Drawn from life, this afternoon.Mixed media (oil pastel on oil paint) paintings on 12" x 16" canvas.
About these paintings:
I love the impact the blues make against the dark background in the top painting.
I also am thrilled that I've figured out a way to oil paint and still take advantage of the meetup sessions, where oil paint and stinky stuff are forbidden.
This model is as close to an artist's fantasy as can be: able to hold difficult positions for 20 minutes at a time.
I've made some changes to both paintings. These are the most recent versions.
I love the strong impact the blues make against the dark background. Very effective.
ReplyDeleteInteresting lines and color in the top, interesting expression in the close up.
ReplyDeleteJeanette, thank you. I love the impact and also the fact that I've figured out a way to oil paint and still take advantage of the meetup sessions, where oil paint and stinky stuff are forbidden.
ReplyDeleteThe bottom one probably is going to change some because I can see things I want to do to it. The top one probably will not change much--except, at least, I'll scrape off the signature and re-paint it.
Thanks, Banjo. This model is as close to an artist's fantasy as can be: able to hold difficult positions for 20 minutes at a time.
ReplyDeleteShe looks angry. Bitter.
ReplyDeleteMargaret, she does. Maybe it had something to do with holding her body in such challenging poses. Or maybe something else, though she seemed pretty chipper when not posing.
ReplyDeleteI really like your color palette. I gotta get away from the graphite.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Pierre.
ReplyDeleteColor's a lot of fun. Play around with it.
Jean, I admire your charcoals and pastels every day on Google Reader. You are incredible.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Ruth. I enjoy hearing from you, but it's perfectly okay to just look. At least, I hope it is. I do it all the time.
ReplyDeleteIn The Face, I now see a stern mother or teacher, but maybe one softened a bit by her own hardships. The asymmetrical eyes are gripping.
ReplyDeleteI like how you have the weight of the "house like" lines floating above the outstretched leg. Very nice
ReplyDeletethe portrait is a bit stern but I like how the eyes are different from one another
Banjo and PA, I like the asymmetry too. I didn't do it as a conscious tribute to K's photo of the man in Venice with the swollen eye, but I'm sure that's where it came from.
ReplyDeletePA, cool that you noticed the background (the buildings/village). I probably spent most of my time on it; changing it and adding to it.
A really lovely pose up top. I love how you captured it.
ReplyDeleteThanks, AH. Captured probably isn't the right adjective; I made much of it up, even changing the pose to create that long line (the model had her leg curled up). But love absolutely works. Thanks, again.
ReplyDeleteOkay, verb.
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