Mimi

 

 

​This painting was done from 'Paint and Draw Together' challenge 

using a photo of the blog owner, Lela Stankovic's sister. 

The photo was taken in bright sunlight,

so I toned down the harshness of the shadows

without eliminating them completely,

to soften and better reveal her features.

6" x 6" oil on canvas panel

 

$35.

 

available on my DPW Gallery

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Girl With the Violet Eyes

 

​In doing portrait painting,

I like to incorporate color into the skin, hair and eyes

 that takes the portrait out of the realism genre.

 In this example, the young woman's eyes are a deep shade of violet,

which I repeated in the background, hair and shadows on the skin.

 

 

7" x 5" oil on canvas panel

 

available on DPW auction

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