This is for the Inspiration Challenge 48. I know....I know....you are saying....huh????? This is not elephants, this has no big blocks of color...so hear me out. I have no elephant stamp but as I was giving this inspiration thought I kept looking at the piece and seeing the two heads together, black and white, and lots of gorgeous color. The two elephants were so different yet so alike. I thought of these two darling little girls...so different and yet so much alike.
I stamped the girls and skethced the tree with my artist pen. I painted the images then masked them to protect them from the sponging. I sponged out the glorius green (not my favoite green but the one that is called for on the color wheel to go with Coral and Ballet Blue) and then used my favorite little fern stamp to fill in the ground and leaves on the trees. I pulled in garden green to add texture and depth. I sketched out the little stone pathway to add just another layer of depth to the scene. I used the three major colors of the girls clothes in the flowers in the background.
Date: Saturday, November 4, 2006 GMT Views: 2267
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Registered: August 9, 2004 Location: Fort Collins, Colorado Posts: 33063
Sat, Nov 04, 2006 @ 11:21 AM
Whatever inspires you, inspires all of us.. because we get the 'fruit' of your art! This is magnificent! I love the depth of color and the interpretation is wonderful!
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Registered: April 20, 2006 Location: Michigan's Upper Peninsula Posts: 34762
Sat, Nov 04, 2006 @ 12:07 PM
How nice of you to explain -- and how sweet!!! And artist Kittie is at it again -- you continually amaze me -- I don't know why -- I sure should be used to it by now!!! Fantastic card!!!
Registered: February 7, 2006 Location: Out West Posts: 24437
Sat, Nov 04, 2006 @ 12:20 PM
I love how you were inspired to create these two little girls. When you mask your images and then sponge around them you get the color on so nice and even. I think that is the hard part.
------------------------------ Just another beautiful day at the beach. **** KAY****