29 Faces Challenge: Face #22

I thought she was kind of fun! "The Rebel"...

 

 

29 Faces Challenge: Face #20 and #21

Here she is, a "beautiful mess", a self portrait...I was feeling sort of defeated when I did this one. As a mother of an ODD child in her tweens, by the end of the day ( or lately, by the time she walks out the door to catch the bus in the morning) I am completely mentally and physically drained. If you don't know what ODD is, it stands for oppositional defiant disorder, and it is a moment by moment battle for me to stay calm, focused, firm, fair and consistent in my dealings with my daughter. ODD coupled with anxiety and a mood disorder make my daughter extremely hard to be around sometimes. I love her dearly and unconditionally, but sometimes I just want to lock myself in my room and bury my head under the covers and pray, cry, scream or just shut down completely...but I can't do that, because I love my girls...someone has to keep the peace and try and maintain the sanity in our household....so anyway, that is how I was feeling when I did this face.

On the flip side, when my daughter is feeling good, she is funny, witty, creative and downright brilliant! Sort of like living with a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde personality. She has a beautiful spirit, and a heart that is bigger than even she knows! And anyway...sorry for going off about all that, but that is the story behind this face, and now you know a little something about me that you probably didn't know before! This was my art therapy for the week!

A "beautiful Mess" is the state my heart and soul are in most of the time. I think those two words describe how I feel and where a lot of my art is created from...

This next girl was inspired by an artist named Juliette Crane. She does really cute owls and animals, but I like Juliette's faces the best! I couldn't really capture her style with the ipad, but I love her loose, painterly style and the way her art makes me feel, and she has some incredible backgrounds in her artwork as well.

So, I guess that's about it...on to some other projects for the day.

29 Faces Challenge: Face #18 and #19

These faces were both kind of works in progress...they were some of the first things I created with the ipad. Since I've been short on time, I decided to try and improve upon them. The changes are pretty subtle, but I think I accomplished an improvement in both of them.

Here Is the before...

This is the improved upon version, more shading, brighter colors...different shading in the face...

Here is the second face before.....

And here it is after improvement...again, brighter colors, more shading, deeper contrasts and more details...

29 Faces Challenge: Face #17

Today's post is all about my dog Slash...He is my Face #17 for the 29 Faces challenge. I uploaded this short video, so you could see, he is a "one of a kind" when it comes to personality.

Face #17: Slash my Dog

I am almost embarrassed to post this picture, as you can see I'm no good at dog faces...But my dog Slash has the funniest personality and I wanted to capture it...I'll need to work on that! I was inspired by another artist doing the 29 Faces Challenge Nic's Earth.  She does the most beautiful dog faces, and she captures something unique in each one.  I just love her work!

Here are a few photos of Slash...he is a German Wire-Hair Pointer, and I wish I could have 100 of him!  There really are NO words to describe him...he is a constant source of entertainment (and nuisance...) for our family.

29 Faces Challenge: Face #14, #15 and #16

Well, I wish I had been able to get this posted yesterday, but it just couldn't happen! So Happy Belated Valentine's Day to all of you! Each of these faces were created with the 53 Paper App for Ipad. All were in different stages of completion, but I finished all of them this evening while watching my daughter's 2 hour gymnastics class! I REALLY like how #14 turned out!

Face  #14

Face #15

Face #16

29 Faces Challenge: Face #13

I created this one using both an original piece of artwork and an Ipad App called Photogene
First I scanned a page from one of my art journals, then used the app to create this "stamp" effect! This is the original art that I scanned and then uploaded to my Ipad.

Original Art Journal Page Scanned

And here is what she looks like after using the ipad app...

29 Faces Challenge: Face #13

29 Faces Challenge: Face #12

Face #12...you guessed it...created on the Ipad using the 53 Paper App. It's supposed to be me and my two beautiful daughters, who I love with all of my heart. It's represents the bond we have, no matter how hard it is to be a parent ( and trust me...it's been challenging on so many levels...) I will always love them unconditionally, forever and ever!!!

The rest of these are just a very small sample of what you can do with the many Apps available for the Ipad!

Enjoy the rest of the weekend!