Good Morning, Dreamer

What do you do when you get a commission to do "whatever you want" when the client exclaims they "like everything!"

First, you stalk them on Facebook.

Then, you spend a couple months pondering what the heck you're going to paint.

Then you just decide What the Hell Here We Go!

And you come up with this:

My friend Cynthia, a curly haired, rambunctious, smart, hilarious, genuine, lovely woman asked me to paint her something. I had free reign over my canvas domain, and thats exactly how I like it. I knew I was going to paint her hair, and then once I got into that, I just kept flowing. The texture in the skin was at first an accident, but what is life without some happy mistakes? Here are some process photos:

It begins with a sketch.

Then a watercolor base.

Then some gouache tendrils.

Then some spray paint application.

Next we get the acrylic ink flowing.

Acrylic clouds to rest her head.

Blue eyes applied in layers of gouache.

Micron for fine outline.

At the end of the day we make some tiny rainbows and some silver ink rain,

so when you wake up you can say

Good Morning, Dreamer.

Love, Mama Cass