Friday, April 22, 2011

If Detachment is Hard to Come by...

"Sheila at 15"
Acrylic on masonite, 20x16," c. Catherine Vines
   
Then let someone else be the judge. 
In a case like this painting - my sweet daughter - I can't really evaluate it artistically. I just see a lovely young girl on the brink of womanhood.
My goals were to use an impressionist's palette and paint the light. It helped to have a photograph that captured some of these elements.
I do have doubts about the lack of highlights in her eyes and the darks in her hair. But....

2 comments:

  1. Nice job with this portrait. So she didn't sit for you? Or did she sit a bit and you also used a photo? Looking closely, there are some low lights in her eyes, but this works this way, too.

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  2. Teri, thanks for your comment. I have just figured out how to respond.
    I did this entirely from a photo, using a self-portrait by Monet for ideas for coloring. I love painting children's faces. I hope you'll come back to see more paintings. Catherine

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