In 2024 I did a few classes of the Art Soul Gathering. One of them was by Melanie Rivers, an Indigenous mixed media artist from the Squamish First Nation in Vancouver, Canada. Many of you probably know her and her beautiful art. This class was called "Dance of the Dragonfly" where she showed how to create the portrait you can see above.
She used this photo as a reference:
I tried to create a textured background on a wood panel, using some paper package filling and also scribbled in the gesso. Then I traced the woman and painted with acrylic paints. I'm not super happy with it, but also not unhappy. Kind of neutral. Since I didn't have a dragonfly image and I really like hummingbirds, I decided to use the image of a hummingbird that I had found in a magazine. Instead of "Dance of the Dragonfly" I called her "Hummingbird Woman".
This is for Nicole's Friday Face Off.
I apologize for not commenting very much on your blogs at the moment. I got another big order that I hope to wrap up this weekend. Hopefully, after that I will have more time.
3 comments:
...I always said that business came first. Be well.
Take good care of yourself, dear Carola. ❤️
Your Hummingbird Woman is great! I'm not familiar with Melanie Rivers or her art, so I will look her up on Google. On the other hand, I HAVE in the past been to Squamish, BC. It's a beautiful place.
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