Mandy Saile: Freya....In The Making...

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Freya....In The Making...

Some of you may have see my lovely goddess "Freya" in the gallery exhibition posts

but I wanted to officially showcase her here on my blog...

Here she is....isn't she lovely?

She is acrylic and coloured pencil on a birch panel and is about 2 x 3 feet.

And

For the FIRST TIME EVER

I am going to show you my work IN PROGRESS....

Here we go:

What do you think? Did you enjoy seeing Freya In The Making??

Would you like to see more of my pieces in progress???

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XO Mandy & her sweet sweet bunnies who are enjoying some Paul Simon in the studio today XO

13 comments:

Jules Dolly said...: Absolutely stunning, Wow. I'd love to see more of the process as you're so talented : ); June 29, 2011 at 12:43 PM
Unknown said...: Love this post, I enjoyed seeing how you make your pieces and hope you include more how to posts. :-); June 29, 2011 at 1:10 PM
Karen M said...: Its amazing to see you bring the magic out of her. Beautiful!; June 29, 2011 at 2:59 PM
Art by Katalin said...: Wow!! Your detailing is so amazing Mandy! I really enjoyed seeing your process!
I have a question if I may...do you prime your wood panel with something before painting?
I'd love to see more!:); June 29, 2011 at 6:10 PM
Jennifer {Studio JRU} said...: So beautiful! I loved seeing the progress of the piece. Fun to see you work! :) I would enjoy seeing more pieces in progress!; June 29, 2011 at 9:38 PM
Anne said...: Stunning, and yes I would love to see more in the making.; June 29, 2011 at 10:57 PM
Elizabeth Claire said...: Thanks for sharing you painting process. So inspiring!! STUNNING Painting!; June 29, 2011 at 11:18 PM
ladaisi said...: This is amazing! I love to see your work in progress! Please do it more often!!; June 30, 2011 at 9:27 AM
Mandy Saile said...: Thanks so much for your feedback and kind words everyone. It's strange to stop and take pictures whiles I am working on a piece but it's even neat for me to see the process...I think 'ohhhh okay that's how I did that part', ha ha. Thanks for all the kind words. I'll be showing "Zuniga" and "Leda" in progress soon as well.; June 30, 2011 at 10:04 AM
Lisa said...: I love Freya and I LOVE her bird! So fascinating to see how the magic evolves. Thanks so much for sharing! I know it may seem like a personal thing for you but I enjoyed it.

My bunnies like Paul Simon too :); June 30, 2011 at 10:39 AM
Natascha said...: How long does it take you? Looks very time involved. I love the look of the colored pencil over the acrylic. The crispness. Im trying to find a way to use colored pencils that would keep color under a glaze in pottery after fireing.; June 30, 2011 at 10:41 AM
Michelle May-The Raspberry Rabbits said...: Oh my gosh Mandy! Freya is incredible! I enjoyed seeing your work in progress. Truly amazing!
xx, shell; July 7, 2011 at 5:11 PM
Deyfenn Slayd said...: Seeing all these pictures makes me think maybe we should put them together in a video (slide show format). It would go nicely with your growing collection of art demonstrations... :-); July 13, 2011 at 11:53 AM

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