For our general weekly art lessons, I love to discover a new contemporary artist each month.
Studying their art, techniques, mediums and their personal artistic approaches inspires us to create too!
This week we looked at Jane Davenport and her “Beautiful Faces”
We watched her video tutorial and came away utterly inspired!
Jane uses a face stencil to create an outline and then created a double-spread art journal page using a picture collage that she incorporated into her lady’s hair. She uses her own range of art markers and paint pens. She demonstrates and explains several techniques which include pencils, paints, overlaying pencil, face proportions, making an eye “sparkle” and her journaling experiences. She made it seem to easy and creative!
Here are our “Beautiful Faces”
Kate created her collage background with stuff from her stash of pressed flowers, pictures and a handwritten poem that she tore into bits. She was completely focused and motivated!
Kate’s “Beautiful Face”
Lara started her collage with a burnt paper and created a lady with flaming hair. She really enjoyed creating all the flowing bright colors and layers in the hair. Then she wrote out 2 poems that she felt expressed something of her painting. A few splatters of paint and she was happy!
Lara’s “Beautiful Face”
I found a magazine picture that inspired me. I loved the purple color and the rose in the sleeping lady’s hair. I layered old sewing pattern paper on my background. I realized that the pattern paper spoke of my constant “measuring up” and trying too hard … and it seemed perfectly natural to surrender to the Lord and find peace … wonderful how art speaks to our souls … I wrote in a scripture that come to mind and finished my painting with some lace.
Nad’s “Beautiful Face”
Despite living on an extremely remote farm, high up in the mountains, we are so grateful for our WiFi and our Internet connection to the world’s great artists and creative inspiration!
Why don’t you give this tutorial a try?
Blessings,
