Last week’s Life Book lesson was taken by Jenny Grant. Her style was described as ethereal yet grungy so that was the objective of the lesson, to use her approach to layering to create an outcome that was a bit grubby and messy yet aesthetically appealing. Given my history of making mud when using more than a couple of layers, it was a challenging balance to strike.
As per normal, I deviated a little from the tutorial partly through pragmatism (I do not own all the required materials) and partly through choice (so that I can make the lesson fit my own style). The colour scheme was inspired by the top I happened to be wearing at the time but pink and turquoise seems to be a palette I keep returning to anyway. I, of course, enjoyed all the opportunities for dribbling and splattering. I think the trails of ink are my favourite element of this piece. Hopefully the close up shows that I used pearlescent paint in the hair and eyes, aiming for the sheen of those areas to counterpoint the darker areas of the painting.
A Pict in PA 
She’s beautiful with that punk attitude, Laura. Its in her lips! As always I love all those drips and splatters. 🙂
Thank you. You know how I love to dribble and splatter so that aspect of this lesson was right up my street.
She came out lovely! Love the pink and turquoise.
Thank you. I like that colour combination which is why I keep using it.
Love her! Great Job! I admire how faithful you are at keeping up with the lessons!
Thank you. I’m so far keeping up (though I’ve chosen to skip a couple of lessons that weren’t very me) which is good because I know I will fall behind over summer break with having four kids home all day. Keeping up now will help me catch up again when they go back to school in September.
I love the pearlescent touches… and as someone who was a teen in the 90s, I’ll always have a soft spot for all things grungy! Another really characterful painting, well done!
Thank you!