Fire Horse Complete

Thanks for the input. After living with it and letting the mat medium dry I have decided not to add the red. I like the play between the two sides.

Blue Women

Again, this was a class demo on how pearlesents affect acrylics and using modeling paste. I darkened the blues and added 2 string figures. I want them to show up more so I will be going back in to define them more. I seem to be tangles up in string lately.

Fire Horse

I loved my line work and the texture in this however I thought the upper right just looked dingy. I decided to add more paper and play with the charcoal some more. The mat medium was still wet so you are seeing some white which has not dried yet. Should I extend some red into the lower right?

Ecstacy

Yup, I have been playing with string again. The bird is bursting from her, that joy unleashed. What are your thoughts on the blue?

Giselle

Thanks for all the feedback. This is what I have come up with.  I added the trailing flowers and added an inscription on the gravestone. I added some purple mountains in the background and added some speckling in my sky. The title is a HUGE thank you to Sara Coker. I researched Giselle and I know what to paint the Willis.  Does it look complete?

Barn Quilt Complete

Thanks everyone for the input. I added the circles which help the movement within the piece. I also changed the cow eye color and gave her a slight smile. I will be delivering to the farm on Monday.  I was not enthusiastic about the color palette but it is starting to grow on me. I do like the challenge of parameters from time to time, having constraints you must work with.  One done!

Dancing Upon My Grave

This piece has been through multiple changes. The original was submitted to a show and was rejected. I was not the most happy with it so I decided to have fun and draw with some string. I felt that would allow me the negative space to show through to the background. Here is the original.

I removed the dance by layering the decorative papers over her. 

I then added some some lighter greens to define the grave more and added a shadow from the gravestone. These images are much more washed out. The colors are more vibrant. I have my string dancer just resting on top. She can be re-positioned.

I am going to go back in and add the flowers growing off from her foot. I am not happy with the grass area to the right of the gravestones. Any suggestions? I was thinking of dry-brushing some ochres. Does she need some fellow dancers in the distance?