Journey of Hope 2017 Exhibit: Work in Progress, Pencil Sketch

By Melani | September 27, 2017 |
A pencil sketch of a woman with an unearthly face near hers. the woman is clothed in flowers and a dress and has floating short hair, with one arm extended reaching out and up with palm upturned and the other arm reaching down, again with palm upturned. Blue and pink ambience surround her.

Study in pencil for the Journey of Hope 2017 exhibit painting.

 

A peek behind the scenes for you, a Work-In-Progress sketch for the painting for the Journey of Hope Exhibit. I work out some of the concept for the piece on a separate piece of paper. I spatter paint on paper for the actual painting, then look for the image that expresses the theme I am working on in the random paint spatter.

 

 

For this exhibit, I am given a story of a writer’s journey from the depths of mental illness to mental health. My writer’s story is about Tourette’s syndrome. Since I work on paper, I use a separate page so that I can work out some of the details of the image. That allows me to sketch, erase, re-sketch without marring the surface of the final piece.

 

Also, I’m excited to let you know that I’ll be doing an official blast-off-launch-to-do-!!! for my brand new website in November. Putting this website together has been a major undertaking for me. Launching my website marks a milestone in creating the world I envision and a place I hope you’ll want to hang out in and build a community together. Stay tuned. I’ll keep you updated about the festivities in November.

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