Who says life
can't be all unicorns and rainbows? Certainly not me! In fact, I love to perpetuate the idea of beautiful natural occurrences and mythical creatures... especially in a whimsical painting. For sure!
This piece actually started as a background created with watercolor crayons and pencils... making fun marks and scribbles in a free-form manner. A little bit of drawing and it looks like this. A little bit of water and it turns into that.
A little bit of paint and that turned into this... and then this turned into that...and then that turned into a unicorn. Wheeeeee!
I thought I'd give this piece a nice pastel theme and play up the rainbow and the Unicorn Girl. Can you tell I was channeling My Little Pony?
And although it seems simple in subject, it was the tiny little tweaks here and there that set my brain on fire. I absolutely loved going back in to add little details to create interest. I kept adding, changing and tweaking it until I was satisfied with the finished piece. The most exciting part is that now I know how to fix what I'm not liking... and I'm less afraid of messing up my painting. So, see.... miracles do happen!
love, love, love her , michelle! great work!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Cristi! You help keep me going :o) xoxo
DeleteThanks for this amazing blog! Your unicorn is adorable. It helps us the newbies artist to understand the process. So generous from your part. Mavi BlueEagle
ReplyDeleteThanks, Mavi! You are just too sweet!! I like to take photos of my progress so I don't forget, but lots of times I get so excited that I don't take any at all! Either way, I'm having fun. xoxo
Deletethis turned out wonderful!
ReplyDeleteThanks Tammie Lee! I think this one might be my new favorite (until the next favorite)! ;o)
DeleteHmmmm... Reminds me of Lyra Heartstrings.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much! I was totally channeling My Little Pony... especially when I was painting that tail! :o)
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