Thursday, September 10, 2009

Mona Lisa Revisited


Tonight I started a new canvas with brush and browns. I love charcoal and have tried to get the charcoal feel with my brush and paint here. Tomorrow is our last time with this model and I wanted to get a head start(so to speak.)
Next feat is to get the flesh tones I need. I remember the great patch of reflected light under her chin - a warm red from the yellow and crimson shawls she wore. Also a bit of greyed smoky blue above left brow and under nose. Overall her complexion is a rosy brown with ivory tones. She must have taken a time machine from Leonardo's day.
Thought I'd better take a photo of this. Tomorrow with paint will be a whole new ball game.

4 comments:

  1. I love that this looks easy, even though I know better.
    Take me out to the ball game...to paint.
    pve

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  2. It makes me so happy to see your work here Liz. Talent runs in this family for sure.

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  3. Hello, Liz, I see you enjoy painting people and plein air. Good. You've a graet sense of humor as well, good writing, I like that. I am good at reading between the lines, I hear myself in some of your statements. Let's keep in touch. Take care.

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  4. I am also good at typos, I meant great sense of humor.

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