This face only emerged after I gessoed over the one I had started which wasn’t working the way I had thought it would. I’m so glad I covered it up and let this girl come out.
Face #5 ‘Straight Inside of My Soul’ by Tori Beveridge
Lessons learned…gesso is my friend and to be flexible because every painting has a soul waiting to get out, and it’s not necessarily the one you thought it was going to be.
Close Up Detail of ‘Straight Inside of My Soul’
Done on 4×6 140lb cold press watercolor paper in acrylics, with some background collage and, of course, gesso.
She is beautiful
Gesso is like the delete in the computer!
Your face turned up so beautiful and delicate.