29 faces best bits

Day 29 and yes it is finally over.. 

a sniff, a sigh, the challenge to complete 29 faces in 29 days finishes today and so I thought I would do a quick best bits for those who haven't been with me for the whole challenge, for those who have, thank you, and thank you to those who have left such wonderful comments for me along the journey.

xxx

 

 If you missed yesterdays post I am having a 29 face giveaway of my final face. It is a little postcard based on my newly finished blogheader 'Bhiornal'

postcard giveaway

just leave a comment here on yesterdays post saying if you would like the postcard sent to you.

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29 faces final face giveaway!

Bhiornal postcard

Well here is My last face of the challenge. For those who saw my blog yesterday you may recognise the face!

My new blogheader 'Bhiornal' inspired this little postcard which I am giving away as my last post of the challenge.

If you would like to read the story of Bhiornal have a look HERE

and if you fancy being the recipient of my little card giveaway just leave a comment and I will sort out a random draw next week.

Thanks again to Ayala for hosting the challenge. Have a look Here at all the wonderful faces others have produced over the last month. Over the month I think producing so many faces has made me work faster and think more clearly. I have learnt to plan a little better however it will be nice to chill out and do a little creative experimenting with no particular purpose for a little while 'creative doodling' I call it. So I probably go back to my once a week posting.

I need to say a huge thank you to all those who have taken the time to follow me through the challenge and leave such fantastic comments and encouragement.
Much, much appreciated.

'Bhiornal'

                       

29 faces Day 27

'Bhiornal'

After nearly a month of faces the end of the challenge is almost here. It s time to post my finished canvas 'Bhiornal' You may remember my earlier WIPduring the challenge..

Her name comes from an old Island legend that recounts the story of a Viking princess named Bhiornal who whilst sailing back to Scandinavia became gravely ill. The viking fleet pulled into a bay at the north of the Island. She was taken ashore and her dying words to her father were to bury her on the mountainous headland so she might still catch the breeze from her homeland.
 The mountain is called 'Sron Bhiornal' after her.

Finished canvas

WIP

As you can see it is a large  long canvas and it is now my new blog header!I thought it was time for a change.
I have had a thistle theme on the go for much of the summer and this was the culmination of many thistle projects.
If you like her I am having a Bhiornal postcard giveaway tomorrow (Saturday) so drop by and leave a comment.

Thistles

The canvas is presently on show at the Skyeworks gallery on the Isle of Skye.

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Here are a few of my favourite faces I have created this week

and also paint party friday click HERE to have a look at all the other fabulous  work people have done this week.

Also saying hello to Artists in blogland show and tell saturday

29 Faces Day 26

 

 Today  as a continuation of the 29 face challege I thought i would do a little Gelli plate face printing. The challenge not only encourages those participating to develop their techinques of painting, drawing  and observation but also the experimentation with other mediums to create faces.

 I cut a stencil from paper and used it to create a print. Often people buy expensive stencils but as long as you just want to take a few prints paper works fine.

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29 faces Day 25

Isadora is painted onto a pre collaged panel, she is named after her tragic namesake Isadora Duncan, a beautiful ballet dancer who had a passion for long flowing scarves. They were undoing as in 1927 she died after a long silk scarf she was wearing tangled in the rear wheels of her brand new sportscar. I remember my mother telling me the story as I climbed into a motorcycle sidecar attached to my brothers motorbike at the tender age of nineteen. Not sure that I removed the scarf, I probably should have but at that age teenagers always know best!

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29 Faces Day 24

20 minute sketch

I rarely work in just one medium and even more rarely do I work without colour but today forced myself to do a quick 20 minute sketch in just PENCIL!!! I know.. a shock to my system, i had to try very hard not to add a little colour wash :) Working with a time deadline means you have no time to rub out lines you don't like or fuss over detail and as I was short of time today suited my purpose.

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29 faces Day 23

Flower girl

I'm still catching up after my weekend away so in the meantime here is a little flower girl card I made earlier in the year.

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