On the river (work in progress)
Acrylic on birch panel
5 x 7 inches
Barbara Muir © 2014
I spent the day painting and learning. We were
having a working day, and in my breaks I
watched a video on painting techniques from
Artists Network. Connecting with Alyson
Stanfield's Art Biz Blog Twitter Tweekly for
January 12 set me off on some fun paths. I
learned about key ways to use a Facebook cover
page from the Social Media Examiner and learned
how to do a FaceBook cover page design change
at Canva. It was a wonderful, full, idea-packed day.
My favorite kind of day.
On another note one strange tip from the loop
was to use cocoa powder as face bronzer. Tried
it and went out walking the dog looking wonderfully
tanned. (Proviso -- cocoa is chocolate, and great as
it may look on your face as a bronzer, it stains clothing
-- so wear a towel around your neck when/if you are
applying cocoa, and don't get it on clothes. Dark
clothing is advisable.)
This little portrait is still a work in progress,
but it is coming along. All in all a great
Sunday, a perfect end of the week.
Have a-noticing-your-best-times day.
4 comments:
This is a tremendous portrait just as is, it has a natural spontaneity to it - hope you don't do too much more to it.
Consumption wise what kind of cocoa do you use?
Love,
Marcia
Hi Marcia,
Okay I won't do much more. As for cocoa, I use Fry's cocoa powder, and make it in the cup with a bit of sugar, boiling water and then a little milk. Frankly I'm addicted.
Love,
Barbara
Just happened upon your blog for the first time. I agree with Marcia, the portrait felt finished when I glimpsed it before I saw "WIP". I do wish you'd post a picture of yourself in cocoa powder, maybe a before and after (-;
Hi Katherine,
Oh my what beautiful work you do. I think not with the cocoa powder. I am frighteningly pale, and a fake tanner for that reason. The cocoa looked good, but was not such a great idea with the white shirts that are part of my standard uniform. Glad you like it. Delighted.
Take care,
Barbara
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