This piece was a break through for me. It began from a life painting session and was painted on Senso natural linen canvas. They treat it with a clear coat to paint over. I worked on it for only about two hours. It was a good start worth completing at home... using a poor photo, but mainly the memory of Leah's calm gentle expression. Here is what it looked like after the two hour session:
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| Leah after two hours |
I spent many hours on the piece focused on maintaining the separation of light and shade. I was mindful of the degrees of edge work from sharp to lost into the background. In the end I was pleased with the result, especially the natural skin tones and sense of form.
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| Leah's Repose Complete Leah's Repose was one of 6 chosen by Stephen Baumann (of PBS, The Grand View) at a critique to be in the pool for painting of the year with Southern Oregon Society of Artists. |
