Wow week 3 of Lifebook did my head in, I watched the clip had a small freak out and then watched it again.  Our mission was to create art representing our dual nature, dark/light, heaven/earth - NOT good and evil, but look at the qualities within us that are a contradiction. 

Thankfully I listened to what Bonnie Rose was saying and gave myself permission to create the image of 'duality' that was bouncing around in my head trying to get out - boy am I ever so glad I did!  My page represents duality via the use of day and night and animals (Arctic wolf and Blue Jay), explained in part with text, the animals represent the parts of my nature which are a contradiction.

Clear Liquitex GessoWhat I used on the Wolf

• Golden Gesso - White
• White Sharpie marker - Poster Paint Extra Fine - to blot out eye
• Prismacolor Pencils to colour wolf: Black, White, Warm Grey 90%, 50%,  30%, 20%, 10%,  Cool Grey 70%, 20%, Light Umber, Dark Umber, French Grey 90%, Blue Slate, Peacock, Deco Aqua, Aquamarine & Light Aqua
• Copic Blender to blend pencil on wolf
• Stewart Gill Paints:  Byzantia - Seraphym and Pearlise - Black Pearl
• Copic Opaque White paint
• Copic Multiliner 0.3 for details

Clear Liquitex GessoWhat I used on the Bird

• Golden Gesso - White
• Prismacolor Pencils to colour bird: Black, White, Warm Grey 90%, 50%,  30%, 20%, 10%,  Light Umber, Dark Umber, Blue Slate, Electric Blue, True Blue & Indido Blue
• Copic Blender to blend pencil
• Viva Precious Metal Colour 601
• Copic Opaque White paint
• Copic Multiliner 0.3 for details

What I used on the Background

• Clear Liquitex Gesso
• Golden Gesso - White
• Neocolor watersoluble crayons: Cobalt Blue, Emerald Green, Prussian Blue, Salmon, Periwinkle & Ultramarine Pink
• Prismacolor Pencils:  Black, White, Dark Brown, Dark Umber, French Grey, Parma Violet, Deco Aqua, Jade Green & Olive Green.
• Maya Resist liquid
• Crafter's Workshop Template: Branches TCW208
• Windsor & Newton Watercolor pans - various colours
• Stewart Gill Paints:  Byzantia - Seraphym and Pearlise - Black Pearl
• Jenny Bowlin - Ranger Paint Dabber: Brown Sugar
• Daler Rowney Liquid Pearlescent Acrylics: Dutch Blue & White Pearl
• White Sharpie marker - Poster Paint Extra Fine
• Copic Multiliner 0.3 & 0.1 for details
• Black Charcoal Pencil and paper blending stump

Some close-ups: 

Let me give credit where it's due - I saw 'Breath of Winter' and fell in love, this inspired me to create the wolfs' 'breath' on this page, I found this amazing wolf photo Arctic Wolf Howl on Deviantart and this adorable Winter Blue Jay on a bird feeding tips site it's also on a Bird Wallpaper site - so not sure where or who is responsible for the original.  I learned the gesso over photo technique on 21 Secrets last year, though I did mine a little different and the rest is all me :O)  I'm so excited with how this turned out, it's the first time that what was in my head actually made it to paper the way I imagined it - in fact I think it might even be better!

The full page looks like this: