My First Piece of Art in About 20 Years!

A year ago, when I started crafting again, it never crossed my mind that it could lead me back to my art roots. So, I was pleasantly surprised when this painting found it's way out of my head and onto my canvas. I can't describe to you my emotions as this started coming together. I LOVE THE RESULTS.

I drew the image on an 8x8 stretched canvas. I painted it with acrylic paint.

I added some black glossy cord as the foreground hair and added the crystal scrolls.

To get the eyeshadow shimmer, I added Ranger's Perfect Pearls over the top of my slightly damp paint. I used a black Sharpie to add the eyeliner and eyelashes.

I strung a strand of black glass beads and using my hot glue gun, I attached it to the top of the corset. I added a bit of crocheted lace as a finishing touch.

I have a project in mind using fortune cookie fortunes as the inspiration. I've had friends and family collecting them for almost a year, so it's time I do something with them.

Until then, thanks for stopping by,

Dana