Thursday, 14 May 2015

Getting there

I have made good progress on my painting. Finally finished all the white spaces. I tried out different brands of white and in the end found one that covered the background better. Still had to do lots of layers though. I now started working on the faces. Here's the first one:

And here's the whole painting:

Changed a few things here and there that I wasn't so happy with, and now overall I like it better. Still a bit of work to do though.

Also finished some more ACEO's:


 Lyrics from Dire Straits, but I didn't have room to add their name anymore ...

And look how this one looked when I scanned it in:

It's weird: every time I scan something that has fluorescent pink or orange, the colours just disappear...

Okay, that's it for this week. Linking this to Paint Party Friday of course, the weekly party full of gorgeous and interesting art. Go have a look over there, you won't regret it! And I'm also linking to a new art bloghop, this one all about faces. Which, as you know, is my favorite subject to paint/draw/sketch. It's called "Art it Friday-Show your face", and I found it thanks to Linda :-)

Thanks so much for coming to visit me, and I wish you a beautiful day, and a relaxed weekend full of happiness.

Funny for this week:

 lol

See you next week ♥ ♥ ♥


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33 comments:

  1. Valerie-Jael15 May 2015 at 09:45

    Screw the system! good one! Love how you have applied the white, the paintings are really good. Nice ACEOs, too. Valerie

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  2. Giggles15 May 2015 at 10:59

    Love it all. Just stunning...and the comedy always gets me. I love both scanned and non scanned atcs...I always love your faces!!

    Hugs Giggles

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  3. Nordljus15 May 2015 at 11:23

    It looks wonderful! Love it! The ACEOs look great too.

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  4. My name is Erika.15 May 2015 at 11:39

    Love your finished piece! Glad we finally got to see it.

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  5. Jackie PN15 May 2015 at 12:14

    Your finished piece is exquisite Denise! and your ACEOs are wonderful!
    Funny thing about the scanning, I have noticed the same with anything I have scanned- kinda disappointing as I like to save some of my fav backgrounds to use again,but then they never look the same! "(
    oh well- Happy weekend my friend! xo

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  6. Laila15 May 2015 at 12:19

    A bunch of lovely pieces and yummy colors.

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  7. Jeanet15 May 2015 at 12:26

    I was all in awe of your brilliant work and then I scroll down to your funny of the week. Thank you so much for the laugh. I needed that. Thanks for sharing.

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  8. Susan15 May 2015 at 13:25

    Wow! your painting is a wonderful whimsical vibrant piece. The more I look, the more I see...and I smile!

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  9. Anonymous15 May 2015 at 15:07

    Marvelous painting, it's really come a long way. xox

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  10. rose AKA Walk in the Woods - she/her15 May 2015 at 16:57

    The painting is fantastic ~ Love it! And your ACEOs are charming too. And the cat image ... too funny!

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  11. Linda Kunsman15 May 2015 at 19:09

    "Screw the system"-ha!! I could SO see my food hound of a dog doing that:):) That first piece of art with the white background is simply amazing!!! Loving all your ACEOs too- beautiful little portraits.

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  12. GlorV115 May 2015 at 19:39

    Awesome painting, love it! Also love that cat digging in to the food his way. tee hee. Have a great day.

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  13. Kate Robertson15 May 2015 at 20:19

    I love how the painting turned out. Really amazing with a white background. Your aceo girls are just darling too. Happy PPF
    Kate

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  14. Jo16 May 2015 at 00:12

    Beeeautiful as always!!

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  15. Kim Dellow16 May 2015 at 00:20

    Wow, totally great, such varied and wonderful works. Adore them all and I love all the details in the first painting. Thanks so much for linking to Art It Friday - Show Your Face and for the shout out too. Kx ps. the 'screw the system' photo made me laugh. :)

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  16. Robin16 May 2015 at 00:33

    Your painting is awesome! Love the colors and how you used the white. The ACEOs are beautiful. I'm stuck on learning some new faces and making some ATCs/ACEOs too. Hugs, Rasz PPF #62 (not 63)

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  17. Beverley Baird16 May 2015 at 05:33

    Lovely portraits!

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  18. Tracey FK16 May 2015 at 08:44

    I am still giggling from the funny for the week... but the painting is looking amazing...xx

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  19. artbyjune16 May 2015 at 08:52

    I love your style! Beautiful work.

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  20. Jenny16 May 2015 at 09:51

    Love the white Denise... everything pops beautifully.... and sweet ACEO's.... thanks for the funny... it made me laugh X

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  21. Marja's Stamp Addiction en Marja's Creativity16 May 2015 at 11:04

    O I love your work so much Denise. Fantastic the white background and the beautiful colors. And your ACEO's are beautiful. Lieve groetjes Marja

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  22. Joyce17 May 2015 at 01:23

    the large painting is glorious - wish i could afford one of your originals. with regard to the scanning problems with colours not turning out how they should, bring the scanned picture into photoshop, and add a few adjustment layers like "curves" and "hue/saturation" to adjust the colours to more closely match the original

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    1. denthe18 May 2015 at 23:17

      Thanks for the tips Joyce! I'll have to play with it a little bit .... ;-)

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  23. ☥17 May 2015 at 04:28

    Me encantan :)
    ¡Y las flores en el pelo son preciosas! Love it!

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  24. christiene17 May 2015 at 09:37

    Je hebt niet stil gezetten, het is heel mooi geworden
    de bonte kleurtjes komen mooi tot hun recht op de witte achtergrond.
    En je weet Denise ik hou van je schilderwerk.!!
    liefs groetjes Christiene...........

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  25. Maarit at Violets Corner17 May 2015 at 16:12

    Fantastic art work!

    Love and hugs
    Maarit

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  26. Michellem18 May 2015 at 05:17

    What size is your newest painting? It looks amazing!
    Love your ACEO - the way you draw hair makes me happy!

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    1. denthe18 May 2015 at 23:30

      Thanks Michelle! It's 61cm x 61cm (24x24 inches) on a block canvas.

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  27. moongirl19 May 2015 at 13:28

    I am really loving the white! These are such fabulous paintings and so fun. They make me feel happy. :)

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  28. JKW19 May 2015 at 21:34

    I absolutely love your style. The ACEO cards are adorable . . I'm sure they will be fast sellers. Blessings, Janet PPF

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  29. Šolanje na domu-Waldorf20 May 2015 at 14:05

    Gorgeous as always! :) Did you try white gesso maybe?

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    1. denthe20 May 2015 at 20:12

      yep, tried everything. Found that the Expert Acrylic from Amsterdam covered best ....

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  30. Marit21 May 2015 at 10:45

    Hallo Denise. Afgelopen week kwam Dawn's boek binnen (ik sta er ook in maar ja, wij Europeanen moeten altijd even wachten voordat het hier beschikbaar is...) en jouw werk sprak me meteen aan. Dus kom ik je even opzoeken! Net even je website 'gescanned' en door je blog gescrold... voor mij ben je een blijvertje hoor! Je blogadres gaat in mijn 'regelmatig te bezoeken' rijtje ;) Heb een fijne, zonnige dag! Lieve groeten uit Zeeland (Nederland) Marit

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