The Healing - WIP part 4

Here is part 4 of my work in progress (see below for more pics). I added her dress and started on the heart a few nights ago...no it's not done yet! The surprise is yet to come...
I have the next bit pencilled in. Once things calm down from the Easter holidays I'll be picking up that paint brush again to try and finish this piece.
It's taking me longer than anticipated. I seem to be coming at it in a very cautious way. Now if I can just get over the next hill!

The Healing - WIP part 3

Here is part 3 to my work in progress (see below for more images of this painting in various stages of completion). Last night I finished her hair; tonight it's on to the dress!

The Healing - WIP part 2

Here's what I completed last night (scroll down below for more pictures of this piece in different stages of completion). I added the mouth and brows, and am starting to put down the base color for the hair. I'm trying to figure out her gown color. As the heart will be a deep, dark red, I'm thinking two shades of grey will be good. Grey is also the color of half mourning, so it goes along with the meaning behind the painting. I can't wait to show you all what I have in store for the heart! Quite excited to get to that portion of the piece...be sure to come back to see how this one turns out!

The Healing - Acrylic Painting Work in Progress

As I love seeing paintings in various states of completion, I decided to turn my latest acrylic painting, 'The Healing', into a WIP (Work in Progress).
This first picture is the base flesh tone (I usually choose a medium color, then add shading and highlights), with the facial features pencilled in:



Now here's the skin with shading added (a bit creepy, as my little one pointed out!):



The last picture for today's post is with the eyes added...getting better, and certainly less scary!:


I'll post more as I add to it.

'Sophia's Garden' - Mixed Media for Sale

Here's a bright little mixed media piece I created to kind of balance the dark art I've been delving into lately. I created it using pencil, pastels and acrylic paints, and it's now for sale in my Etsy shop!

Toupee...duck???

I saw this duck at our local park and laughed out loud. What a silly looking little guy! His strange little toupee was such an oddity that I had to snap a pic to share with you all.

In the Works...!

A sneak peek of the background and preliminary outline of my newest painting. I'm struggling with it emotionally, so I've had to take several days away from it recently. I'm planning on adding sweet birdlings to this one as well (see the 2 posts below for an idea of the species I've decided on).

Goldcrest Acrylic Painting

Another goldcrest, this time as a painting. I did this little guy with no preliminary sketch, just straight white paint on black, a little 5x7 canvas board.

Bird Study

A quick sketch I did in preparation for my next painting. This is a Goldcrest, a sweet and very tiny little bird found in England.

'Wounded' - Acrylic Painting

I am so very excited about my newest acrylic painting! This is 'Wounded', a 9x12" painting on gallery-wrapped canvas. My lady's dress is of deepest Victorian mourning, with a background of gothic sadness. The mockingbird perched upon her brow, however, is a symbol of hope.