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I had this idea for a long time but couldn't find the right picture to work with. When browsing through the folders on my PC I stumbled on Sophie's 'New Witch Pack four' that I downloaded a few weeks ago. I was happy that Sophie would be the girl that would feature in 'Her hidden shrine'. Sophie has 'thousand faces' and in my eyes her stock already is art.

The inspiration for this artwork is the 'old' theaterworld. When I look at 'Her hidden shrine' it almost seems that I'm part of it and that it's surrounding me.

Everything is brushwork (as usual). Some are stamped in white and recolored by hand afterwards, while others are stamped 'right away' in the correct color. Coloring brushes by hand is done to create a more authentic look. The 'painted' portrait in the frame is Sophie also. I manipulated her face to give her some childish look.

I love old colors. That's why I repainted the original dress with a very deep antique red. On top of the fabric I started with brushwork in several orange and yellow colors. Every layer has another model brush with a different colortone. They are all very transparent. By doing that I'm able to create warm and rich colors. The decoration is done with little 'Buttons' that are actually framed faces. I left two of them very visible. Don't ask me to explain that because it's symbolic.

The hat is manipulated, repainted and brushed. I also used a texture for extra depth and for the background. The 'balcony' is created from that same texture. The little golden dots are also brushwork.

Details from this artwork can be seen here [link]

Thanks for viewing and for your support!

Take care,
John

Credit:
The girl is the wonderful Sophie from =lockstock
The original picture is part of her 'New witch pack four' and can be see here [link]
The Napolean hat is from ~sun-stock
The original picture can be seen here [link]
Texture is from StockXchange [link]
All brushes are my own

Description
I had this idea for a long time but couldn't find the right picture to work with. When browsing through the folders on my PC I stumbled on Sophie's 'New Witch Pack four' that I downloaded a few weeks ago. I was happy that Sophie would be the girl that would feature in 'Her hidden shrine'. Sophie has 'thousand faces' and in my eyes her stock already is art.

The inspiration for this artwork is the 'old' theaterworld. When I look at 'Her hidden shrine' it almost seems that I'm part of it and that it's surrounding me.

Everything is brushwork (as usual). Some are stamped in white and recolored by hand afterwards, while others are stamped 'right away' in the correct color. Coloring brushes by hand is done to create a more authentic look. The 'painted' portrait in the frame is Sophie also. I manipulated her face to give her some childish look.

I love old colors. That's why I repainted the original dress with a very deep antique red. On top of the fabric I started with brushwork in several orange and yellow colors. Every layer has another model brush with a different colortone. They are all very transparent. By doing that I'm able to create warm and rich colors. The decoration is done with little 'Buttons' that are actually framed faces. I left two of them very visible. Don't ask me to explain that because it's symbolic.

The hat is manipulated, repainted and brushed. I also used a texture for extra depth and for the background. The 'balcony' is created from that same texture. The little golden dots are also brushwork.

Details from this artwork can be seen here [link]

Thanks for viewing and for your support!

Take care,
John

Credit:
The girl is the wonderful Sophie from =lockstock
The original picture is part of her 'New witch pack four' and can be see here [link]
The Napolean hat is from ~sun-stock
The original picture can be seen here [link]
Texture is from StockXchange [link]
All brushes are my own