this one's 'gestation' - thanks, emma - wasn't quite AS long as that of the last painting, but was another of those pieces that was semi-abandoned for weeks and months at a time, called 'finished' around september but then heavily worked on in december to a point it changed completely - note the length of emma's hair. slight artistic license, but as of right now, not by much - and again, it benefited from being left alone, worked on and left alone again.
i'm really fond of this one, again. i think the colours came out great, especially. . .
Bravo! Iain this is fantastic! :O
ReplyDeleteI love her rosy cheeks! :P
thanks, sarah - i'm fond of her rosy cheeks too, painted or otherwise :)
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you posted this one even though it was a bitch to photograph because of the gloss! :(
ReplyDeleteAs paintings go it's one of my favourites of yours. You make me look beautiful. :)
You came into your element with these and I think you know that. And it was wonderful seeing you getting your confidence back again, honey.
<3
. . . i'm still not happy with this photo, though, for some reason grainy canvas is hellish to photograph. but i wanted these posted, so. . .
ReplyDeletethese look funny now, almost like a 'blue period', i don't think i was aware at the time just how much blue i was using in EVERY. SINGLE. PAINTING. . . :/
This one's so good. I wish I had better words than that. It's just brilliant- You're so talented!
ReplyDeleteI agree - the colors are spectacular, including that bright blue. Not something you see a lot in your work, people wearing brightly colored clothing. Beautiful painting.
ReplyDeletethat's the trouble with getting older and more of a realist - you can't just keep painting everyone in black, even if it does have certain graphic advantages. . .
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