Monday 11 May 2015

Words Painting By Numbers

This PA challenge about words has captured my imagination. I am enjoying thinking of different ways to display words.
I collect magazine pics and remembered that I had a simple drawing of a face in a make up advert.
I drew my own simplified version in my journal using an ordinary pencil.



Next, I went over the lines with Stabilo Black Aquarellable pencil and probably because my Grandson George has enjoyed creating his own dot to dot pictures recently, I numbered the lines!


Next, I selected a few PA fresco paints and dabbed the paint through a dotty stencil for a kind of frame.
I went over my stabile lines with a wet paint brush to darken them and added some fresco colour to the face.
Finally, I wanted to suggest hair with words and it seemed a good idea to write "Painting By Numbers", which was a popular painting set for nervous artists when I was little!
A little quirky but good fun creating it! love it when you start something and have no idea where it will end up!


My lovely friend Mo @Massofhair has suggested that I link this to Kim Dellow's Hand drawn faces on a Friday too, so here goes!

17 comments:

  1. Really 'different', Hazel! I love the numbers idea! I remember having a kit for my birthday and the lovely smell of the little tubs of oil paint! I wanted to create my own pics, though and not merely stick to the numbers! You've created your own subversive version here! i love it! xxx

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  2. what a great idea Hazel!! I used to love dot to dot pictures, this takes me back!

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  3. Wow Hazel this is so original! She looks fab a great way to interpret the new challenge. Claire x

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  4. Love this idea especially how you worked the words in, simple but so effective x

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  5. Love it Hazel, great idea and very modern x

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  6. Great fun and what a novel idea xxx

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  7. I love it, great idea and she is beautiful Hazel! xx

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  8. Ooh, clever...and so striking - what a great take on the theme.
    Alison xx

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  9. Ooooh Hazel i adore your face, she is stunning!

    Please would you link your face to Kim Dellows blog where she is celebrating our hand drawn faces on a Friday? I know she would love to see your face ( and the one you have drawn too lol).

    Hugs
    Mo:-) xxx

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  10. That is wonderful, I love it!

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  11. What a great idea, very original. Love it!

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  12. Brilliant! I LOVE your face, just a wonderful style, I'm so glad Mo pointed you in the direction of Art It Friday - Show Your Face your unique portrait is an inspirational addition to the collective, thank you for linking it up and I so hope to see some more in the coming weeks. Kxx

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  13. Wow! This is fabulous Hazel! xxx

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  14. Wonderful. Proper modern art!

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  15. Ohhh Hazel, joining the numbers, what a clever idea! It's a brilliant sketchy, fun piece!

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  16. This is so original and fun! I must be braver and attempt more faces. Love the concept of painting by numbers.

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