Woman In Red Glasses, Reading is oil pastel on 11"x14" canvas.
Woman In Red Glasses And Blue Scarf is oil pastel on approximately 12"x20" card.
The model, a dancer, was reading an art theory book, courtesy of one of the painters. Her glasses, highly decorative, are purely a fashion accessory.
In the background you can see a white swan and several black coots. Coots are funny ducklike creatures with chicken feet and loud querulous voices. Don't know if any of these coots are old.
I expect to paint the background and leave the foreground pretty much as is shown, here.
The drawing of the face will probably change a bit, as well.
There are so many here I'd like for my very own. Any chance you'll be offering this? http://jeanspaintings.blogspot.com/2010/09/woman-in-flower.html
ReplyDeleteYour wish . . . in this case, can be granted. I'll post it on the site as soon as I've signed it and re-photographed it in natural light,
ReplyDeleteI just realized, PA and I were both guessing wrong. we were sure you'd choose something wrapped in blue.
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ReplyDeleteThe expressiveness of your work is your gift. Your vision is very unique, such a free quality, simply beautiful. I'm in awe!
Pamo, thanks! (And are you really doing the November book-writing challenge? I'm very gullible.)
ReplyDeleteHi, your last works, from older post too are simply wonderfull, like always, why did you not public a blurb book?
ReplyDeleteIt would be very nice, your works is superb, I admire you so much...
Laura, thank you. That's something I have to think about.
ReplyDeleteHa Ha! I'm gullible too Jean, but yes, I am. It's not going to be an actual printable novel, but more a way to get me in the habit of writing in volume. I'll keep you posted!
ReplyDeletePamo, I'm your audience. I read and read and read, so, go ahead, write and . . . .
ReplyDeleteI rather like the way you rendered that purple scarf. What do you plan to replace the background with in the first image?
ReplyDelete(eventually I'll probably put up a few tiles in a future post; maybe someone will cover the Lake Los Angeles project)
Didn't realize I'd been THIS AWOL. I'm torn here. I actually prefer her reading, but I suppose the wild-haired head shot is arguably more interesting. Red glasses a nice and distinctive touch. Ditto the tattoo a day or two ago.
ReplyDeletePA, thank you. I'm planning on keeping the background subject-matter the same, just painting it, rather than drawing it. I don't like that I started with a white canvas and want more texture and color in the painting.
ReplyDeleteOkay, Banjo. You're allowed to have a life. Glad to hear from you, though. Wait to judge until I get around to changing these pieces. (And I liked the tattoo, too. That was a gift for my spouse.)
PA, I just went back and re-read the parenthetical. The Lake Los Angeles project is done?
ReplyDeletewow! this is so great!
ReplyDeletea "Woman In Red Glasses And Blue Scarf" is so electric, and dynamic!
I loved!
These are done in a little bit different style. More electric.
ReplyDeleteI like them both very much.
K, it's the materials; the oil pastel works much like crayon on canvas or sanded paper. And thanks.
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