Hi guys, first up this week is a little canvas I worked on. I decided I wanted to recreate my frog princess in this mixed media piece. I used Japanese papers, painted over them with acrylic paint. I felt like it give the painting a bit more depth and texture and it was fun to do something different.
I have added this little cutie to my shop as I think it would look lovely in a little girls bedroom :0)
I really took my time painting the sides of the canvas too! :0)
This sketch was another exercise I set myself, I wanted to play around with facial expression. This girl looks unimpressed with something ;0)
Lastly this is my latest piece in my frog series. 'I'm the king of the pond'....I'm sure I don't have to explain my inspiration behind this one? I painted this piece in gouache paint with some coloured pencil on top! :0) I really love how bright the gouache is, i would love to try it on watercolour paper next :0)
I'm finding my frog series a great source of inspiration, it's great to paint one of these when i'm lacking some inspiration or my muse has disappeared :0) They always make me smile too! ;0)
Hope you are all having a wonderful weekend and look forward to catching up on what you've all been doing!
24 comments:
I love gouache and use it all the time... would be lost without it and can't wait to see more of your work with it... I use it on watercolour paper as well as on paper for ink and wash... it works beautifully on the smoother paper... have a great creative week xx
Your pieces are such fun! I have a cheap gouache set I haven't tried yet- you're inspiring me to get it out and use it!
Love your frogs. They really came out good. Happy PPF!
I love them all!!! You did a nice job on painting the sides of the canvas! I love the sketch of the girl! Too cute ;o) Have a great weekend!
Fabulous work! Love the attitude of the girl, and the Titanic frogs are too funny! Happy PPF and have an inspired weekend :)
Lol! i'm the king of the pond! :) They are all gorgeous pieces. That ris paper really does give txture to thepainting. :)
Your frogs are definitely smile-making. The new sketch is really good, too.
Your frogs made me smile, too! So fun and sweet!!
Your girl is sweet, too. The girl does look unimpressed, or definitely like she has some thoughts she isn't going to share with us (she wants to say it, but she's not going to).
Happy PPF!
Definitely they make me smile! King of the pond - is fabulous as is your princess.
You captured that expression very well.
When you said King of the Pond - I thought it might be a different "King", especially after Marilyn!
Your frog series is fun - I like the first canvas and I can easily see it in a girl's bedroom. The "Titanic" one is great as well. I can understand that these make you feel happy!
The little girls sketch turned out great, you did a nice job
I adore seeing what you've come up with every week. And that sketch is awesome. That is something I struggle with...getting the right expression that I am looking for. Maybe I should practice sketches too!
adorable froggies and your sketch is perfect...xxx
Such whimsical and fun frogs and wonderful expressive sketch ~ well done! ~ namaste,carol (Share the Creative Journey) Happy SS ^_^
They are always lovely to see!!
Love your amazing series of frog paintings:)
xx
Wow..all of your pieces are very beautiful and inspiring...you have a magical touch in all that you create!
and woah..I love the Portrait on your side bar of your Great G!! Wow!!
Victoria
Awesome! I love how you painted a design on the sides and the design is gorgeous too!
cute frog couple, very charming
I love how you painted the sides of the canvas--now it looks like a thick book. Very cute froggies--both pics posted here and I like the pencil sketch of the girl here too.
Loving all of your works here, Nicola. Especially your King of the Pond. It's brilliant. :)
Happy SS!
Good job they can swim!
Love your frog series and the painted sides of your canvas!
They are brilliant! I LOVE the frog princess and sweet couple! HOW cool this series is - so whimsical, colorful and fun! xoxo
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