WSA-32

This painting is of a young woman named Christina. It was her hat that caught my attention. What I like about this image is the subtle duality of both the pose and the facial expression. The first is a slightly defensive posture, with the arms folded and the stance is very strong, even defiant. The face on the other hand, has this innocence and vulnerability to it that is so beautiful and sweet.
There is still some work that I want to do to the painting to make it complete but I wanted to post this for my Niece who has been very interested in seeing it since I described it to her back in August. So, Nikki, here is the painting. Hope you enjoy it.

"Maggie"

"Maggie"

This painting is called "Maggie". It is a small portrait of a young girl who is the daughter of a friend of mine. The pictures capture the moments during the painting session. The surface is an old painting done as a demonstration, which I usually turn upside down so not to get confused as I start the new painting. The reason I like to do this, is the random colors that peak through while the new painting is being developed. Many of these random sections of the other painting will be there in the final image. It is a way to get something that I would not ever get any other way. 

Getting ready to start

You can see the old painting behind the new one

Me and Maggie

Middle Stage of the portrait