Marie Antoinette Inspiration

As you know I am working on a stylized Marie Antoinette ~ So here is a little inspiration I found from photographs and artwork on Flickr. I put together the slide show, but you can also click on the mosaic and it gives a larger size to view. The final Petite Marie will post soon~à bientôt

Petite Marie Stylized Marie Antoinette

This is the sketch I drew to start the process and her little face~

Petite Marie in progress waiting for the molding paste to dry that is creating her hair~
Pretty pastels give it a vintage feel~
Mixed media can be organized to start but as you start pulling out all the things you want to work with it can get to be a creative mess~
Here are some pastel paints with fuchsia and golds..... What is to come? You'll want to see the transformation and how this takes on a new look. Drop by soon and see her completed! Do you want to make your own? Visit Suzi Blu's Le Petit Academy http://suziblu.ning.com/

Bicycle "Not, Just A Thought"

Becoming the artist I want to be

When I let go of who I am, I become who I might be. Lao Tzu

Affirmation's

These are journal pages I did about me. It has been awhile since I did these two pages and I feel I need to do some new pages with affirmations on them. I am constantly battling which direction to go in and how I feel about myself and my art work. I need to re clarify my goals for myself personally and professionally. It has been almost one year since I left my job and started a new path for myself which has been centered around my love of art. The quotes below have a lot of meaning to me. I hope they inspire you to follow your dreams.

First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.
Epictetus

Every artist was first an amateur. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Happy are those who dream dreams and are ready to pay the price to make them come true. Leon J. Suenes

Vintage Indie Swanky Swag Giveaway!

Usually I don't post about giveaways but I can't help but share this one too! A Swanky Swag Giveaway @ Vintage Indie. This giveaway is for a book Blogging For Bliss by Tina Frey!! Hurry on over voting ends Sept. 4th! I have my fingers crossed for myself but will pass on a little luck your way~

PFATT fall giveway!

Halloween is just around the corner! One art group is having a ghoulish giveaway!! Just get your broom stick out and follow the link to http://pfatt.blogspot.com/ to enter their giveaway~
You have to Sept. 8Th! I love Halloween so do drop back by to see what festivities I'll be participating in and things I'll be sharing!