Back to the drawing board. Spent time on my drawing yesterday before I took this head to paint. Total 'in the zone time' of about three hours.
I am reminded how much I need my painting idols to refer back to when the going gets rough in my ART head and I need to regroup and FOCUS -the story I am trying to tell.
THIS TIME?
8 x 10, oil on canvas
$350.
14 comments:
Beautiful! Such gorgeous skin!
I was thinking you were doing a lovely bride for a commission... not a painting for your challenge...
Beautifully done!!
Johanna...just one simple word "Wow"!!! just magnificent! (oops that was two more words)
Beautiful painting..wonderfully intense, yet gentle look...what is she thinking?
Stunning, Johanna! I particularly like the work you did on the veil.
You are seriously motivating me to get on with my drawing practice!!
thank you all so much.
Jeremy, one of the most amazing things about this challenge is that it has prompted others to do the same thing and tell me about it. Rewarding.
Catherine, I base a lot of my daily/drawing paintings on real life stories from the past of women in the 1800's researching books and diaries. I know exactly what she is thinking in this painting because there was a specific story I had in mind to paint after reading about a young woman on her third marriage in order to survive the perils of the Old West.
...there aren't words that adequately describe the beautiful touch that you have.
You have wonderful drawing skills.This is just beautiful.
Linda... I may have to quote you on that! Ha. What a lovely thing to say.
Gorgeous model. Love to see the process.
Beautiful. I love seeing it in progress.
Another beautiful portrait. I love seeing your process in its incremental steps.
Thanks again everyone...it is sometimes hard sharing the process so publicly but I think part of the yearly challenge.
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