Even though referring to her love of learning and literature as philology was obsolete, she still considered herself to be a Philologist.
Dictionary.com has a word a day app that I love accessing through my phone. I couldn't resist using today's word on this girl that I scribbled on a piece of scrap paper the other day.
I often scribble girls on the back of grocery lists, on envelopes, etc. and this girl was no exception.
Pan Pastels toned down her green face while still allowing a bit of the pattern to show through.
I've got lots of new favorite words now including:
Sciamachy - an act of fighting a shadow or an imaginary enemy
Perspicuous - clearly expressed or presented, lucid
Cockalorum - a self-important little man
Do you have a favorite unusual word??
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14 comments:
beautiful work, never heard of that word! Thanks for sharing.
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Lovely work! love it! Beautiful face and eyes. love the handwriting and the green is beautiful! I've never used that paint before, looks very nice and pigmented. Have a glorious PPF!
Oooh, I love this! I have too many favourite words to list, but I do like the idea of painting an alchemist and an etymologist :)
Happy PPF!
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"Cockalorum".... Love that :-) And I love your girl on that awesome background ....
Very nice face. I love how those Pan Pastels color too. They really did give her a great complexion-and of course you had to know what colors to use to get that too.
Wow she is hauntingly beautiful. I can't get away from her eyes. Simply mesmerizing. Well done
Nicole/Beadwright
What a great word...although I still don't think I'm saying it right. I think I should put on my resume, "adventurer and philologist" see what kind of reaction I get...ha! I always thing adventurer is such a funny and fun description! Anyway, I love your green girl. She's such a pretty color! Thanks for sharing :)
xo Tam
Happy Paint Party Friday!
great words Michelle-love how you used your latest with the portrait! I must say I do love words and my fave would have to be "loquacious"-because I called our son that when he was younger-and taught him a new word to boot:)If I had a smart phone I'd def. get that app:)
I just love here eyes! Wow they are so clear and well done. Great job on everything including the use of the words! :)
Great word choice and lots of new ones have never heard of. Fab work as always. Happy PPF, Annette x
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Cockalorum, oh dear, I know too many of those. Love, love, love the pan pastels, thanks to PPF, I know what those are and how they work. Yes, toned her down and she is beautiful. Blessings, Janet PPF
Beautiful! She has so much expression! Love your words - especially the last one! Too funny! Happy PPF!
Oh I LOVE words and scrabble, that's why I am the Happy Tiler!! This is fabulous all these words and their meanings... Three new words for me. Love how you incorporated one into your artwork!! Excellent idea!Fabulous work!
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How amazing. I am just so taken by your artwork. It is unusual and fills my eyes.
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