Painting A Black Dress

Painting a Black Dress - The Beginning

Painting a black dress.

A solid black dress makes a great canvas.

It may be complemented with bright colors.

I initially splashed drops of gold paint on this dress.

It looked very nice, but I kept envisioning the color magenta against the black.

As a result, I painted over the gold, and replaced it with magenta.

I debated over whether or not I should paint the back.

In an effort to keep the dress from being too heavy with paint, I decided against it.

Because of the make of the fabric, the paint strokes were blotchy.

This is fine with me, as it created texture.

Perfectly imperfect.

Front view of dress.

I wear skirts, and dresses everyday.

Why? Pants don't usually fit me well, and I feel more comfortable in a skirt, or dress.

That being said, I would wear this dress just about anywhere.

I would wear it to a lunch date with the girls; a nice dinner; a play; or just about any other outing.

I paired the dress with heels for the photos, and this is probably how I would wear the dress in real life.

Another front view of the dress.

If I had to guess, I would say about three hours.

I painted this dress in two stages on two different days.

First, I painted the front, and then the back.

There was much more fabric to paint than I initially realized.

My hand actually got tired in the process, and I had to take a few breaks.

I also started with one type of paintbrush, and then I switched to a different type.

The second paintbrush made the painting process go much faster.

Back of dress.

I love music, and dance, and am inspired by both in creating, and painting.

When I was about 11, or 12, I used to sit on my bed, with my radio, for hours listening to music.

I still enjoy listening to music today.

I also appreciate the art of dance.

I have been brought to tears while watching certain dancers perform.

I often listen to music while I paint.

Music helps to give me vision for the design, and colors.

I recently went to see a dance company at a theatre.

The ideas, and creativity overflowed as I sat there in awe.

I believe that there are different expressions of creativity, but it all flows from the same place.

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