It took all week and 2 minor heart attacks, but my tree lady is painted. As you can see, she has changed a lot! She went off in a completely different direction as I painted her, morphing from a tree spirit into a Green Woman.
I hadn't intended for her to be as dark as this, but as I kept adding wash upon wash of color (I just counted... there are 18 colors of paint on her) the darker she got, the more I liked it. Oh well, when the must speaks, it is best to just go with it.
I can only stare at her in wonder -- WHERE did she come from? I don't know...
I argued with myself quite a bit before deciding to add the micromarble embellishments - sometimes more is just too much - but I couldn't resist. I'm glad I didn't. :-)
She is 19" tall from root to tallest branch, and quite heavy. It will be fun deciding on just the right spot to display her.
I have an idea now for another tree woman in an entirely different style. I even have another head in my stash ready to go.
