#CheekArt

"Cheek Art" my Client said.
"Cheek Art?"  Does that mean it can only be a little thing on the cheek?  Or do you mean that you just want a quick little Thing.  Can I paint on arms and foreheads?"
"Just something quick.  We don't want anything elaborate.  Just a little something for a lot of people."
Okay.  I'm on.  I put out a list of just a few simple choices, and that was all I was allowed to paint that day.  Here's what I came up with.  The people liked asking for the same thing they saw on someone else.  And I liked painting it:  

















































and of course.... Would it be an event if #Spiderman wasn't requested?    
I paint it so much that it really goes Fast.  And my Client agreed to go a head with them:






Oh I had to limit myself.  But it still felt like Fun.  For me as well as for the Party attendees.  It feels kind of freeing when I don't have to 'reinvent the wheel'  each time I start a design.  Frees me up to enjoy the wonderful People as well as enjoying Painting.

There was more than enough time to make this a Happy Event.
 I was told to paint Children first, only paint Adults if All the Children are done.  And there was even enough time to paint a few Adults.  This 'Sort of Cheek Art' sure goes Fast.


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Are we having fun yet?

Is my job important?  Face painting?  Should I do something more useful ~ like surgery, psychology, make a shoe......

Yes!  This post shows just what Face Painting can do.  This girl, like many others, came to the Party not expecting much.  Ho-Hum.  But then she was so surprised with her Face Painting.  Even a simple one like this one.  She woOwed in the mirror.  A mood lifter.

A few moments of Happiness.  That's what I can bring.  Get it when you can.





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I like Face Painting

Apparently I really like Face Painting.  This is the sort of stuff I do when I want to relax:










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#Balaklava

Oh my goodness.  #Balaklavas are not my favorite Fashion statement, but I wear them when it's sooo cold outside.  I usually buy them at the #Ski Shop.

This time I decided to make my own.  I bought yarn and a crochet hook, and Oh My Goodness.  This #RedHeart yarn is sooo #beautiful.  Constant pleasures as I move along with this #beautiful #yarn.



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#Facepainting

Boys are so much Fun



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Fancy Florals

I just spent the week studying with #LauraOliver.  Because I felt inspired by her Florals.   As though I haven't already shown you countless florals that I already painted here.

During a workshop, I created the following Floral on my own arm:



Here is a closeup of it:



Then #Laura #Oliver was saying that we could add even more stuff ~ like dark swirls. dots, and starbursts.  Even though I felt pleased with my painting, I stuck on some of that stuff.  Still looks good, but I feel like I liked this particular painting better Without those additions.  In general:



But you can see by this closeup that Some spots looked better With those additions:



So I'm finding my way.  I figure that if I paint these enough, I will have a good feel for when to stop or when to add more.

The next day, I started right in on that.  When I get this down, it will make some of my Clients very happy.

Here  I approached my first face with what I learned from Laura.  I made a colored background with a Much Bigger Rose followed by Lots of extras (flowers, swirls, starbursts, glitter.......)



At the time,  I felt like it was too ungapotchka'd.  Until I saw the photos of the 3 attempts I had tried.  Then, after painting the following two faces, I decided that I would like to continue developing Laura's flower style ~ to make it my own.  .

But for this day, what I had done was to simplify.  I made the following design with less of everything.  Still a Colored Background, still a Much Bigger Rose than I would have usually made, still a lot of extras......   but less of them.



Until I saw them in the photographs, I had been feeling like this was the way to go.  Even Simpler.  So I made the following design.  Just a swipe of Color with the Larger Roses, a few petal dots and curly lines, and done.  (Note:  This model already had something painted on her mouth before I added my flowers.  I didn't paint that part on her mouth.  We were all practicing.)



Now that I see the photographs of my studies, it's clear that I just have to embrace the details.  Get comfortable with them.  I'm looking forward to designing some real glamorous designs this way.

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Snakes and Dragons

Oooh ~ Middle of the night, and I still feel like Face Painting.  I guess that's why I'm sitting here making Snakes and Dragons

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