Gloria J Zucaro's "Being Whimsical with Jodi Ohl"

Good morning.  Well, I have had my coffee, breakfast and watched parts of Sunday Morning as I took breaks to take down a few Christmas items and watch our next project video with CJS 2017

( tune in tomorrow for my next post).
I love Jodi Ohl's artwork!  Here is my version of her lesson on painting whimsical birds.   I don't know why I picked a rooster as my whimsical bird??  But here he is in all his glory.  Candy corn came to mind, and I eventually turned them into flowers or maybe growing candy corn is Mr. Rooster's hobby?  I certainly like all the colors they come in now.

Products I used. Ampersand Clayboard sealed with Clear Gesso.  Marks All pencils, Neocolor II Watercolor Crayons, Liquitex Paint Pens, Jet markers in black and white.  I tried some Gelatos, but that didn't work either. I had some trouble with getting any pencil to write on my surface, but the markers did the trick.  I did use the fixative at the end, since I had attempted mark making in some areas.  I plan to eventually spray with a gloss finish, too.

Gloria J Zucaro's "My Basquiat Queen"

The second artist instructor in the group using Jean Michel Basquiat as inspiration is Tori Weyers.  I learned so much from her layering techniques!  I am also learning about how you can pick apart another artists work and get to understand their style a little better.  I am more appreciative of Basquiat's art now than when I started.

My Basquiat Queen

The steps are below

Done with Gelatos and NeoColor Watercolor crayons

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Add Gesso

Next paint over magazine pages with warm and then cool colors.  That is Gwen Stefani in an Ulta add.  Also look for large test.

There are also small pieces of paper painted in the similar warm and cool paints.  I glued on the cut-out of the head then added some pops of color.

I glued on torn pieces of paper and text and a small picture.  I used the large word "Finally" as the base for her crown.  Basquiat used the crown symbol in a lot of his work.

I added more gesso, stream of consciousness wording, little drawings, stars and scribbles and details on the face and hair.

I hope you enjoyed my process.  See you for the next Basquiat!

Gloria