Thursday, July 31, 2014

Illustration Friday - GOLDEN

"Every moment is a golden one for him who has the
 vision to recognize it as such."
  - Henry Miller

Started with a sketch in the car on top of a watercolored background. 
Colored her with pencils and pastels - love the ethereal look she has at this point - almost as if she is stepping out of the mist. 
BIG jolt of glitter makes for a totally different look - the topic at Illustration Friday is GOLDEN and I was determined to get the most golden sparkly hair ever! (I've been sweeping up glitter for days. . .)
Linking to Paint Party Friday,

16 comments:

Sue Marrazzo Fine Art said...

AWESOME....I do like the hair especially!

denthe said...

Great idea with the hair! And I love it that the watercolor is only on part of the page. Gives a very interesting result ..

Lisa Lara said...

This is so cool Michelle. I love the colors on the face.

alarmcat said...

she's so pretty....and sparkly :)

i bet you will be sweeping up glitter for a while...that stuff gets EVERYWHERE..haha

Faye said...

Michelle, she is beautiful at every stage of your drawing/painting. I know she is really shiny and I love shine!

JKW said...

I love the quote and you followed it beautifully. The watercolor under the pencils and pastels is unique. I love learning new things on PPF from everyone. LOL the glitter, don't I know it. It is perfect for her though. Blessings, Janet PPF

Beth Niquette said...

I liked seeing the progression of this wonderful piece of artwork. Beautiful, just beautiful.

coco.nut said...

she's gorgeous at every step!

jinxxxygirl said...

Shes lovely..... i do like that third picture best. Hugs! deb

Giggles said...

She's gorgeous! Love her eyes and that hair is amazing! Too bad glitter is so messy!

Hugs Giggles

Anewdawn 16 said...

lovely all the way

DVArtist said...

She is stunning. Her hair is perfect and the pout of her mouth. So much emotion in her face. Very nicely done.
Nicole/Beadwright

AM Zafaran said...

She is very beautiful! I especially loved the stepping- out- of- mist stage!

Tracey FK said...

I am very late for PPF visits this week, but finally getting there... loved seeing the steps that went into this... that stage where she is just pen and pastels is pretty special...xx

Kimberly Jones said...

So beautiful! I love seeing the progression and she is so pretty at every stage!

Tammie Dickerson said...

I love seeing all of the steps to your painting! That gold, glitzy hair is quite a statement! Love it! Happy PPF!