Day 8 – Collecting Starfish
November 8th, 2011
I started this piece early in the day, letting paint run together on a wet page. Then I let it sit out, looking at it occasionally while entertaining the baby during the day. After I put her to bed, I went into it with white pen, purple marker and a little more paint. The image that came surprised me, but I'm liking it. I think it was inspired by the miniature starfish in our fish tank that seem to multiply over night.
20 Responses
Nice. It’s both dramatic and a bit of fantasy merged together. Thank you for hosting the Art Every Day Hop. I’m enjoying seeing other artists’ works.
Posted by: totsymae1011 | Nov 8, 2011 at 9:42 pm |
Love this one, Leah!
Posted by: Emily | Nov 8, 2011 at 10:57 pm |
She’s beautiful. I love the colours.
Warm wishes to you,
Stephanie
(a first-time AEDMer and loving it!)
Posted by: Steph | Nov 8, 2011 at 11:03 pm |
Love this! It’s very celestial. Purple is my color right now, really inspired by the colors in this piece!
Posted by: Reinel | Nov 8, 2011 at 11:18 pm |
Fantastic! You are so creative and talented, Leah ~
Posted by: Serena | Nov 8, 2011 at 11:31 pm |
Very mystical looking, Leah!
I’m amazed you could do this around a baby’s schedule! Lovely!
Posted by: Judy Hartman | Nov 8, 2011 at 11:33 pm |
Beautiful! She has such a calming beauty!
Posted by: Lorinda | Nov 9, 2011 at 2:06 am |
How you are managing to create and manage a baby is freaking me out… this is my new favourite… that line work in te hair is great… full of movement xx
Posted by: Tracey Fletcher King | Nov 9, 2011 at 2:31 am |
This is really beautiful. I am very taken with it.
Gwen xx
Posted by: Gwen at Foxglove Hill | Nov 9, 2011 at 6:14 am |
Very lovely and mythical. I like the way that you got to know the painting throughout the day before deciding a way to go forward with it.
Posted by: Kelly | Nov 9, 2011 at 6:32 am |
She is so full of movement – the starfish to the swirling hair!
Posted by: Carolyn Dube | Nov 9, 2011 at 8:35 am |
oooo I love love this one!
Posted by: Julie | Nov 9, 2011 at 9:54 am |
Oh this is gorgeous. Love her hair and the stars!
Posted by: Jehanne | Nov 9, 2011 at 10:18 am |
Amazing piece! Love the hair and stars! so much movement!
Posted by: tammy vitale | Nov 9, 2011 at 12:26 pm |
I love the feeling of this piece. In spite of the dark colors it somehow feels ethereal with just a touch of whimsy.
Posted by: Terrie -Creative Explorer | Nov 9, 2011 at 1:57 pm |
I tried this “see what emerges” approach yesterday, inspired by your method.
She is so graceful and fluid.
Posted by: Paula – Buenos Aires | Nov 9, 2011 at 3:57 pm |
This is stunning. I am intrigued by the starfish multiplying overnight. Sounds very magical!
Posted by: Lisa WrightStuff | Nov 9, 2011 at 6:11 pm |
There seems to be a very starfish quality to the woman too, in the texture on her purple dress. I love how you work with water imagery so much.
Posted by: Bobbi | Nov 9, 2011 at 8:26 pm |
This is magical. I’m always so impressed by the way you see these images in the shapes of paint.
Posted by: Sandy/Creations by Coleman | Nov 9, 2011 at 9:37 pm |
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