Sunday, February 2, 2025

Portrait 14/100.

This girl has such big eyes, and I hope she doesn't look too stern. I loved the reference photo because of the whimsy in having a bird on her shoulder, but I also loved the big eyes staring right at the camera. I wanted to paint this more loosely, and that idea was strong in the beginning, where I started out a looser, with big spots of color on the face, but then my inner nature took over and I fussed over it. I added the shadow shapes to add a bit more interest to the painting. Many thanks to Rechelle Rissetto on the Museum by Sktchy app for the reference photo. 6x8” oil paint on mdf panel.



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