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bellasmiiles
03-23-2004, 01:02 AM
Hi everyone...After I posted this piece in the watercolor gallery I thought maybe it should be here also. This piece was inspired by my daughters Chelsea and Darcy when they were 3 and 5. (They arenot 15 & 18)..I added the angel wings for fun...Hope you all like it... :)
gnu
03-23-2004, 02:17 AM
Hi Cheryl!
This has the look of the old stickers I collected as a child, but still unique from them..and really attractive, love the tiny features..
question is...do you STILL think they are little angels??:D:D:D
enjoy your precious children while they are under your roof..
Helen Zapata
03-23-2004, 08:28 AM
This is the sweetest thing! I love it!

Helen
bellasmiiles
03-23-2004, 10:25 AM
Hi Gnu....lol...as read your post I could hear them squabbling over a missing hairbrush....I think I needed this painting to remember lol :p
Rosic
03-24-2004, 08:05 AM
Reminds me of one of those vintage Victorian era postcards... I love it!
They grow so fast don't they?
bellasmiiles
03-24-2004, 09:27 AM
Hi Rosic,

Me too...I wanted to give it that feel. Reminds me of the postcards my grandparents sent to each other while courting in the early 1900's. I had fun with it and am going to do more. You can probably see I was not very distinct around the nose area. One false and the could have looked like Jimmy Durante lol...Thanks for your knid words. :)
sassybird
03-27-2004, 03:53 PM
Cheryl, I am so touched by those beautiful little faces:) You have given them a glow that reaches out and makes me smile. I have always loved angels, and little angels expecially. You did a beautiful job on this:) As for the noses, well, they really don't have to be distinct especially in watercolor. Children's noses haven't developed yet, so a few little shadows around the nose and a slightly deeper shadow for the nostrils. I like this piece just as it is:)
bellasmiiles
03-27-2004, 04:49 PM
Hi Sassy...

Thank you so much for your reply...I loved painting this little piece. I wish it would have scanned better as I used irridescent medium on the face and wings which gives it a sweet glow that you cannot see here...Thanks again ! :angel:
ExpressiveAngie
03-27-2004, 07:10 PM
Hi Sassy...

Thank you so much for your reply...I loved painting this little piece. I wish it would have scanned better as I used irridescent medium on the face and wings which gives it a sweet glow that you cannot see here...Thanks again ! :angel:

OHHH, I wish we could see the irridescent sparkle but you are right it is impossible for me to photo my irridescent pastels in their true sense also. Very sweet painting , nostalgic.