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4/01/2014

The Foam Board Four

Once upon a time in January of 2013 there was a piece of foam board on my table. No. This is not an April Fool's joke. This was a catch-all piece I'd do all my work on top of so it caught everything.And do you remember my goal last year was to practice drawing faces and wanting to incorporate them into my art? I think I've shown you a couple of these before. I am being brave to show these to you because they really stink.I let this sit for a good many months before I sent back to it.And reworked it some more. And ended up with this. They are certainly a bunch of strange characters but I've grown fond of them over the year watching them develop. I feel good that I didn't give up and did pretty much finish this painting. So. There you have the foam board four. Don't mess with them. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ I'm going to link this on Friday here and here.

14 comments:

  1. You are the only one who thinks they stink, trust me! The finished piece is beautiful! ♥♥♥

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  2. This is a great piece Jo. Love the colors and the emotion the faces have on them, Well done.

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  3. I love your painting Jo, your ladies are brilliant. Happy PPF, Annette x

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  4. I LOVE them! The third last picture is looking great already and would've felt finished to me. So good that you went back to it!

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  5. I agree...you are the only one who thinks that...they don't stink. They are intriguing! Great depth in color too.

    Happy Paint Party Friday!
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  6. They definitely do not stink! I love the catch-all foamboard, and you pulled something awesome out of it!

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  7. OOOH I LOVE your style!! Very nice... I love how the girls turned out so beautifully unique!

    Hugs Giggles

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  8. Painting faces is all about caracter, and yours have it all. Love this piece. Very well done!

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  9. I love these and the stages, thank you!

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  10. Very cool, Jo. I love your very patient rendering of your four women with personality. I love the title of Foam Board Four!

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  11. Luv the contrasts of background and faces, have a nice Friday

    Much love...

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  12. what a wonderful use for that catchall board!
    I enjoy how they progressed as well!

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