29 Faces — Blog Challenge — No. 21 & Art It Friday – Show Your Face!

by Jill Holmes | Oct 16, 2015 | 29 Faces -- September 2015, Bible Verses, Blog Challenge, Faces, Journal Pages, Local Art Class, Sketch & Drawing, Watercolor | 32 comments

Alaya Art sponsored 29 Faces in September 2015. I didn’t get all of my 29 faces completed during the challenge period but I am going to continue with them until I get them all done. It has helped develop my skills so much that I want to make sure I make it through all 29! Also, Kim Dellow over on her blog has a fun thing going called Art It Friday – Show Your Face. I discovered it while browsing some linked blog pages on Julie Fei-Fan Balzer’s regular Friday post Art Journal Everyday post which she usually posts regularly every Friday. I also found Paint Party Friday through Kim Dellow’s post. This is a fun group, too! There are some really talented artist doing all sorts of painty things over there. Here is my entry for all today, which is also 29Faces-No. 21.

I really like getting back into some color so I did an acrylic sort of washy background and let it dry over gesso. Then I simply sketched the portrait on the background with a Stabilo Marks All pencil which is water soluble. I added just a touch of watercolor to the lips and eyes and then added light to the eyes with a Sharpie Water-Based Marker–extra fine. I added a little more watercolor to the hair and face and to her clothes. I used a stamp by Dina Wakley as inspiration.

I hope you have a beautiful, art-filled weekend! 🙂

32 Comments

Valerie-Jael on October 16, 2015 at 12:05 pm

Love the face,beautifully colours. Hugs, Valerie
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- Jill Holmes on October 16, 2015 at 10:26 pm
  
  Thanks, Valerie! 🙂
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suzink on October 16, 2015 at 12:07 pm

This one is different! I like her very much. The washes are beautiful.
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- Jill Holmes on October 16, 2015 at 10:28 pm
  
  Thanks, Suz! I’m taking a little more time to prepare some backgrounds before I draw now that I’m not trying to “crank out a portrait” every day. LOL I enjoy all the colors. I still think backgrounds are my favorite things to create.
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  - suzink on October 17, 2015 at 8:40 pm
    
    Mine too. I have a hard time with every day. ICAD was ok though.
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Nancy B on October 16, 2015 at 12:23 pm

I love this sweet girlie. She looks like little red riding hood!
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- Jill Holmes on October 16, 2015 at 10:29 pm
  
  That’s what I was thinking when I drew her, Nancy. Thanks for stopping by and for leaving the sweet comment. 🙂
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Jill Kuhn on October 16, 2015 at 2:04 pm

There are a lot of talented people out there and YOU are one of them! ? LoVe your layers of color and the transparency you achieved, Jill! ???
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- Jill Holmes on October 16, 2015 at 10:31 pm
  
  You’re too sweet, Ms. Jill! 🙂 Thank you for the kind comments! I love the layers, too! The more I try making them the more that I find things that I like more than others.
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Marji on October 16, 2015 at 2:27 pm

Beautifully rendered. I love the beautiful color and the luscious layers.
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- Jill Holmes on October 16, 2015 at 10:32 pm
  
  Thank you, Marji! Thank you for stopping by and leaving a kind comment. 🙂
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Julie Lee on October 16, 2015 at 4:05 pm

I really admire the technique you have used on this portrait. The colours and their effect is wonderful! xx
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- Jill Holmes on October 16, 2015 at 10:34 pm
  
  Thanks, Julie! I think I’m finally starting to find some techniques that I like and that work for me. There are still some things that I like to do differently for the background but it will work itself out soon enough… Have great, arty weekend, Julie! 🙂
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sirkkis on October 16, 2015 at 4:34 pm

The face is wonderful and love the vibrant colours. Great art piece.
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- Jill Holmes on October 16, 2015 at 10:35 pm
  
  Thank you, Sirkkis! I love the bright colors, too. They are happy colors, I think. 🙂
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Lisa Isabella Russo on October 16, 2015 at 4:58 pm

She’s wonderful! Good for you for continuing the challenge, I find it a very beneficial challenge to participate in as well.
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- Jill Holmes on October 16, 2015 at 10:35 pm
  
  Thank you, Lisa! ….and only 8 more to go to finish the challenge! Whew!
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Neesie23 on October 16, 2015 at 5:27 pm

Beautiful colours and her eyes are so vibrant.
Happy PPF to you
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- Jill Holmes on October 16, 2015 at 10:36 pm
  
  Thank you, Neesie! White Sharpie water-based fine nib marker is great for making the eyes pop. 🙂
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happytiler on October 17, 2015 at 1:54 am

I love the varied colours in this piece…especially love the cape…wonderful work!!

Hugs Giggles
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- Jill Holmes on October 17, 2015 at 2:58 am
  
  Thanks, Giggles! Happy PPF! 🙂
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Laney on October 17, 2015 at 8:08 am

There’s so much about this that I like – the background, the figure, the use of color – it’s all great!
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- Jill Holmes on October 17, 2015 at 9:28 am
  
  Thank you, Laney! I’m really enjoying a lot of color lately! 🙂
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Beth on October 17, 2015 at 6:13 pm

She is lovely!
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- Jill Holmes on October 18, 2015 at 12:25 am
  
  Thanks, Beth!
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Nicole/Beadwright on October 18, 2015 at 4:31 pm

This is a wonderful piece. Great expression.
Nicole/Beadwright
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- Jill Holmes on October 18, 2015 at 8:10 pm
  
  Thank you, Nicole! And thanks for stopping by and leaving comment. 🙂
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froebelsternchen on October 19, 2015 at 4:11 am

She is amazing Jill!
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- Jill Holmes on October 19, 2015 at 7:31 am
  
  Thanks, Susi! 🙂
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Donna, Doni, Lady D on October 23, 2015 at 6:19 am

You have certainly captured a ‘feeling’. Well done. hugs, Donna
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kimdellow on October 31, 2015 at 9:51 am

Great Jill, the colours are lovely and contrast so well with the stabilo. Gorgeous! Thank you for linking up to Show Your Face and sorry it has taken me a while to get to commenting, I’m just catching up now! Kx
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- Jill Holmes on October 31, 2015 at 10:54 am
  
  Thanks, Kim! It is always a pleasure hearing from you. 🙂
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