Melange Travel & Lifestyle Magazine July 2020 | Page 84

Johanne McMillan
“Faceination”
Face painting is an
intricate art form not
mastered by many.
Indeed, the contours
of the human face, its varied
textures, the way paint is
absorbed on the skin and a host
of other considerations makes
each attempt at face painting a
different experience. The result
may be well be perfect, but
the face-painting artist would
readily admit that this craft is
complex – magnificently so.
When the end result brings
smiles to children’s faces,
the complexities are quickly
forgotten, replaced by
satisfaction and immense
pleasure - so says Johanne
McMillan, a Montreal face-