A few months ago I wrote a about
wishing I could paint faces, girls in particular. I wrote about loving artists like Kelly Rae Roberts and Julie Nutting, who paint beautiful girls in their artwork. Really I think the reason I love the girls in their artwork is because, in the midst of a busy day in which I'm trying to be everything to everyone, their girls help me connect to the girl inside me...feminine, precious, beautiful...free. I love that girl. I want to paint that girl.
This morning I took my first step in the direction of finding that girl in my paintbrush! I went to an artist friend's house around 10:30 a.m and received my first ever one-on-one art lesson. Painted my first real face (she turned out pretty cute, don't you think?) and it wasn't near as hard as I originally thought! Okay, now I'm off to keep practicing! :)
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| Making Faces, courtesy of Katie Holmes. |
This is the very reason I love pictures of girls (and women!). They remind me of that girl inside of me.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe this was your first attempt!
I can't either, Amy!!! :) Best art teacher I've ever had! :)
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