Trying This One Twice...

I'm excited about the possibilities here...

Ready to Be Framed

I need to think of a title. And detail the colors and layers on here...

It Appears I'm Still Not Done with the Skirt

I added some highlights all over the place (all of which I think are working well), although I don't think I've pushed the skirt far enough. I really need to fill it in!

Roberto Cavalli

A little diddy I started the other night (Friday?? Thursday??) and have continued work on last night. I think one more fine-tuning session and this will be ready to be framed! Here's hoping I can get in a little painting time tonight.

(Paint layering details to come, if I can remember them...)

For a Brief Moment, I Felt Like Picasso...

Hot DAMN!!! I cannot believe this. Yet another piece I thought was trash that just needed an open mind and some mental pushing. I don't think it's done yet, but my goodness is it an improvement over the last iteration. Notice I did away with almost all of the "better background work." Hah!

The "Picasso-eske brilliance" that I am arrogantly bestowing upon myself here has everything to do with solving the awkwardness of the shoulder(s) position with a dark curvy line that suggests a woman who is pulling her scarf across said shoulder(s): up with her left hand and down with her right. It ties everything together in a wonderfully abstract manner, squaring off the angles of the upper body in a way that the previous iteration simply could not capture.

In addition to the frame-within-a-frame concept I have going on, I've noticed another theme that I am extremely interested in exploring: figurative work in combination with musical elements. I'm excited.

Better Background Work

Comments forthcoming...

Commissioned Painting: Do Over

Attempt Number TWO!!!!!!! I like this a lot better, although I probably have to fix some of her proportions a bit. Overall, the feeling is right.

Here is the original sketch.