For lack of a better name, here is my portrait of Lindsay with Swim Cap. I've always wanted to be able to paint portraits in watercolor but I find it very intimidating trying to capture a likeness as well as getting the skin tone right. Those same concerns stopped me in my tracks with this project after I laid down the initial wash of color. It took the encouragement of a couple of painting pals to get me going again. Once I finally got over the fear of messing it up, I took off and completed almost all of the painting in one day. I'm pretty happy with it since it is a new thing for me but I'm not sure I quite captured her sweet face. The eyes gave me quite a bit of trouble. I feel happy to have completed it (although I might tweek the bottom a bit after I stare at it for a while), and I'm excited to start my next painting.
4 comments:
It's just darling! The painting captures the innocence of younger Lindsay and her quirky personality perfectly!
It looks so like her! it's adorable and you did a great job with all the colors and values. It's a fun piece.
Wendy, how nice to see you have a blog! As i have already stated this is fantastic!
Have a great weekend,
Krista
This looks great! You did a lot more work on it. I can totally tell it is her and I didn't know her at that age. The shadows look great! I'd be tempted to do a little more on the hands, mostly left one, but you know me, I always overdo it!
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