Calendar Challenge for November

Hi everyone, we are nearly there. 

Rules for November

1.. Keep a part of the original picture and incorporate that into your design

2, Technique - make it shiny... anything metallic, paint, sprays, waxes,metal embellishments

3. Add – theme, make your page mythical and magical, anything fantasy

4. Blog your calendar page and link up from November 1st 2015

Mine started with The Kiss by Klimt. I found this one incredibly difficult to do, I think because it is one of my fave paintings,so I was reluctant to cover it up.

I used gesso to blank out most parts, just leaving 2 sections of the clothing. Within these I created this weird mythical creature. 

I added reds,oranges and purples into the background, and the black silhouette of the sun. 

I added quite  a lot of metallic gilding wax, as per the rules and this made taking photos very difficult, so I am afraid not many details show up. 

The background is all Treasure Gold plus flicks of Gold paint. 

here you can see more of the metallic. 

So just one month to go.. 

1.. Keep a part of the original picture and incorporate that into your design

2, Technique - use a stick dipped in ink or paint to write your title or journalling

3. Add – theme, let's have a bit of Christmas, or if you don't do Christmas then something wintery. 

4. Blog your calendar page and link up from December 1st 2015