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Friday, February 24, 2012

Oil Painting on Collage

Violet
11x14, oil on mixed media
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Greetings all. I would say 'happy winter' but we're not having much of that in Central Texas.  A balmy 90 degrees here yesterday.  Violet is basically the same process as before -- paper and acrylics, paper and acrylics, layer upon layer upon layer. But she's oil rather than watercolor as the Paper Dolls before her have been.  I LOVED switching the process around. Be sure to double-click on the photo to see an enlargement and to find the flowers peeking out of her cheeks!  She's on a cradled board that's about 1 1/2 inch deep and her sides are painted turquoise - like the streak on her chin.  No framing necessary. 

4 comments:

Sarah said...

Mitzi, Violet is charming. Glad to see you back painting!
No not much winter here this year. Glad to be back in a sweater today. ;-)
Enjoy the weekend! ~ sarah

Carol Schiff Daily Painting said...

Love your "paper dolls" series. I have done a small amount of collage (thanks to Derek, he is local) but you are taking it to a new level with your addition of paints. very cool!

Virginia Floyd said...

I really like this one, Mitzie! I love how you painted the face, with bits of red and blue, especially that blue highlight on her chin. Beautiful!

Connie Chadwell said...

This is so beautiful and exciting - and I love the oil painting over collage - gorgeous!