Friday, June 13, 2014

Doodling all week

Happy PPF and Friday Sketches everyone!

I've been so busy making my last mandala, I've had time for nothing else.
The sketch I'm sharing is in fact an old one, and has nothing to do with my garden or anything in nature at all. But, as a young girl once said to me, is it your super glasses you want me to find for you. Yes, they are. They are a bit too strong, and my prefered ones when making tiny details.


A bit wonky, but still a sketch and  good practice for shading.

Now, what I've been doing all week has been a tremendous job. So many small details and to paint it was a challenge as well. Below is the finished drawing.


The paper I used for this one is a 600 grams watercolor paper sized 76 x 56 cms. The diameter of my mandala is 52 cms. A very large work for being me.
I had made some testing, in beforehand, to choose the different designs. I liked it when done drawing, and it's always a question whether to add paint or not. I'm a color lover so I ended up painting it.


The Norwegian royal residence, in Oslo, has a beautiful ball room, and some, even more beautiful, hand painted wall decorations. Each time I see photos of them, I get this special feel, and that was how I were inspired. I would try to capture that feel. Not necessarily by using the same colors, but the over all feel.


I'm not sure I did excactly that, but there is this soft feel involved, even though I used some pretty dark colors. I've called this one " Secrets" because that's how it feels like to me. It doesn't mean that I've been hiding any secrets in it, but I think any viewer can find some connections to their own life in it, secrets or not.


I'm still not sure whether to add white "star dots" to the grey area above. I'll just have to let it be for a while to see, as long as I'm not sure I won't do it.


I'm very pleased with my result, even if I didn't achieve what I were trying to. This on is going to be framed and put on my wall. It'll be a good  piece representing my doodling side.

Thank you for popping in and enjoy your weekend.

24 comments:

  1. Wow, I am impressed, your wonderful glasses were surely a help with drawing those intricate patterns. Valerie

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  2. This is spectacular, I would love to look at it more closely. I can' t imagine how you can make this so precisely with all the matching patterns.

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  3. That mandala is spectacular! Happy PPF! And yes, peonies are so beautiful.

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  4. What an incredible artist you are! Wow all this beauty pops off the page....such gorgeous details! It reminds me of Spirograph when I was a kid....much more prolific and adult though....just the perfect angles..just wow!! Love your work!

    Hugs Giggles

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  5. Wow, this mandala is so great. I'm absolutely speechless. Love it! Hugs, Sonja

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  6. It looks like a piece of beautiful handmade fabric. You are so good with shading, it really looks 3D. I admire you for starting on a mandala that size. It turned out beautiful!

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  7. your paintings are incredible realistic and detailed! Thanks for sharing your talent.

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  8. OMG, you're works are magnificent! First I looked that the glasses were a photograph!!! And that mandala! Both are magical, the b&w and the colored one. And such a huge size! I could never, never manage this kind of work. My hands tremble too much and my patience is way too short. Respect and admiration, Laila!

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  9. Wow! Your work is incredible. Just beautiful!
    gloria

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  10. Laila, you always do such incredibly beautiful art. This mandala is fantastic!! And I thought you had put a photo of your glasses on here. That drawing is excellent.

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  11. AMAZING! The detailing in this mandala is truly mesmerizing, Laila. Blessings!

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  12. Hi Laila, this is an absolutely beautiful mandala, you must be such a patient artist with all that detail painted in....love it.

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  13. Simply mind boggling beautiful. The depth, color and placement all comes together to create AMAZING!!!
    Nicole/Beadwright

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  14. Your mandala is just beautiful, you have far more patience than me. It would have been out the window ages ago. The colours are perfect. Love your glasses drawing. I have a pair just like that but I can't wear them as my parrot hates them. He comes over and pulls them off my face every time I try to put them on!
    Have a great day.
    Von.

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  15. Wowness...incredibly beautiful...very magical and awe-inspiring...magnificent art!!
    Victoria

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  16. Awesomely gorgeous! I love your artwork Laila!

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  17. Great, your mandalas seem an incredibly beautiful work. Saludos

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  18. Laila - this is truly BEAUTIFUL!!!! You inspire me so much! :) Thank you for showing your amazing art!

    Con-

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  19. Those glasses are sooo cool! And the mandala...wow...very, very well done.

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  20. This is amazing! I don't think I'd have the patience. But this is stunning. Happy PPF Emma x

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  21. i love it....very very beautiful..great work...great detailing :)

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  22. Wow, that's very impressive! Such a detailed beauty!

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  23. Oh I LOVE LOVE LOVE this mandala. It's such an artistic and beautiful piece of art! Thank you for sharing!!!!

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  24. Absolutely brilliant! Amazing tangle work. Gorgeous color work. Thank you for sharing.

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