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Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Statue of Flibberty

Statue of Flibberty

(for Creative Therapy, Crazy Amigos, and Created By Hand) 14 " X 14" mixed media on canvas; available at The Gilded Lily.

This piece is started with a photo of my wig-head sculpture Ava and a recyled painting that I wasn't terribly pleased with. (You can see Ava as Catrina here.) After I sanded and roughed up the background to make some of the other elements disappear, I painted the rest of the background with colors of the same intensity as the remaining red and yellow that you can still see. The I glued on an enlarged a photo of Ava and painted her orange, deepening the hue with ink and charcoal. I thought I'd give her a crown and make her queen, but then I noticed the resemblence to Our Lady Liberty, so I decided to go with it. I added a few flourishes and doodles to balance the bright white in the crown and there she is: Ava in yet another incarnation!

13 comments:

Robyn said...

colorful take on the theme. I like the twinkle.
Thanks for sharing with Created Byhand.
I couldn't get the link in your comment on wordpress to work

Janet Ghio said...

Well, this is really clever--but I have to say what I really like was your link to Catrina and the Dia de los Muertos piece!!

Terri Kahrs said...

No matter the setting, Ava ROCKS!!! Your talents and creativity have created yet another great piece. The color burs surrounding her remind me of the 4th of July fireworks that surround her over the Hudson River. Fabulous, Kathy!!! Hugs, Terri xoxo

Janet said...

Oh, she's so much fun! Love her name, Statue of Flibberty! Her colors are great. Another beautiful piece of art from you.

Sandy said...

Wow she is so wonderful.
Fabulous coloring again. So gorgeous Mrs. Flibberty.

Yvonne said...

Totally awesome!

Taluula said...

Yay for Ava she's a beauty. Love it, love it, love it.

johanna said...

wonderful coloring, love the vibrant colors! and i love how the mouth looks like a 90°turned heart:)

Kim Mailhot said...

1. flibberty jibbet A north west England name for someone who is flashy and female,flaunting sexually. The term comes from the way someone "dances" about when being hung... hence the reference to "jibbet", or gallows
"Look at her posing in front of those men, she is a right flibberty jibbet"...

Love it, Talented One. And thank you for the comment from last week on the re-posting of one of our favorite art journal pages of mine. It touched me deep inside. Big Love to you and I hope the summer is treating you right !

*jean* said...

oo she is so fun & whimsical!!

Angie at Home said...

Wow... the colors are so vibrant, so alive... love them.

Yogi said...

interesting take on the theme
Thanks for playing with us at Created By Hand

AscenderRisesAbove said...

very nice. i like the striped neck... and the blue heron below!