Hi there my bloggie friends, just a quick post to round off my weeks work – I set to and finished my mixed media girl.
Here she is to remind you:
I painted the background viridian green and when it was dry over painted it with cerulean blue which I then wiped back getting a lovely aqua colour. I stamped randomly using a brown ink to give the pristine background the worn look of experience, collaged a flower into her hair and gave it a glittery centre for a touch of bling, ran white chalk around the outer edge of the paper ………. And finally gave her a mantra that I have learned in my life to be so true:
‘Experience is what happens to us,
Freedom is what we do with what happens to us.’
She’s gorgeously bright with her purple hair and red dress and blue-green background and will look fabulous in a frame!
I think she will make nice cards and postcards too, do you?
Thanks for coming by today, I love that you did! 🙂
The Contented Crafter 
Pauline, I found your blog by accident but am very excited that I did. I found the girl in the painting had a wistful look, as if she is seeing something in her future, definitely not sadness.
I am very impressed. I like to look at art, I would look all day if I could. I spent over an hour just gazing at the Mona Lisa in the Louvre, until my eyes got tired😄. Congratulations on your blog!
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Hi Terrytrekker, thank you so much for taking the time to come by and leave a comment. I’m really happy to have my work and the Mona Lisa mentioned in almost the same breath 🙂 And of course I am also pleased that you see so much in her. Please do come by again any time you like and make my day by leaving more thoughtful comments 🙂
I popped by your blog too and had a quick visit – I decided to hit ‘follow’ so I can read some more of your travel adventures.
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Pauline, I love your finished piece. I think I’m going to call her the girl who experienced freedom:-)
Did I miss your anniversary post?
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Thank you Elaine – and that is a lovely name!
No, you have not missed my anniversary post, it is due at the beginning of March – which [gulp] I have just realised is only a week or so away…. Thank you for the reminder!
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I very much like her mantra! so true! and the painting is wonderful and yes! will make great cards!
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Good on you Laurie – love it when my friends agree with me 🙂
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She’s lovely and you are so talented. I am Jealous! 🙂
Many years ago I took up a watercolour class. I only managed to do 3 sessions as I had fallen pregnant and the smell of the paint made me feel very ill.. I thought I might go back to it one day but no I haven’t. Probably because I don’t have much talent that way, so that is why I am jealous lol. I patchwork instead and that is my true love 🙂
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I am a big believer in us all having talents – they are all different and all equally as valid! I always wanted to sing with all the passion and feeling of a great soprano – but I can scarcely manage ‘Hey diddle diddle’ without going off key 🙂
I love patchwork – and have done some, I would not say it was particularly good work – I tend to want to run before I can walk – but it was serviceable……. just 🙂
It’s mostly pretty cool isn’t it to have a creative true love – I like that!
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I have to say it is probably closer to an addiction lol. My mouth drools when I enter a material shop 🙂
I too wanted to be able to sing melodiously but alas I inherited my dads voice, fog horn with a cold… My mother could sing most beautifully. Genes are truly cruel sometimes…
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The eyes stand out … and sadness was my initial reaction, and I see you mentioned that in a comment. Good saying to match. Great work Pauline … and I wanted to stop by to say hello as I’ve been a bit on the busy side.
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Hello Frank, thankyou for taking the time to pop by and say hello, I appreciate it very much. I know how busy you must be – when is the big move?
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The move is set for March 19th … so crunch time is approaching, so I continue trying to be a bit ahead to make the final days less hectic. Time will tell if I’m successful.
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Good luck with it all Frank – though luck plays only a very small part, it is mostly good management really….. So good management Frank and Mrs Frank!
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Thank you!
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Its all of those little “Pauline” touches that make her beautiful 🙂 She will grace your cards most gloriously and I love that quote too 🙂
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Thanks Fran – you did a sterling job coming straight into this post from the last one. I have much to develop yet, but I like the way it is beginning 🙂
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You are lucky I was coherent by that stage. I just spent an entire day from 3am till just on 5pm working my way steadily and most determinedly through my RSS Feed Reader! I finally cleared it out! I even met myself coming back as you so rightly noted 🙂
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Wow! What a difference the background makes. It’s like a whole new painting. She’s quite beautiful, though she makes me a little sad. Does she reflect what you are feeling or am I reading too much into this at the end of an exhausting day?
Your talents amaze me. It’s always a treat to stop by.
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I think the eyes are a little sad – it is the half open, slightly dreamy look that Claudia does so well but with me comes out looking just lost and slightly bewildered – which is exactly how I spent the first 40 years of my life 🙂 And was why I chose to put that quote I guess. [I’m not feeling at all sad, so please do not worry on my behalf 🙂 ]
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I’m glad you aren’t sad. I’m also glad that those first 40 years are behind you so that the next 40 will be wonderful and all you deserve.
xox
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🙂
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