We shall not cease from exploration
And the end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the place for the first time.
"Little Gidding"
T S Eliot

Wednesday, 9 March 2016

Resistance is futile ...

The next letter in the Craft Barn Alpha Dictionary challenge is R. It just so happens that my latest in-progress masterpiece (yeah - right!) on my art course is all about resist techniques - so that had to be my word!

But, back to this little masterpiece! Started by masking off two areas with tape. I drew a daisy and used masking fluid on that, and also wrote the word resist in wax crayon (from a box of cheap children's crayons which I originally bought to try melting them - not very successfully I might add).

I then did a watercolour wash (wet in wet) with three colours. When dry, I rubbed off the masking fluid, and painted the daisy stem, leaves, flower centre and a few petal shadows.



At 5.30am this morning I was woken by rain lashing the windows. Couldn't get back to sleep, so wrote a haiku - as you do!

Flower fragile white
Facing the storm, bow your head
Beautiful resist

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16 comments:

  1. Sybil Grieco9 March 2016 at 11:37

    What a great word and I love how you put it on paper. Concepts are hard but you did a great job. It's a beautiful masterpiece!

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  2. Elaine9 March 2016 at 14:55

    Beautiful - both your art and haiku! Great idea to use Resist as your word and your flower is lovely!

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  3. Julia9 March 2016 at 19:48

    That is a great drawing and I love your choice of word. It is a masterpiece.

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  4. Bleubeard and Elizabeth10 March 2016 at 06:45

    I've seen masking fluid on tv shows, but never in the craft/art stores I have been to. This is simply adorable, and I was delighted to see you RESISTED the urge to use rabbit.

    What an awesome haiku, too.

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  5. Crafty Claire11 March 2016 at 20:06

    Wow this is lovely and your haiku is beautiful xx

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  6. Craftyfield12 March 2016 at 12:22

    Lovely watercolour piece, the crayon worked very well as a resist so it wasn't a completely wasted purchase!

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  7. Annie13 March 2016 at 22:02

    So clever! Beautiful drawing and painting and such a clever way to illustrate for the word resist.

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  8. Scrapmate14 March 2016 at 21:16

    This is so beautiful - I love the daisy you have painted and your word choice was excellent.

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  9. buterfliecrafter15 March 2016 at 07:27

    love the effect of the brighter colors around the flower and more faded. I tried melting crayons and it worked just fine, I glued them all to a canvas and my son had fun with the hairdryer.

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  10. WendyK15 March 2016 at 22:06

    Lovely effect and a great word to use.

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  11. Lou18 March 2016 at 19:21

    Wow, very beautiful and such an effective way to make delicate artwork sit out from its background. Lou x

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  12. Lou18 March 2016 at 19:21

    Wow, very beautiful and such an effective way to make delicate artwork sit out from its background. Lou x

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  13. Lesley19 March 2016 at 11:43

    Great word choice and a very beautiful flower! xx

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  14. thassos45620 March 2016 at 20:23

    wow, this is gorgeous. Love everything about it :)

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  15. Jane21 March 2016 at 19:16

    This is so beautiful, thank you for entering The Craft Barn's Challenge.
    Jane x

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  16. maggie24 March 2016 at 08:07

    A great choice of word and a beautiful masterpiece.

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