My Blog Hop, the second week.

A new Blog Hop is here and now the theme is face..

I have been doing a lot of faces, all kind of faces so I thought it would be easy to make one for this blog hop.. but Im totally not happy with my face today, maybe I was in to much hurry as I was traveling this weekend.

But this is what you get this time, will try to make my next face nicer.

I know you love to see the process so I had my Ipad with me and tried to take a photo here and there so you could follow me.

I did start with the help lines.

So far I loved my drawing, the face looked so nice and I loved her long neck..

so easy to make a face if you have the helplines :)

I did start painting with Neocolors and at this step still love my painting, wish I had stopped there but I did continue..

Now I have added some Acryl paint and collage paper and now I think she has started looking bad. I did have to remove the collage paper as I did not let it dry and made a hole in it.. I always find it hard to wait while my paintings are drying.

I wanted to make a Mandala for the background but it was not so easy should have started with the Mandala. Here I have removed the collage paper.

At this point I just wanted to finish my painting so I did add some lines and a little doodle here and there..

Her she is, my face for this Blog Hop. 

I don´t ask for much but I hope that you like to see the process.

As last time there is a list of my fellow Blog Hoppers, please visit their blog and leave a comment for  a change to win a giveaway but don´t forget to leave a comment for me and you might be the lucky winner and get something nice from me :)

Have a great week

Namaste

Here is the list.. Guada started yesterday and now it is my turn.

• Tuesday 8: Guada from http://guadasartplace.blogspot.com.ar/ 
• Wednesday 9: Sigga Dis http://siggadisart.blogspot.com.ar/
• Thursday 10: Michelle Reynols http://shellsinthebush.blogspot.com.ar/
• Friday 11: Lisa Scott http://floppinflower.com/blog/
• Saturday 12: Cary Cutler Scholes  http://www.mamaneeds2create.blogspot.com.ar/
• Sunday 13: Prerna Poojara http://artoholicslair.blogspot.in/
• Monday 14: Gracielu Howes http://www.redbarn-studios.com/myblog/
• Tuesday 15: Jeanette McDonald http://jeanettemacdonaldart.com/jeanettes-blog.html

My Blog Hop

For the first time Im taking a part in a Blog Hop.

For one week, we (few girls) will be posting one after another our art on or blog        and giving away something to one of them that leaves a message.

So please leave a message and you might be the lucky one :)

What I should make for this Blog Hop was a Totem animal.

Im not 100% sure what Totem animal is but Im doing my best trying to understand..

As always I do start with the background.

This time Im working on a pice of wood.

I found a map and did cut out South America, 

I did that for Guada, the girl that started this Blog Hop :)

Then I did use my stencils, little here and little there.

Then I did draw birds, 3 little birds on a paper. Mulberry paper I think the name is but I learned to use it from a friend.

Most of the time I do add 3 things to my paintings, don´t know why

but I would love to say that these are my 3 children.

Then I did a little more stenciling.

Painted the birds and let them dry.

Then I did glue my birds on the background and added a little stencils here and there.. did a little doodling.

And my painting is ready. What do you think?

3 little birds, all the same for the mother, one has left the nest that is my oldest son.

The one in the middle with its long legs is my daughter, still at home though she studies in USA and stays there most of the time.

The little one is my youngest son, still staying at home and I think he is going to stay for a long time or as long as his computer lives :) 

So here you have my Blog Hop, remember to leave a message and feel free to follow so that you can see what the other Blog Hopper have for you..

You can find out all about it here

Have a beautiful and blessed day

Namaste

Beautiful Mandalas

In the end of 2011 I took a class from Guadalupe Brizuela Cabal

learning how to make Mandalas. I found out about this class from Willowing. 

I loved that class and Im so happy to know how to make one.

I have been teaching my students how to make and this winter my girls made such a wonderful Mandalas I have to show you their work. 

Don´t you think they look fabulous?

All started with the same size of paper and a dot in the middle.

I love those mandalas and the girls loved to make them.

Have a beautiful weekend

Namaste