My portrait of Julie, a woman in her 60' with a wonderful mane of grey/blond hair. She had a face full of expression...a life lived to the full. The painting was done from life, on a portrait course with Andrew James.
We had started with a tonal sketch in charcoal and then in oils. Julie was more alert and cheerful at this early stage!
This is actually quite a small painting...I was going for atmosphere by using glazes.
Looking at this again, I think I need to knock back the shadow areas of her dress...hmm...you never get to finish in this lark...there's always something else to do.
Done at life class last Tuesday. I loved the pose...and I've started to use the background to introduce liveliness and space.
I used some oil medium while painting this picture...it smelt awful, and got stuck to my fingers and brushes...but it made the colours glow beautifully.
Princesses climb trees too!
Cousins...just chillin'
