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Friday 22 October 2010

ART, HEART & HEALING part 1

Hi, I am taking part in the Art, Heart & Healing Course run by the lovely Tam.  Our 1st week consisted of a healing excercise making up a journal page.  Part of that was to do a self-portrait on one side.  I used to love sketching at school but that was a little while ago (well...ok....a long time ago haha).  Tam suggested using acrylics & watercolour crayons to colour the face but as I didn't have the crayons I just used watercolour but am pretty pleased with the result.  Though...


...its interesting that it didn't occur to me to add the lines & wrinkles or the chins hahaha!!!  Perhaps this is the inner me after all!!!!  Thank you for taking a look at this...its not too late to join in and its free!  HEALING HUGS XXX

20 comments:

Gez Butterworth said...

Ooh Karen your pages are beautiful. What a pretty portrait. Looks like you had lots of fun with this..love your interpretation. Wonder what's instore for next week!!
Hope you & J have a comfortable weekend. Wishing you both a speedy recovery. Hugs, Gez.xx

Hazel said...

This is superb, Karen - love, love it x

Bleubeard and Elizabeth said...

I signed up for that class and got as far as 10 minutes into the first video and it crashed. I may have to reinstall Adobe, but I'm hoping she'll leave the lesson up for awhile. I can't draw, not anything, so I am sure this will be a hoot class for me.

I love your pages, both of them. They are awesome. And you draw SO well. I'm totally in awe and very intimidated, now!

Cindy Adkins said...

Wow, Karen, this is astounding!!! What a magnificent piece of art....You are so talented...and this is so deep and inspirational!
XO

Kaz said...

It's lovely Karen I bet you're pleased with it! And what wrinkles or chins? You do look like that! xxx

tracy said...

thats fantastic karen:)
the inner you looks just as lovely as the outer you
xx

Carol Plume said...

Karen what a gorgeous page...and what a great start to your Journey - FAB!

Have a good weekend xx

Janice said...

Oh Karen that is brilliant, you are very talented. Keep drawing!

Angelnorth said...

I'm sure it's absolutely true to life and you do not have lines, wrinkles or chins m'dear. You've done a fantastic job with this Karen, really lovely!

cheryl said...

oh karen hun this is just brilliant gosh really love this you are so talented hun as no way could i ever attempt anything like this,pure genius,wrinkles,oh needs,em,hugs cheryl xxx

Angela said...

Karen,
It's / you / are beautiful (inside and out). I think you did a wonderful job.
Angela

Kristin Dudish said...

Wonderful... I love your words!

p.s. your friend Kaz is very lucky to have such a kind friend (and a fantastic card!)

June said...

Ohh Karen you have been hiding even more talent !! Beautiful work and i am sure we never notice our wrinkles and lines etc when we see our selves ... I choose to ignore mine i know that much hehe !!
Anyway ... that is a fabulous journal and portrait well done !!
Thanks so much for your welcome back to me too. it feels so warm when friends say hello.
hugs June xxx

Traceyr said...

Karen that is stunning. Love the eyes and the hair especially. You are one clever lady. x

:)

Von said...

Karen your talent shines out of the inner you :) oh and I love the stampotique card
Von x

Zoechaos said...

Fabulous, and a good likeness :) love all the bright colours and is that bubble wrap? Excellent xx Zoe

Margaret said...

Blimey, I leave you alone for a moment and look what you go and do!! so productive!!! I love your pages!! I'm slowly catching up, and I've seen a few bloggers doing this project, fab results! Mx

Gini said...

You certainly are loved for being you :-)
If you enjoyed painting this please keep at it because this is brilliant Karen!
None of us have wrinkles on the inside so it must be the inner you!
Way to go Karen :-)
Gini
xx

melody said...

oh karen...love the fact that you're doing a journaling book like this..and your self portrait is FABULOUSLY DONE! i love it! i can't wait to see future pages..and the one beside it is rawkin kewl, too! what a journey!

Mandy said...

STUNNING!!!!!!!!!!! amazing page!! sorry I am only getting around to visit you now, real life just crazy at moment! cant wait to see your week 2 xxx