Thanks to a weekend that for once was not crammed with activities or commitments, I found time to work in my colour themed art journal. I am still in the black/monochrome pages and this time I wanted to play around with using the black and white of printed text. Readers who follow both my blogs might recognise the model for this page as being a drawing – titled Aubrey because of Aubrey Beardsley – from my series of 100 Faces. I thought it would be interesting to see if I could recreate a face I had illustrated in ink and watercolour using acrylic paint and collage. There is definitely more precision in the ink drawn version but I am not displeased with the way this mixed media piece turned out. I do like the hair made of book pages so that was a worthwhile experiment.
A Pict in PA 
Some nights, I think I must have words in my hair. They’re not the nights I sleep well.
During the day, I don’t mind them making a roost there. In fact, I’m grateful.
I’m with you on that, Ellen. I definitely sleep better with blank page hair.
Excellent ~ I love the words as hair and how you did her neck. Very artistic!
Thank you!
Everyone wearing a black turtleneck looks deep and brooding. I think those words are her beatnik poetry and she is about to go do a spoken word gig down at the Java Hut.
Ha! I love that interpretation. She’s cool, daddy-o.
(snapping my fingers in agreement)
Another successful piece, love those cheek bones 🙂
Thank you!
I LOVE her. Perfect balance of restful/busy, love the symbolism of the words flying over her head, and the graceful neck. Wow!
Thank you, Claudia. Collaging all of that text into the hair was one of those mindless yet restful activities.
Love the neutral colour scheme! And the composition is so wonderfully strong, tight…it reminds me of screenprinted film posters from the 60s and 70s.
Thank you very much!
Words in her hair like love poems engulfing her beautiful face and emphasizing that long neck. She could be a great inspiration on a fashion show.
Thank you. I like that interpretation.
This worked really well! I love the texture that the college adds to her hair.
Thanks. Collaging that lot was really restful because it was pretty mindless. I like the effect though.
It looks very interesting. I love the book-hair!
Thank you!
I love words in my hair, and the very idea of words in my hair… Poetic!
Thank you! I am glad you like the idea.