The Amazing Miss M

This portrait is of Bette Middler and as I am a fan of hers, I looked forward to creating it. Bette and Liza Minelli are going to live on the "Diva Wall" of Jo Cochrane, whose portrait gave me my first art award.

Jo is a very talented singer, and I would highly recommend going to her Reverbnation site and listening to her singing the blues.

Here is a close-up of Bette's lovely curly hair. There as 8 layers in her hair and face.

I am finding that with adult faces I can use the black canvas as part of the shadows, building around that with the coloured cardstock.

I have been amazed at the colours and tones in a face - I just wish my camera could reflect them a little more accurately!

Robbie Williams #2

I have been busy with legal thingies for the last 6 weeks and haven't posted, but I have cut 4 portraits! I am a night person and find myself working away until 4 or 5 in the morning, for which I suffer the next day.

But the phone doesn't ring, everyone is asleep and my time is completely my own - so I cut and glue and play until my hands hurt - or until my husband gets up for work!

Anyway - my sister Alyson wants Robbie Williams to come and live with her. There is a good chance it won't happen so, she gets 2 paper Robbies.

It's not that I am hugely generous - I just love cutting these faces and I want to build up my portfolio.