the making of girl & octopus - mixed media art painting on wood by tamara laporte

a fast forward of my painting; girl & octopus which is for sale here: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=27852422

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Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• mixed media art
• octopus
• girl
• tamara laporte
• willowing
• original

[Joannelovesjello]

wow you totally just copied audrey kawasaki on everything..

the style, subject, medium, and wood panel surface..find some individuality and originality...

you could've at least credited her in some way.. oh people these days

it wouldnt have gotten on my nerve at all but... youre selling it so..-_-

if anyone wants to disagree with me.. just look up audrey kawasaki. you cant refute it..

[willowing]

@Joannelovesjello hello there! :) thanks for your comment. i can hear how important it is to you that all artists are treated with fairness and justice. i agree, it's really no fun when people copy or steal your work. it's happened to me a few times. i can assure you that this is not a copy of any of audrey's work! i wish mine were as good as her stunning paintings! the only thing I did use as inspiration from her work was the arm/ hand, but that's it. cont.

[willowing]

@Joannelovesjello cont. the face is entirely my own design (audrey's are so much more elegant!) and the hair was inspired by Stella Im Hultzberg. The octopus comes from a photo of an octopus I took years ago at the zoo! As for materials: nope, audrey uses mostly graphite and acrylics (I believe), I'm all about the watersoluble crayons. And wood: all of use mixed media artists work on wood, don't see a problem with that. It's an old bit of shelve. :) Hope this appeases your worries! x Love, Tam

[ImStandardUsername]

insanely beautiful.

i want to learn to paint like this in a short amount of time for school; around 2 months. how long did it take you to get your techniques perfect?

[willowing]

@ImStandardUsername thank you!

well, i've been painting since I was very young (i'm 34 now), not sure how easy it is to develop your skills in 2 months, but you never know! :O) good luck!

[marcelogranda]

great art and the music is magic.

[willowing]

@marcelogranda thank you! x

[lmjacobs]

I love the way you did the pupils. Really striking.

[MsKoolKat007]

Very beautiful painting. What is that yellow pen/marker you are using for? Tfs your talent.

[punktpunkt79]

she is beautiful!

[MissyLouLouxxx]

i did this picture for school as an artist study preparation, as i did you as my inspiring artist for my final exam piece!

[tinkabella09]

@mtorre25 looks like she put Gesso on it before she painted.

[adorableprincess160]

amazing! I wish is could paint that good :D