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Description Monoprint, ink, watercolour, acrylic and graphite on Fabriano Rosacina paper.

The first in a series of mixed media studies to support my canvas paintings. This makes me laugh a little as in the source image the nipple was just resting on the baby's cheek - evidently it was break time!

Really enjoyed working on this - that paper is absolutely beautiful to paint on.

I can offer prints if anyone wishes but I would have to clear it with the subject
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Comments: 34

LeeAnneKortus [2009-02-26 04:05:40 +0000 UTC]

beeeeyoootiful!!!

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Mollinda In reply to LeeAnneKortus [2009-03-03 00:32:45 +0000 UTC]

Why thankyou!

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kayceeus [2009-02-09 16:23:48 +0000 UTC]

Ink and water color is one of my favorite mediums, it's lovely!

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Mollinda In reply to kayceeus [2009-02-10 21:06:08 +0000 UTC]

I do love them but they are very difficult!

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euphoricdesire [2009-01-22 23:21:52 +0000 UTC]

very nice technique and colours

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Mollinda In reply to euphoricdesire [2009-01-23 21:58:22 +0000 UTC]

Thankyou very much

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euphoricdesire In reply to Mollinda [2009-01-23 23:13:01 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome

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Gaina [2009-01-20 22:53:25 +0000 UTC]

This is beautiful. I am really into 'active backgrounds' since my tutor showed me the technique in life drawing .

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Mollinda In reply to Gaina [2009-01-20 23:13:35 +0000 UTC]

I'm not familiar with that term - can you explain it to me?

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Gaina In reply to Mollinda [2009-01-20 23:52:15 +0000 UTC]

Sure, it's where you start by painting different colours, or different shades of the same colour on your paper, let that dry then draw your figure or design - pretty much what you've done there!

You can also draw on newspaper and use the text as your 'active background' like I did on my 'Nude in Ink' print.

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Mollinda In reply to Gaina [2009-01-20 23:55:32 +0000 UTC]

Ah right I see! The background is actually a monoprint It was just a left over from cleaning my plate but it worked really well for figure drawing

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Gaina In reply to Mollinda [2009-01-21 21:23:27 +0000 UTC]

Indeed! I would like to see you try more of that . I'm doing print next semester.

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Mollinda In reply to Gaina [2009-01-22 22:42:31 +0000 UTC]

print is my life blood

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Gaina In reply to Mollinda [2009-01-23 17:57:58 +0000 UTC]

The people I know who already print are very enthusiastic about it, so I hope I get the 'bug' too. I want to see how far I can push the boundaries, as I do with most things .

I'll keep you posted on my progress .

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Mollinda In reply to Gaina [2009-01-23 21:58:33 +0000 UTC]

Coolies

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boxedphotos [2009-01-20 22:48:11 +0000 UTC]

This is so damn beautiful girl... I can see this in wonderful doctor offices that are more about the health and well being of their patients then the money provided by them.
I know my doctor would post this in his offices!
Breast feeding is amazing I did it for 8 months with both my babies.

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Mollinda In reply to boxedphotos [2009-01-20 23:14:38 +0000 UTC]

Thankyou so much Julia <3

My mum unfortunately couldn't breast feed for very long with any of us but I hope to when I have children. I think it gives you a bond that's very strong very quickly.

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ChristineAltese [2009-01-20 22:41:17 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful! I love all the textures and colors...so much going on, and it all works.

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Mollinda In reply to ChristineAltese [2009-01-20 23:14:49 +0000 UTC]

Thankyou darling, that means a lot <3

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ChristineAltese In reply to Mollinda [2009-01-21 14:29:19 +0000 UTC]

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snowunmasked [2009-01-20 21:42:24 +0000 UTC]

LOL I had only just noticed the nipple on the baby's cheek. Very endearing. Wonderful textures and palette too to support the soft, round shapes. Glad you had fun making this!

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Mollinda In reply to snowunmasked [2009-01-20 21:58:35 +0000 UTC]

I loved the roundess of it. Guess babies + breasts = round and chuchy

Thank God the Father was a complete snapaholic and there's a massive tub of baby photos for me to molest!

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snowunmasked In reply to Mollinda [2009-01-20 21:59:26 +0000 UTC]

I want to have a baby so I get bigger boobs.

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Mollinda In reply to snowunmasked [2009-01-20 22:01:17 +0000 UTC]

Me too. I just don't want them to deflate afterwards so I have two empty balloon strapped to my chest.

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snowunmasked In reply to Mollinda [2009-01-20 22:09:41 +0000 UTC]

Ravishing.

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Mollinda In reply to snowunmasked [2009-01-20 22:37:22 +0000 UTC]

Oh yes.

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ClickClickBangUK [2009-01-20 21:16:35 +0000 UTC]

oh molly its beautiful! in fact its so beautiful it makes me want to cry. your mother and your subject better love it, i would kill for something as beautiful as this of me

the colour being so oppressive over the entire image works really really well, but i also love the little breakthrough colour on the faces and the nipple

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Mollinda In reply to ClickClickBangUK [2009-01-20 21:32:14 +0000 UTC]

Yeah the purple is the monoprint - and then the colour was added with watercolour. It's how my mum draws though I think she's forgotten how I may get her some new conte crayons too!

I may well be snapping some of you breastfeeding seeing as for some reason my work is centering around it. I think it's the intimacy of it.

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ClickClickBangUK In reply to Mollinda [2009-01-20 21:38:19 +0000 UTC]

make your mum remember, she'll thank you for it!

and feel free, you can use my camera and its 1.8 goodness too

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Mollinda In reply to ClickClickBangUK [2009-01-20 22:00:05 +0000 UTC]

mmmmmmmmmm 1.8.

Not great for painting reference but you just want some lovely photos too don't you Damn right you should - there are hardly any photos of mum and abi because obviously her dad wasn't ther to take them and I was banned from the camera because I failed at photography as a child and therefore wasted film

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ClickClickBangUK In reply to Mollinda [2009-01-20 22:10:50 +0000 UTC]

i shall do my hair and stuff and you can do purdy mumsy boob pics

DONT FORGET YOUR MAKEUP FROM WORK!

although i think we should try out the mac

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Mollinda In reply to ClickClickBangUK [2009-01-20 22:37:04 +0000 UTC]

Ah yes I shall put that in my bag now. That's in a pot so I can actually THROW it at her.

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ClickClickBangUK In reply to Mollinda [2009-01-21 08:08:42 +0000 UTC]

you should look through my 'inspiration' collection, theres tons of make-up stuff in there

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Mollinda In reply to ClickClickBangUK [2009-01-22 22:42:43 +0000 UTC]

I shall

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