This is one of the trickiest poses, and I don't think I've completely succeeded, so will finish it tomorrow - and will, among other things, darken the left part of the canvas. But I'll be working from drawings, since the model won't be here and that's such a challenge! Oh well, no one ever said art is easy! It's 10 x 8" on archival canvas board. Thanks for stopping by my blog!
Showing posts with label portrait painting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label portrait painting. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 07, 2013
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Lisa's Robe - original oil portrait painting
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Elena - original oil portrait painting
This painting was done today and is totally wet, but I decided to go ahead and post it. Live dangerously, I say. It's on 6 x 6" Gessobord.
I've been hearing that some oil painters switch to acrylics during the summer, especially here in the Southwest - am wondering if any of you are doing that. Hope you're staying cool. Thanks so much for stopping by!
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I've been hearing that some oil painters switch to acrylics during the summer, especially here in the Southwest - am wondering if any of you are doing that. Hope you're staying cool. Thanks so much for stopping by!
Email me.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Backward Glance - original oil portrait painting by Connie Chadwell
This painting was sort of a difficult pose to paint, I think, but I'm pleased with the outcome. It's from a line drawing that I did and for the life of me, I can't remember who or where the model was. Scary!
This painting is 8 x 10" on linen. Thanks for visiting my blog!
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
The Russian Girl - original oil portrait painting by Connie Chadwell
The young woman in this painting was originally from Russia and she had such a sweet, yet melancholy expression, I thought. During the entire session, I attempted to get up the nerve to try some of my college Russian on her, but sanity prevailed and I never did. If I had blurted out the few words and phrases I remember, she would have had a look of utter confusion - an expression much more difficult to paint, I think.
I used oil paints on oil primed linen on board. Love that stuff. Thanks for looking. Oh, and it's 10 x 8".
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Portrait Practice - original oil portrait painting by Connie Chadwell
Here's something I did on Saturday afternoon. The drawing was done from life and using the drawing as a model, I painted this very quickly, with a limited palette, as a practice piece.
As much as I like value changes, this one doesn't have a wide range of values - kind of soft. It's probably good to do something different for a change. It's 5 x 5" on Gessobord.
Thanks so much for visiting!
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Another Girl at the Bar - original oil portrait by Connie Chadwell
This is a quick portrait where I actually set my stop watch, so that with any luck, I wouldn't kill the painting. I used a single primed linen board. There's just something about that surface that I love - it absolutely screams for looseness.
The painting is 10 x 8" - thanks so much for stopping by my blog!
Monday, April 27, 2009
Portrait of Lee - original oil portrait painting by Connie Chadwell
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This painting is based on a drawing I did in a life drawing group. I loved the model's pose, but I concentrated on her face, rather than the whole figure. Upturned faces are such a challenge!
I just love green, especially in skin colors. And with green, ya gotta have red. So I did Lee's skin in a little exaggeration of green with some red.
It's on 6 x 6" Gessobord.
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