I was looking through a forum thread about Halloween and thought how fun the whole theme is. Thinking about creepy, scary beads, offered all kinds of potential and inspiration. The character I thought to portray was the word 'ghoul' and this combined with my sense or awful puns, 'Ghoul with a Pearl Earring' was born. I hadn't referenced the painting before I started but I was still very pleased with the result. After making her I got excited and thought of more awful puns...
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Below is the 'Moaner Lisa'
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A hand shot to give an idea of sizes. Here we have 'The Scream', 'Whistler's Mummy' and 'Ghoul with a Pearl Earring' (mark 3 after I looked at the painting! the second one I did was interrupted when I ran out of gas and it cracked). I etched whistler's and scream but left the frame glossy. The reason I etched was because I had mistaken a reduction rod for black and when I reduced the frame, all this metallic luster popped up where it was NOT wanted. Etching removes luster. I really love the feel of etched glass and also the patterns and lines seem to pop more. However I'm not completely satisfied with whistler and scream and will redo them. I also have lined up, Henry the Ape and The Birth of Heinous, stay tuned....
3 comments:
I may get in trouble for suggesting this but I am thinking of starry night with a witch sailing across the sky....
Love what you have done so far
I was able to last month go to my first museum the Moma and I cried as I was so moved by the paintings.Hugs Darcy
here is a link to the post with some of the pictures I took and one taken of me standing by my favorite Starry Night by Van Gogh
http://darcyknottyknitter.blogspot.com/2009/11/newyork-museum-of-modern-art.html
Jawjee, I must have the Ghoul with a pearl earring bead.....it's my most fav painting! Please email me!
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