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Project one of ten (Thomasin) completed

this is now posted in the portraits collection. And it's on to project two. A watercolor of Fionna in a meeting.Here's the pencil study for the painting. I'm doing a series of smaller sized portraits. But I can't wait for project three, the Bodega Wall. I'll get to work in blues. And it's bricks painted blue. With some messy spots in a rusty red color. This will be in acrylics. Just you wait and see. Hola!

Where Have I Been?

Everywhere and Nowhere. The other night my sleep medication that deals with my neurological sleep problems failed. I had to get up and take the big stuff. But this requires being upright for a while until it kicks in. Sometimes I'm so out of it that I forget to go to bed altogether. But it's a great time to take a look at those projects I've been thinking about. I like this--I'm working from a reference photo here--because of the negative space between Thomasin's profile and her bent arm.

So this is a draft of what I'm trying to do. The background has to be increased in value, maybe even changed to a darker color so the profile stands out. More work on the skin tones and some blue stripes on the sweater. Hope I get to do more on this right soon.

I'm also working on "Bodega Wall" I have high hopes for that one.
Cheers,
Jeanne