Tuesday 16 November 2010

Mystique....


I've always loved Venetian masks and they are such a joy to paint, you are really able to let your imagination go with colour and texture while painting these. I have built up a collection over the last few years and was inspired to add to this after seeing the wonderful photos of  Thomas Warm who very kindly gave me his permission to use them as references.Also being inspired by Hazel Soan's new DVD on textures, I decided to incorporate some wax to help create the lace.


SOLD on the opening reception of my 
Solo Exhibition at the Kington Gallery in Herefordshire.


7 comments:

Sandra Busby said...

What a fabulous painting! Beautiful colours, beautiful textures and a wonderful subject too :0)

Anonymous said...

Wow...your painting Mystique is stunning! I Love everything about it. The colors, composition...all of it lends itself to a beautiful paintig. I have to say, your painting, is one of my all time favorite watercolors paintings I ever seen.

Stephie Butler said...

karsten, thank you so much. That is such a wonderful compliment, you don't know how much it's appreciated..

I just followed your blog, you do some lovely work too...will pop back later to have a proper look..

Anonymous said...

Yay! It'll be fun to see you there. I tend to come and go on the blog. Hven't quite got myself disciplined to everyday :)

Stephie Butler said...

Sandra.....I'm so sorry I missed our comment....Thank you so much for taking the time, it's very much appreciated...

Stephie Butler said...

Me too karsten...This year has been a bit mad and I'm finding it hard keeping up with everything...

Jane said...

Your work is SO beautiful!

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