Work in Progress portrait in Oils
I got a chance to do some more work on my portrait, ‘Reclining Woman’. I am really enjoying the challenge of working on this painting. Obviously as primarily an animal artist I don’t work with skin tones as much as I do with fur! This is one I just did for me- for the challenge. I was hoping to make the deadline for an art exhibit but just couldn’t get it done and really did not want to push it. I am glad I waited because with the pressure off to get it done by a certain time I am finding my flow with it again. The shadows underneath the chin were very challenging but surprisingly it came together when I added some hints of green. Would of not initally thought that would work but there are so many reds and pinks in this than I can see how the green would nuetralize that in the shadows. Being self taught, its this kind of stuff- the trial and error that just comes from experiementing and trying new things makes the risk taking all worthwhile. When I realized a few years ago I had an artistic bent I decided my focus would be on painting as much as I could. Since then I have really been compulsive about painting ever since. I think thats partly because I am making up for a big chunk of my life not knowing I could do this! LOL! Moral of the story– experiment and follow your heart! Don’t worry about ‘mistakes’… jump in and do it if its something you have a desire to do.
I willl post more of this portrait as I fit it in and when time permits.
I am starting on a couple new projects that I will be showing as works in porgress here. Today I’ve been priming boards since these will be outdoor murals of horses, donkeys and cats. 🙂 I love painitng life sized horses and animals in general so am looking forward to these as well.
Thanks for stopping by!
Sue Steiner animal and equine artist