New chalk paint

I’ve never bought or painted with chalk paint before, but I thought it would be fun to experiment with it. This paint is actually meant for painting furniture, but I wanted it to paint portraits. 

Of course, I could never paint portraits without my favorite color pink, so I also bought these two separately. Can’t ever have enough white. 

I also got a new blank book
to use for my art journal,
which is 9×9 inches. 

I’ve been going through a transition with my art lately, and I’m all about trying new things. I couldn’t remember the last time I used a square art journal, so I figured why not?

I’ve also had a hankering for painting larger for a while now (I might paint a wall mural soon, which is soooo unlike me to even consider it), and I found this book for only $4. It’s marketed for kids, so the paper is cheap & thin, only slightly thicker than copy paper. It warps and curls up so beautifully along the edges as the paint dries. It’s absolutely perfect! 

Big ears seems to be a reoccurring theme for me lately. I have no idea why, other than it’s fun to overly exaggerate, and take things to an extreme just because I can, so I did. 

You might have noticed that I’ve been experimenting using bigger brushes in my work the past couple months. These two brushes came with the chalk paint set. I know…I’m supposed to paint furniture with them, but instead I’m painting eye balls, noses, and big hair. 

Think outside the box,
collapse the box,
and take a f**king sharp knife to it.

Banksy

I adore how her hair came out,
and now I want to experiment
with even larger brushes. 

I loved working with this larger square size so much that I purchased 100 sheets of 8×8 inch watercolor paper. I’ve started to work on a new mixed media portrait series, which I’ll be focusing on throughout the fall & winter months. I’m still trying to come up with a title for the series, and work out some kinks..like, where I’ll offer them for sale. I’ll let you know when I get it all figured out. 

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you’re having a lovely weekend. 

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At this time, I am not accepting custom orders. If you’re interested in art I’ve already created, you can find it here in my shop. Shipping is free within the USA, if you purchase art directly from me. I also sell originals & prints on eBay and Etsy. You can get some great deals on my weekly eBay auctions and/or on some of my flash sales I have on Etsy.

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