10 x 8 - Oil on rough canvas
This is my entry for Karin Jurick's DSFDF Year End Challenge - Swapping 180 Photos. I enjoyed painting this pretty mystery artist and want to thank her for posing with her mouth shut and ears covered! Just kidding - but I'm always uncomfortable painting teeth and ears! I used a scrap piece of unstretched canvas thinking the off white would substitute for toning only to discover it wasn't properly primed! So...this challenge was more difficult than it needed to be! Since I had already started over once, I kept going and am pleased with the way it turned out. It seems to have a pastel look to it due to the rough canvas and thin paint.
My first attempt was on a white canvas board in blue tones...didn't feel I had a likeness and wasn't happy with the white support or the palette...so...started over...
This was fun and I am so eager to learn the identity of this Woman of Mystery!
Karin, thank you for the opportunity to participate in the portrait swap and Happy New Year to you and all our blogging family!
She is lovely, Rosemary. You did a most fabulous job and I love the line about the mouth shut and ears covered too! LOL The greens are fabulous and it is interesting reading about your process. I keep gathering little tidbits of art info and hoping I can remember them and learn from them as I continue on my merry path!
ReplyDeleteOh Sherry, thank you so much! She is a pretty girl. She was dressed in black and may hate green! Hope she likes this "new sweater"! I can see growth in your art path with each new post! Just keep painting and Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteYou've done a very nice job on this portrait - it has a softness and thoughtful look to it - really a superb job!
ReplyDeleteYou are a true portrait artist. She is fabulous and lucky you got to paint her. I love her hair, face and sweater. Way to go. Silvia
ReplyDeleteThis is a very wonderful portrait, Rosemary - great job!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful portrait, Rosemary. Love all the colors you chose to use. Perfect for your subject's color of hair. Very tender and sensitive rendering. Has she been revealed to you, yet?
ReplyDeleteClaire and Silvia - Wow! You made my day! So glad the warmer colors worked! I so very much appreciate your comments! Thank You!
ReplyDeleteThanks Edward! Coming from you this means a lot!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Ruth! The lovely model is Becky Drees. I don't think she has a blog or website - but shall check again. I want to tell her how much I like the portrait she did of me! Am so glad I participated this year - has really been fun seeing everyone's approach to painting members of our blogging family! Your entry is so creative! I love it!
ReplyDeleteThis portrait is so beautiful, Rosemary!What is she thinking about?
ReplyDeleteFunny expression!
Beautiful portrait, Rosemary! I especially like the handling of her mouth...the expression is captured perfectly.
ReplyDeleteI love the pastel look it has also. I was also happy not to have teeth to paint
ReplyDeleteYou are very perceptive, Sylviane! I, too, wondered what she was thinking. I felt the expression was a skeptical one and she seemed to be thinking, "Do you REALLY think you can paint my portrait?!"
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Carol and Dominique! I really enjoyed painting her. Both your entries are awesome and your comments mean a lot to me! Happy New Year to you!
ReplyDeleteExcellent work Rosemary, I am sure she will love your result. Good for you for doing this, I just never got my photo in and regret it now. I did participate last year and loved it. Happy new year to you
ReplyDeleteThis is a wonderfully executed portrait Rosemary. This has a feel of economy - almost like watercolor where each brush stroke is essential to the whole. Beautiful work.
ReplyDeleteGreat job! Love the likeness you got in that painting and loved the painting challenge that Karin Jurick mounted for all of us at the DSFDF. Keep up the good work.
ReplyDeleteHi Barb! Beautiful new photo! Thanks for the comments - I'm sorry you didn't get in on the fun this time! Sure hope she will do this again at year's end and I'll send you a reminder! :-)
ReplyDeleteYour teddy bear is adorable! Happy new year and let's keep painting!
Thank you - Thank you! I really enjoyed painting this - a fun challenge! Maybe you will participate next time? Really appreciate your oomments.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year!
Gary, the above reply is to you! I forgot to address you! Sorry!
ReplyDeleteHi Jill, So glad you stopped by! Thanks for the visit and your comments! Karin does an awesome job with this challenge. I can't begin to imagine how many hours she devotes to the blog - especially since she did the extra paintings! You must be thrilled with the painting she did of you! It's wonderful!
ReplyDeletewow beautiful!! she is a lucky lady to get you to her paint her!! you handled everything about her well..... love that you are so multitalented.. happy new year,kiddo.. wishing you lots of wonderful fun paintings, this year!!
ReplyDeleteOh Cindi! You give me too much credit - but I love it! Thanks so much! We are going to have a super year painting and blogging, aren't we!!
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