oils on winsor and newton canvas board
ok so i didn't take up bungee jumping as my vocation in life.... instead i turned her around a bit or maybe i turned my easel around and here she is from another perspective.
Saturday, 7 November 2009
woman in blue II 10" x 8"
oils on winsor and newton canvas board
ok so i didn't take up bungee jumping as my vocation in life.... instead i turned her around a bit or maybe i turned my easel around and here she is from another perspective.
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And I think,by george, you got it....this is a moving work... much stronger than the previous...the struggle was worth, it I think.
Have a piece of cheesecake and take a bow.;-)
This portrait draws me in completely. My thought is not that the first was a failure but that you are at your best with the frontal view. You are truly an artist that can concentrate on the eyes of a portrait without it looking overdone.
Really like her eyes, lips, and particularly the nose. She does look like you whacked her in the right eye. Did you lose your temper?
bj
hi Cathyann, thank you, i'm glad you like it... would you like to join me for a piece of cheesecake?
thanks Leslie, i appreciate your honesty about my work. something for me to think about.
hi Bill, yep, she was whacked by mistake with my tennis racket... in between brush strokes i like to improve my tennis strokes:)
Hi Rahina, I like both paintings but I think this is more successful. Not only have you captured a sort of wistfulness about the sitter but she sits so well with her background, her context. Very sensitively executed painting. I also know what you mean about - heck, haven't I learned everything yet. But that's why we do it I suppose - the light is always shining just around the corner, LOL. I don't know which of the great masters it was but on his death bed he said something like - "such a pity, and I thought I was on the verge of something good"..
Hello Rahina, though some time ago that I follow your blog and I like much what I see in, me had not dared to do ningun commentary.
Regads
Concha
Rahina, I think your work has feeling. It also
has a sense of "real beauty."
That ability to channel yourself into your
work,is a talent,not something you "learn"
Please take a deep breath, relax, and know you
are a reward.
Now...did I hear cheesecake?
Honestly, I think you have no reason to feel depressed with your painting. There is always plenty to learn, is true, but this is the challenge, what motivates us and you're very strength. Your painting has something very special, tansmite and that is the hallmark of good artists. I really like these two pictures in different pose but this appeals to me more for the gesture and look (sorry for my short english).
Have a good week
your lighting
gives her
such presence!
she's right there!
beautiful work, Rahina!
Chuck
Hi Rahina! Wow, in that last post I thought you had been tapping into my painting thought process. Seriously, doesn't a cup of coffee and a cheesecake make us feel better about a lot of things? LOL
I really like this painting; I'm glad you kept on working on this subject ... I LOVE her eyes, and all the colors you used in her skin. Very good handling of the light, too.
And hey, after 30 years I FINALLY think I'm starting to get the hang of this art thing :) Don't stop painting!
Very nice!!
I love this eyes, the sweet look, a little sad, a little hopeful. You're fantastic :-) A kiss
Without seeing her, I sense that you captured the model wonderfully, through the eyes. Very expressive, Rahina.
Fabulous job on the charcoal self-portrait a few posts back, as well.
hi Sheila, you made me laugh with that quote! and motivated me with the idea of the light being just around the corner, thank you:)
hi Concha, i appreciate you writing to me in a language that is not your mother tongue. thank you.
hi Bill, thank you for your kind words... cheescake? it's finished... but the hand-gliding ticket still hasn't been used:))
Carmen, i appreciate your insightful feedback. i have an idea in my head and if i don't achieve that idea on canvas, yes i am not happy but i keep trying. and i understand your English perfectly, thank you for writing. r.
thank you Chuck, i'm glad you like this one.
thanks Karen, your colour handling is wonderful so this is quite a compliment. i'm glad i'm thinking like an artist now: so mine is plain cheese cake and milky coffee:)))
thank you aRt, short but always appreciated:)
hi Ana, thank you for your feedback and making me smile:)
hi Stephen, thank you for taking the time to look at the others and giving me your feedback.
Hello Rahina,
I admire the direct,honest quality of your work,especially in this painting.
thank you Charles... i have often visited your blog and admired your work and this is no where near comparable but i appreciate your feedback. r.
Well done Rahina, the approach you took here is so soft and sensitive. The light and reflected light is handled beautifully. I also like how she is slightly offset from center and I agree with Sheila that she sits well with her background.
Take care,
Nicki
thanks Nicki, she's the result of a charcoal study and another canvas which went wrong. r.
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