start to finish with artist kelly barton!

since i've been sharing with you so many start to finish paintings, i thought it would be fun for you to see the start to finish of a painting by one of my favorite artist's, kelly barton! 

each piece begins with a sketch...pssst...i have ooddles of sketch books full of them.

the backgrounds are filled with playful papers and colors. pinks, whites, blues and greens are my faves.

adding my sketches in graphite seems to be my favorite part.

and from here i begin adding layers of color to the story.  little snips of found papers.

a banner for text wrapping  around her hair telling her story.

the girl wanted her cake. 

it was so simple, let them eat cake. of course she wanted hers too.

a little painting inspired by the infamous Marie Antoinette...

*** to see the finished painting, visit kelly's blog right here! ***

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thank you so much, kelly, for sharing a bit about your painting process and the story behind your artwork!

find more of kelly's work in her etsy shop and on her blog too!