Oil on Canvas - 30" x 18"
This portrait was completed in November - a commissioned Christmas gift for a beautiful young couple who live and teach music in the public school system near the North Carolina coast. After Christmas Mrs. Best contacted me to let me know they are thrilled with the painting! Yea! That news makes me soooo happy! Their portrait was a joy to paint except for the red roses! I wanted more variation in the color and values of the red tones, but didn't want to draw even more attention than red itself commands! Was a dilemma but I feel with less detail rather than more in the roses, the eye is directed to the faces. Oh, it was so much fun painting these pretty people! The tiara was a challenge as were the sequins and beads on that lovely dress!
Bravo, Rosemary, this portrait is so lively, sure they will be happy with it!
ReplyDeleteRosemary, this is beautiful. Good for you. Happy New Year.
ReplyDeletebeautiful couple.. fantastic portrait.. what a great memento of a very special day.. awesome.. !!! :)
ReplyDeleteWOW - I can certainly see whay they would be thrilled with your portrait of them. This is amazing, and what a wonderful thing to have to remind them of their wedding day!
ReplyDeleteExceptionally wonderful. I am speechless!
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A beautiful painting for the "Best" couple! It is even more gorgeous when clicking on the image and seeing it larger. Your work is so wonderful, Rosemary!
ReplyDeleteThank you Sylviane! So happy you stop by and leave comments! I really appreciate that you are sharing your experiments with yupo on your blog! That's a scary support if ever there were one! So glad you like the portrait!
ReplyDeleteJo, thank you, thank you! Your post re leaving blogger comments makes me feel so special that you left one for me! Thank you for taking time to do this! Your encouragement means a lot! Happy New Year to you too!
ReplyDeleteThank you Cindi and Claire! I was sent a photo of the portrait framed and it made my day seeing it as it will hang. Thanks so much for your comments!
ReplyDeleteMegha and Sherry - thank you from the bottom of my heart! You two give me so much support and I really appreciate it!
ReplyDeleteRosemary...what a fantastic portrait. You such wonderful work. Bravo!!!
ReplyDeleteHi Rosemary
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by my blog and leaving your kind comments :-)
Yes, you were right about the roses, it could have taken the focus away from the couple.
This is a very nice, sensitive portrait.
Keep up the good work.
Paul
Thank you Loke! I really appreciate your comments. Loved reading about the first cowboys in Hawaii on your blog! Thanks for sharing that!
ReplyDeletePaul, thank you for visiting and your comments.
ReplyDeleteI'm happy I found your blog!
Your wedding portrait is wonderful! That must have been fun to paint. Their smiles are so infectious. I love weddings, also. (Thanks for following me and your comment. Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteOh Marian, I appreciate your comments! Yes, this one was a joy to paint and a challenge to capture their emotion. Thanks for visiting my blog and a happy creative new year to you too!
ReplyDeleteWow - a double portrait like this is intimidating to even think about! You did an excellent job Rosemary - no wonder that they liked it so much!
ReplyDeleteThanks Gary! I enjoyed every brushstroke on this one! Good luck with your show!
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