
  29. Silvia(Barnie)18 March 2012 at 20:14

    Looks wonderful, very arty. Love the fresh colors.

    ReplyDelete
  30. Jen @Sadie Inspired19 March 2012 at 05:38

    Oh I love that you used a picture of your mom. Love! The colorful flowers around her face are so pretty. :)

    ReplyDelete
  31. K.M.Myers20 March 2012 at 04:58

    This card is so lovely! Flowers in the hair are an inspiration!

    ReplyDelete
  32. Valerie-Jael20 March 2012 at 08:16

    What a great idea - LOVE this card! Valerie

    ReplyDelete
  33. pauline20 March 2012 at 16:58

    Aren't we all lucky that you decided to GET NASTY!? ;-)
    Great job! i really love what you did with the explosion of colors and flowers in her hair. And LOVE the nose. Yes, i do. xoxo

    ReplyDelete

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)