be you

7" x 10" mixed media painting
© manon doyle

“Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.”
-Dr. Seuss


mixed media journal page
© manon doyle

Today I broke out my Caran D'ache Neocolor ll Watersoluble Crayons. I've used them many times in the past but I've never really mixed them with acrylics. They work beautifully together. I took this old journal page above and reworked her using the crayons combined with acrylic paint. They've been on my long list of favorites but I may now put them in the top five. : )



Have a great upcoming week!!

fill your heart with art

-manon

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be brave

7" x 10" mixed media painting
© manon doyle

"You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it." ~ maya angelou

fill your heart with art

-manon

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painting everything in sight

11" x 14" mixed media on art board
© manon doyle

If I had wings, I'd fly up to heaven. I'd look down from the clouds, on every thing....
then I could find all the things we've been missin'. I would have all the answers...if I had wings.
-if I had wings by Darius Rucker


© hands by manon

This may be one of my longest posts.....lol. I have been painting everything in sight this week including my hands and feet. It feels good to be painting again after some time off. Please do not invite me over because I will end up painting something of yours...lol!!


7" x 10" mixed media journal page
© manon doyle

This was a quick journal page.


© feet by manon

I was a little bored the other day and took a Sharpie marker to my foot. The pen didn't like my moisturized foot too well... lol. I started thinking that I should try my hand at using henna....omg.... lol.


mixed media journal page
© manon doyle

I was also fooling around in old journal pages and reworked some of them. That is soooo much fun!! : )

I hope ya'll have a great week!!

fill your heart with art

-manon

You can follow some of my paintings in progress if you'd like on my art page

back from blogger break

© feet owned by manon doyle

Yikes....I haven't painted in 9 or 10 days but I'm not counting....lol. This is what I've been doing...lol. Actually, I've been busy with a ton of life stuff. I'm anxious to finally get back to my daily artwork.


mixed media paintings
© manon doyle

I had all three of these down on the floor today and thought that they looked awesome together. A series has been born...lol. I love it when that happens and I don't even have to think about it. Sorry if they look a little crooked. I should of really taken my ladder out for the pic.


sweetheart
6" x 6" mixed media on Gessobord
© manon doyle

fill your heart with art

-manon

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path of the heart

path of the heart
16" x 20" mixed media on art board
© manon doyle

Let your mind start a journey thru a strange new world. Leave all thoughts of the world you knew before. Let your soul take you where you long to be...Close your eyes let your spirit start to soar, and you'll live as you've never lived before.
- erich fromm

Done.

fill your heart with art

-manon

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a little progress

16" x 20" mixed media painting on art board
© manon doyle

Just a little progress to show for myself...lol. I've left her alone for a couple of days to think about my next move. I do, however, have a title....which is odd for me!! Today I've been working on the hands and face and this is where I'm at. I want to thank all the comments and suggestions from the last post. I actually think that leaving some lines in is a good idea but I'll probably have to do them again because I've covered them up with a ton of paint...lol. I hope that she's done later this week!!

I want to apologize to ya'll for my lack of commenting lately. I've had a lot on my plate but I promise to get back at it!! Promise!!

fill your heart with art

-manon

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