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| BLUE EYES |
I am blessed that one of my best friends, Louisa Danforth, is a gifted
photographer and is willing to share her work and in this case her family as
subjects for my paintings.
Yes, her eyes really are this big and blue. The first time I saw this mesmerizing
photo I knew I wanted to paint her. However, I needed the courage and a little
more experience and knowledge to do it justice. It was very helpful to read in a
watercolor publication about an artist that used blue carpenter tape for lines
on a sailboat painting. I decided to adapt the process to the umbrella, which
could have been an artist’s “straight line nightmare”.
The next hardest part was buying several tubes of blue watercolor paint
trying find the right combination to create the exact amazing blue for her eyes,
which are very close in color to the blue leaves.
Another huge challenge was the shading on her checks and neck. As young as
she is there are no wrinkles for definition, just perfect skin and amazing bone
structure. I wanted to play with this feature; so it appears more like a porcelain
statue.
I loved working with Windsor Red again, always very scary but exciting. This
piece took about 60 hours to complete, my longest time to complete a piece
ever!
I hope that when you look at “Blue Eyes” you can feel and remember a time of
innocence and simplicity. That is what she does for me, every time I see her.
photographer and is willing to share her work and in this case her family as
subjects for my paintings.
Yes, her eyes really are this big and blue. The first time I saw this mesmerizing
photo I knew I wanted to paint her. However, I needed the courage and a little
more experience and knowledge to do it justice. It was very helpful to read in a
watercolor publication about an artist that used blue carpenter tape for lines
on a sailboat painting. I decided to adapt the process to the umbrella, which
could have been an artist’s “straight line nightmare”.
The next hardest part was buying several tubes of blue watercolor paint
trying find the right combination to create the exact amazing blue for her eyes,
which are very close in color to the blue leaves.
Another huge challenge was the shading on her checks and neck. As young as
she is there are no wrinkles for definition, just perfect skin and amazing bone
structure. I wanted to play with this feature; so it appears more like a porcelain
statue.
I loved working with Windsor Red again, always very scary but exciting. This
piece took about 60 hours to complete, my longest time to complete a piece
ever!
I hope that when you look at “Blue Eyes” you can feel and remember a time of
innocence and simplicity. That is what she does for me, every time I see her.