there is a new challenge blog in town…Marie, Bev and Ann will be hosting a weekly Wednesday challenge…The Three Muses
their first theme is Mona Lisa
I created a Mona Mermaid using an arch from back in April that I was never happy with…what would I do without gesso 🙂 Ranger Crackle Paint also helped the transformation
*you can click for a close up*
torn napkin applied with Golden’s Fluid Matte Medium and a bit of stamping
thanks to Elizabeth Golden for the lovely mermaid tail. She shares the most wonderful images!
Magpie's Nest ~*~ Patty Szymkowicz 
Great interpretation. Lovely piece and you photograph your work so beautifully, too !!
🙂
Shelly
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Patty this is just so000 gorgeous, I love that wonderful blue background and yes you are right the tail is something special. Thank you so much for joining in with the fun.
Apologies about the glitch in posting a link, we are looking into it.
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Oh Wow! This is absolutely stunning – and so beautiful. I am lost for words! The colours are amazing and the composition is just fantastic and beautiful. I agree with Shelly that your photographic work is so good.
Blogspot is not as friendly as WordPress when it comes to linking. It is OK just to type in “my picture is on my blog” and everyone will find it. Thankyou so much for joining in the challenge. I hope you can come back next week for our “Doors” challenge. (Wednesday)
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Beautiful!! Awesome colors…just LOVE IT!!
Andrea.
Ps. I have a thing for mermaids..lol.
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This is fabulous, Patty! Mona is the perfect mermaid, so calm and serene under the sea! Nicely done!
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No problem about the link, Patty. A click on your name brought me directly to this GORGEOUS mermaid Mona!! What a joy to behold. I just found Elizabeth Golden’s blog for my first time from her challenge response. She is amazingly generous, and you’ve been very creative with her “mermaid’s tail” !! See you next week!
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This is a first ~ I have never seen Mona as a mermaid but you have done it beautifully! What a wonderful creative mind you have ~ it is delightful! Blessings, Katie
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What a fabulous idea! I love it.
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Totally wonderful Patty, what a great re-birth, the fishtail suits her just perfectly, beautiful work!
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Patty, I love your beautiful Mona mermaid! Her fish tail is gorgoeus. The mixed mediums you so artfully combined create a picture perfect Mona!
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OMG what a gorgeous piece of work!
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This is a gorgeous piece of work! I love your Mona-maid! ~Lori
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That´s a very funny and creative arch, Patty. Love the idea with the mermaid tail.
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Patty, this is truly gorgeous! The blue is beautifully vibrant and I love your striped border on the bottom! Shells become her! Fabulous work!
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Fabulous Mona!
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Love your Mona. The fishtail is indeed fabolous. So is your background and the shells etc.
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brilliant idea, the background is beautiful with the gesso and crackle paint .
I love her crown .
(I sometimes revisit items I’m not totally happy with , but they usually end up in the bin )
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oh I love it,love how you made her into a mermaid.Great take on the challenge.
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klasse hintergrund und überhaupt…dein bogen gefällt mir sehr! 🙂
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Patty this is brilliant.
I´m overwhelmed. Amazing and unique arch. Love them.
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So unusual, I love how you’ve ‘altered’ Mona!! xx
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Patty, I love Mona as a Mermaid! She’s stunning!!!
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Oooh, she’s fantastic! I like the nautical theme you created!
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WOW, Patty, she looks so regal as ‘Queen of the Seas’, brilliant arch!
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This is great!!!! Mona is such a classic it’s fun to change her isn’t it?
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great transformation and now I hope you’re happy with her, she looks fab! Mx
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Very clever, and so pretty!
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This piece is simply delicious!! I don’t have a crackel stamp but I love the effect. I do have crackle medium though!
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I love your arch background and her skirt!
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Great!!! Fantastic!!!
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Wow! Who would have guessed Mona Lisa was meant to be a mermaid? Great work!
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