Denise Thewissen on Paint Party Friday

For Creative Every Day challenge 2013 by Leah Piken Kolidas, I´m taking at least a picture a day for the whole year. Each week I have an international artists as a guest to illustrate the week.

This week is llustrated by the very talented and fun Denise Thewissen. I found Denise through her blog Denthe: Vibrant art for colourful people. Her step by step process photographs of her paintings are fascinating. I love to see the pieces develop and change right in front of my eyes.

The piece she created for this ocassion is powerful and full of meaning as it is linked to Anzac Day.

Here´s what she wrote about it:

ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps and on the 25th of April the Australians who have died in wars are commemorated. Originally it was a remembrance of the battle at Gallipoli during World War I.

I decided to draw 17 young guys, surrounding part of a beautiful poem by Laurence Binyon. I felt it was a fitting tribute to this week, and a reminder of the lunacy of war, which has taken (and still takes) so many young lives."

Thank you so much Denise for your contribution to this project! The 17 faces are so expressive, each has its own personality. 

Where can you find Denise on line?

* Her blog, Denthe: www.denthe.blogspot.com
* Her Facebook page: www.facebook.com/dentheART
* Her cute Etsy shop: www.etsy.com/shop/dentheARTS
* Her site: www.denthe.com