Showing posts with label #painting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label #painting. Show all posts

Sunday, 4 September 2016

Sketching...

 Playing with pencil and gesso wash ~yay!
 I've been scribbling down words about characters and love the idea of using this image for a Haiku book cover. Just as a little personal treasure, inspiration from a magical muse. 
Work in progress...
 She's not finished, this is the foundation prior to adding colour.
Feels good to be drawing again. 
A little break from editing. :o) 
'Picmonkey' effects
Love and light,
Trace
xoxo

Wednesday, 24 August 2016

Catching up with art

Hi everyone :o) 
It's been quite some time since I've sketched in my journal. Writing has been a priority, but I finally dug out the watercolour crayons and let my creativity flow onto the pages. Yay! I wasn't sure where it would take me, but I'm happy with the outcome of the brief playtime. Hopefully, in the near future, I will make some art dolls again. 
Words and line drawing
sketches
Adding a splash of colour
 The Mystic ~ As above, so below 
Made of stars ~ Her galaxies are flowers
 Alice's Wonderland of Love
 I'm not sure why, but I drew their eyes out of proportion. They remind me of caricatures.
The one on the left of my niece, Heidi. :o) 
 Below, I thought I would try something different.  Rainbow aura ~ the soul of a lost star. In the book, the character, Chance, reminds Bea that his hand will always be in hers. It is a promise that his soul will find hers even in the darkest times. He asks her to keep her light bright.

Love and light,
Trace
xoxo

Monday, 16 November 2015

***REVEAL**** BOOK CHARACTER ART by HELGA ~ KARIAN

Helga McLeod
Watercolour Artist from Cape Town, South Africa


Helga is available for commissions
Helga's Twitter: HERE
Facebook: HERE

Did you see the first Character,  Bea (Bethany), commission? 


Bea is wearing the seven pointed star 
Tattoo ~ What you seek is seeking you, Rumi
Book representing the bookshop, no.7
Purple Flower ~ Mystical binding Vororbla (karma)
Purple Mist of Calageata ~ Otherworld (a little piece of heaven)

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***KARIAN***

Karian Character Board HERE

Helga's Words:

I now have a character crush on Bea and Karian! 
Tracey, I loved painting this and as with Bea, it is such a special project - but one that I take extra serious because it's so close to your heart.

 I went with a smokey dark shadow that is almost more a mist, to show the Vororbla-energy as something more than a shadow but an ever-present dual reality. 

Karian's light / dark side are reflective of the different natures. Dark: a moody and almost ruthless side of him. Light: softer and emotional with sparks of a fun nature. His mouth too is smile-suggestive in the light side and more set in determination in the dark side.

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Meaning and history of Karian's name: (Pronounced as KEH-RIY-AHN) -  Pinterest Character Board HERE

A Nordic (Swedish) name meaning pure.

Bearer's of this name, feel and sense much. There are many things that they do not fully understand, and can possibly be deeply influenced through the thoughts of others without realizing just how  they're being affected. Moods are a problem, as can be highly inspired one minute, and the next become quite irritated and annoyed over some ill-timed remark or lack of consideration on the part of someone close to them. They may experience suffering, caused by being abandoned and sacrificed at the hands of others. It is overall a tough and challenging name to have. He has a certain flair and charm that he tends to abuse. 

Karian (Persian: also Romanized as Karīān, Kareyān, and Karīyan; also known as Kariūn) is a village in Karian Rural District, in the Central District of Minab County, Hormozgan Province, Iran.

Greek spelling - Carian - The Greek historian Herodotus recorded that Carians themselves believed to be aborigines of Caria but they were also, by general consensus of ancient sources, a maritime people before being gradually pushed inland.

Soul Number: 11    Expression Number: 5

People with theses numbers tend to fight being restricted by rules and conventions. They are usually optimistic, energetic, intelligent, and make friends easily. They may be changeable, restless and rebellious.



Author's words:

Helga has perfectly captured Karian's the inner conflict of both light and darkness. This is an area that he has extreme difficulty coping with. He refers to his karma (Vororbla) as a shadow that haunts him, never able to shake off pain from the past.

The tree and falling petals are relevant to book two ~ Awake in Purple Dreams

Is this the Karian that you picture while reading? 
If not, who reminds you of him? 
Please leave a comment below letting me know your valuable thoughts.


Song reminds me of Karian


Song ~ Bea's thoughts


love and light
Trace
xoxo

Friday, 31 July 2015

Dorina Costras ~ Artist

Dorina Costras

I'm totally blown away by Dorina's creations. I would love for a commission piece to be made of Calageata (an ethereal world) and the flower of Vororbla (karma). Her atmospheric capturing of individual energy is amazing, as is her use of colour/tone. 
If you would like to connect with Dorina, her Facebook page is HERE.
















 This is one of my favourites ~ Could be Karian frozen in marble stone ;o) 





 Dorina at play


















Love and light,
Trace
xoxo