Queen of My Heart

"Queen of Hearts"

12" x 16"

Arches 140 lb. cold press

watercolor and pastel mix

This is my granddaughter Sterling, who had a couple

of Halloween costumes this past year.  Several great

photos were sent my way and I put this one

in the digital divide.  It worked perfect for the

textured watercolor under painting I completed 

several weeks ago.

That 'bright light' hitting her face (I think she was

standing in front of the TV) was hard to

translate without changing it totally.  Light

can hit the eye that intensely from the giant screens.

But, I like the effect of the bright rimming light

on her turned face..so kept it that way

and tried hard to make it seem real

and not creepy.

Up 'til the last minute...

Kids get so excited about Halloween and some adults do, too! When I was a teacher, I would wait until the last minute...even after searching and looking at costume ideas for weeks, to pull together the final 'get-up' for the classroom. One of my more successful ideas occurred during the time Martha Stewart was in prison, I rented a black and white jail outfit, donned a blonde wig and wore an oversized 'Martha' blouse. I researched her jail ID number and put it and the name of the institution on a piece of sticky tape and was 'Incarcerated Martha'. Now I wish I was still in the mix for more Halloween celebration, because I would be.....



'Darth Vader Kitty'!