Tuesday, July 27, 2010

New Oil Paintings

Here are 4 paintings I've done in the past week from model photos I took. I find if I can get the faces right everything else falls into place. I'm still using a grid and pencil underdrawing. Experimenting with different surfaces.
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7 comments:

  1. Linda PoppleJuly 27, 2010 at 7:10 PM

    The skin tones are beautiful with warm and cool colors. I love your work on the white sheet, too. Great paintings!

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  2. meli66aJuly 28, 2010 at 8:52 AM

    Thanks Linda, I think I see colors easier as I have an astigmatism..or maybe just because I like to exaggerate colors. I also use PhotoShop to play with color and contrast etc. before I paint.
    Cheers!

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  3. Johnnie SielbeckJuly 28, 2010 at 2:42 PM

    Nice work!! I really like Vera's profile and Waverley in the black dress.

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  4. JaniceJuly 28, 2010 at 4:50 PM

    Great work as usual! Love the facial expression on the first one.

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  5. meli66aJuly 30, 2010 at 9:34 AM

    Thanks Janice, the faces are so hard to get right! They either look good from the beginning of painting or they don't and no amount of repainting helps them much. I'm kind of obsessed with them right now...

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  6. Roxana TuffAugust 27, 2010 at 6:08 AM

    I LOVE the white sheet series! Wonderful.

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  7. AnonymousMay 15, 2011 at 7:56 PM

    Those faces are talking to you....fascinating!

    Vassil Yanco

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