I am glad you like the feathers, thank you to the people who left me a comment. I do really appreciate reading them. This page for week 5 was a real pleasure for me, I couldn't wait to get started and I loved doing it. I wanted to put in the long dark bubbly seaweed and it was the first piece to go on the page, as with all the objects it is life size, so I twisted it across the double pages. Then I chose the other objects, shells, sea weeds and the feather. Above you can see the work in progress and how I added the sketched seaweed, at the left side. Then I wanted to put the mermaids purse in the centre, placed on a little piece of paper to see if it looks right. I like to place the real objects on my paper and move them around until it feels right. This has come from my experience of adding something in a drawing and then wishing I had left it as it was. I was going to put more shells in but time ran out, Saturday came around again, so I am calling it done. The shells were hard because I wanted to get the details and this paper did not help nor did my tired eyes. I know my shells would be better in pencil but I wanted to show colours and painting with the fine brush was very time consuming.
It has taken me many hours to complete this but I think it was worth it.
I am really happy with this page, it is how I wanted it to be, like a tangled arrangement ....to me it just feels like how you find the objects on the shore, as the sea has left them. The colours are rich and the more I find these objects the more I am enjoying this project. There are lovely decorative qualities in the shapes of the seaweeds, such rich colours and somehow they just cry out to be painted.
Today I have been collecting again, a huge bag full of treasures but I will tell you about it next week with the drawing.
Hope you like them, I would love to know what you think.
millyx
Please do not use my pictures without asking my permission, thank you.
18 comments:
Tout comme la mer vous nous étonnez par la richesse de vos dessins...
Très belle harmonie ...
Bisous
I love it.
It looks as though the tide had come and gone, leaving a beautiful arrangement on the page.
Beautiful composition, well worth the time you spent on it!
Oh, my goodness! These are wonderful...they fill my eyes. What a gifted artist you are!
Another lovely picture Milly, I do love the flow of the seaweed, and the colours in the shells. What a good idea to play around with the objects on the page first, I would never have thought of that.
It *is* a lovely arrangement - it really feels like one single picture - with lots of lovely things to muse over..
Jannette
Really beautiful... I love all of it, the objects you've chosen, the arrangement and of course the beautifully delicate painting. I loved your feathers last week too but don't think I got around to commenting.
I am really enjoying your seashore series and it really looks like you are too, it shows in the paintings!
Carrie... :)
These pages are so elegant. So beautiful! They make me long for the beach.
I love how the seaweed seems to dance on the page. Beautiful arrangement of a lively colorful catch!
The seaweed looks like a delicate necklace. Again, I really enjoyed seeing how you bring together your paintings and the ideas behind them, and also your hopes for the final picture. It's lovely Milly!!
Dan
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Lovely colours and shapes here Milly, such variety too. Have a good week, Lesley x
This would make a great textile design, I can see it on silk.
I love how the seaweed crosses the pages. The mermaid's pouch fascinates me. I've never heard them referred to that way and I'll be more aware of them when I head to the ocean. I also love the shells on this page.
These pages are absolutely fantastic!
I like the way the seaweed leads the eye across the page.
I love the colors in this one, and the way the seaweed wanders across the page ~ Beautiful work you do! :)
Great page! So colorful an intertwined. Such a pleasure to view!
Carol
absolutely beautiful!
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