Special frame times two !

Somebody asked me if I would sell Madame Zborowska. Yes I would, the little problem -if you want to call it so- was that I had painted Daffne on the back of the cloth on another layer of plaster ;) So....I came up with this frame, a spin on a floating frame, but this one makes it possible to enjoy both sides or one side today and another tomorrow (or change with the seasons, Daffne looks more like Spring or Summer and Mme Zborowska more like Autumn/Winter ) So these ladies in their special frame are 34 cm square (= approx. 13.5 inch square) and the price is US 155.- + p&h. 
Great gift for Christmas !  I you like them, message me

Modigliani play and a daffodil

after Modigliani's Madame Zborowska

' Daffne ' - girl with daffodil in her hair

Yesterday, the last day of the schoolholidays and eventhough the weather was not super, the kids wanted to go to the beach, so we did. And it was great, there was a strong seabreeze, I combed the beach for some choice driftwood and it really cleared my head. At night I made these two little portraits, one girl with a daffodil in her hair and another a play on Modigliani's Madame Zborowska. Both done in Fresco style, plaster of Paris on cotton calico substrates. After Saturday's debacle, they at least gave me back the feeling that I could make somehing worth looking at again.

29 Faces # 16 - Sardine

29 Faces # 16 liquid graphite on plaster on fabric

Let's call her "Sardine"

"Shhhhh"- a face and a video

"Shhhhh" - charcoal on plaster on calico

here is face #12 for 29 Faces September. Still playing and experimenting, this time charcoal on my fresco material on calico.

Oh and I also uploaded my colour shading for a face :) ENJOY !

 

Colour shading a face {my way} from Joyce van der Lely on Vimeo.

The Secret Life of a Funky Bird

This is the latest spread in my Coptic Journal. A fresco style page on the right (that proud little Peacock Chicky) and the other side and the little insert booklet is matched in colours and paints. I wrote a bunch of inspirational quotes and did a funny little bird collage/painting in the centre insert. Just wanted to show that even with the traditional fresco style you can do some unconventional colours and designs, and hey, I just had a lot of FUN ! and that is what it is all about right ? PLAY pLaY Play ;)

Koru

I made a journal page in Fresco Technique with the Koru, the eternal spiral shape from the Māori traditions (the symbol of new life, growth, strength and peace) wanna learn how to make pages like this too ? Join us here *

Medusa

Medusa
the latest Fresco style on canvas painting

She is this week's project in the Fresco Workshop. 
I still have an idea in my head for a possible last layer.....
will show if I decide to add that of course
If you like to learn how to make works like this, join the class here !

Gung How Fat Choy - Happy New Year !

 * Gung How Fat Choy *

The Chinese New Year has begun, the year of the (water) Dragon. It is the ultimate auspicious symbol signifying success and happiness. May the celestial Dragon bring great good luck to everyone. Happy (Chinese) New Year !

Poseidon - Ποσειδῶν

 I was asked to do a commission before Christmas. It was supposed to be a gift for someone that is completely MAD about Greek Mythology and there I went ..... back to my high school days ..... re-reading the stories, re-acquainting myself with the Gods. Prompts were: It was supposed to look original/old somehow, not a modern painting of the Big Man. He needed to have his trident clearly visable and he needed to be on 24x36 inch canvas and have texture. I had already started my study into Frescoes at that stage, so it fitted in well. My mindset was historical and "old" and this is what I came up with some plaster added as if he were a statue rising up from the deep....I didn't share before obviously because he was not to see it before Christmas and then I got so busy with preparations for my Fresco workshop and also didn't want to spill the beans about what my workshop was going to be about..... But now that the class is open, this is something I can freely share. In week 3 and 4 of the workshop we will be working on canvas panels as well.