I'm hoping to finish up part 2 of this diptych that I've been working on. This is the piece that I recently whited out the face and started over on because sometimes you just need a blank slate to work from. Here is a picture of the two pieces together, although the color is way off in the one on the right (Rebecca) which is the one that is not quite finished. I've been asked whether or not how well I know a person affects how easy or hard it is to paint them. It's an interesting question, and while I'd be quick to say that it doesn't make a difference, that's not entirely true. There have been portraits that I've been working on where the person I'm painting (in real life, not the painting) has said or done something that has bothered me and put me in a foul mood. This does make it difficult as it usually makes me not want to look at their face and I'd rather slather paint all over it. (By the way, I'm not talking about this particular portrait!)
Time in: 3:00pm
To do:
Adjust angle of right eye
Widen side of face by right eye
bangs- highlights a little too much?
varnish
think about title
Get paintings ready for tomorrow's critique
-buy bubble wrap
lips- too much shadow on left upper lip? expression
Playlist:
Bad At Sports podcast- the Stockyard Institute and the Cafeteria Sessions
The Murder Room by PD James (audio book)
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