I need to back up and post from 3 weeks ago, or further. I joined a group of painters that hire a model every Thurs. evening and paint for 2 1/2 hours. It's a blast. These particular paintings are from a photo I took of one of the painters! She has great chiseled features, and makes for a great model.
They were done 3 days apart. I realize the one on the right has the eye to high. Pooh. I like parts of each one. I guess I need to try again. The one on the left was started with a wash of ultramarine blue and burnt sienna. Thus, complexion is very dark. I did a complete value painting first. Then while it was still wet, I added color. And lost my lights. The one on the right, I started a 100% different approach. I watched Tina Garrett paint and she uses a Richard Schmid approach, starting in one small area and working out from there. So the eye was the first thing I painted....on totally white canvas. And the board is a homemade job, and slick as a gut! Not so good. Not making excuses, but the surface sucked. From the eye and painted the negative area around the profile. I couldn't stand not having more information! It's tricky. I need to take a workshop with Tina!
