100 Days of Hair project

100 Days of Hair

During the quarantine I've been focusing on drawing faces as my art project.  I never seem to tire of this for some reason.  To guide me with the proper placement of facial features I have found that stencils can really be a big help.  I use a lot of the StencilGirl Products including their different face stencils.  One that I am especially fond of is Andrea Matus deMeng's "Abigail".  First I apply a thin layer of Gesso on a piece of 140 lb watercolor paper, when that is completely dry, then I pencil in the face using the Abigail stencil.  Every time I use that stencil the face looks different depending of whether I collage the hair or paint it with acrylics.  The stencil is just a placement guide for the features.

"Bombshell"

And then we must remind ourselves that
"Not all Bombshells are Blondes"

 I'm trying different techniques out for hair, these two seem to be stuck in the late fifties early sixties of hair styles.  But there are so many different ways to do hair, I'm up to day 38 now with lots of Zentangled hair, of course.  I've been trying to post art as often as possible on IG and FB so the blogging has suffered a little.

I'm hoping you're all staying safe and healthy!  Hugs ~ Renee