"The Brown Dress"
16 x 20 inches, oil on canvas
Here it is completed: my first painting of the year. It always feels so strange to create a new desktop folder of paintings for a new year, and file away the first one in that vast empty space. I know it won't be lonely for long - it's time to start filling up that folder!
By my (most-likely faulty) calculations, I posted 81 still life paintings last year, 50-ish figure paintings or portraits, 15 plein air pieces, 2 self-portraits, and 3 portrait commissions. That's fewer still lives than in 2012, but twice as many figure paintings.
Here's an in-progress shot of my studio, my painting, and my friend Farley's painting on the left. See how much more paint he has down than I do? I struggled around with the drawing on this one for hours, but her luscious flesh tones flowed relatively easily.
Happy New Year, Sarah!! Sounds like 2013 was an outstanding and productive year for you, I look forward to seeing your new work!!
ReplyDeleteThis is very interesting. Can I ask what lighting you use for your model? I run a small life drawing group and we have struggled for the last 3 years with lighting. If we turn off some general lighting and place a spot at the model, half the room complain they can't see their board!
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