Shades of Grey

Hi Everybody!

Time is flying again, another week is nearing completion,
and I don't have much to show for it. I did spend a nice afternoon
with a friend, we went for an ice and then walked along the Rhine
and enjoyed the sunshine. Yesterday was definitely more like Autumn,
as it was cold, wet and windy - summer is slipping away. And
before I forget, the winners of my Tuesday postcards are
Hazel and Deb.I already have Deb's addy, but need Hazel's
snail-mail addy, please!

This week I made a canvas (12 x 10"). I wanted to use some
darker colours this time, so made a black background and used
light grey for the rest:

I started by painting the canvas with Golden black gesso, which I 

sanded down well when it was dry so that some of the white showed 

through again:

Then I used a stencil (1€ from the Euro shop) and stenciled 2 of

the flowers using light moulding paste mixed with a touch

a grey paint:

Then I used more stencils and stamps with the same colour mix

to add more BG details and used a script stamp over

one of the flowers:

The doll's face was drawn onto thin paper, coloured and

glued on instead of the third flower. For the hair I used more moulding 

paste and pressed the fibres into it:

Then I melted some beeswax and poured it over the surface of the

canvas and ironed it, which melded everything together:

When it was dry, I polished it with a soft cloth which gave a nice sheen:

I am linking to Paint Party Friday and to Art Journal Journey, Yvonne's 'colour in my world' theme

And some more photos from my walk past the castle ruins

and along the Rhine:

This is the 'Quirinus', one of the boats which controls and

records what is happening along the river to keep it safe

for shipping:

Next week I want to go on the boat for a little trip:

Have a great day, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!