Sunday, June 08, 2008

Sinthy - oil portrait painting by Connie Chadwell


Sinthy - I love that name - held the pose for about an hour, but I stopped before the hour was up because I didn't want to "kill" the painting. Plus, my board is only 6 x 6", so I didn't need much time. I just made lots of strokes while mainly looking for values. I am happiest when working quickly and then moving to another spot in the room to do a charcoal figure drawing from the same pose at another angle.


This painting is on Ampersand Gessobord. Thanks for stopping by! SOLD

6 comments:

Candy Barr said...

Divine.. good thinking to stop at this point! The tilt of her head this close up gives it such a nice sense of intimacy.
Beautiful

Connie Chadwell said...

Thanks, Candy. I appreciate your nice comment!

Dar Presto said...

Connie, this is really great. She is luminous, and your brush is so expressive. I am consistently amazed when I visit.

Connie Chadwell said...

Love the comment! Thank you!

Anonymous said...

Connie, I love this painting, it's perfect!

Connie Chadwell said...

Thanks so much, Priscilla - I appreciate your comment very much!