My next portrait!

Here she is yet again! Miss Lucy posing for animal

crackers (as my Dad used to say!). I am considering

doing a calendar for next year with paintings of

Lucy. So here is the beginning of this one...she

is next to an embroidered pillow, in case you are

wondering.

How about commenting for me to let me know

if you think a Lucy calendar is a good idea. Doesn't

everyone love cats (haha!).

Portrait progress continuing!

I've started putting in the lovely

hair strands across her face. Of course

one needs to have the face properly

developed in order to then do this.

It is also interesting when doing the

mouth on a young girl who doesn't

need to wear lipstick, just how delicate

the slight blush of color is!

Also note that the background has been

more developed. I have put more light

behind her head. It has a subtle diagonal

flow that forms a sort of X with the flow

of her entire body position.

I need to lighten up the dark shadow

of her apron by her elbow and modify

the tones of the apron just above it.

And then there is......... OK, enough.

Stay tuned!

Portrait progress

In my recent painting session of this

portrait (which I am really loving, I

have to admit), I worked out to bring

out the apron, its tones and color. I

pulled in a little of the background

color to it which you can see if you click

on the image to enlarge it (oh heavens,

a magnifying mirror experience!).

I have put in the darks of her hair and

spent considerable time on the subtlties

of edges in many places. I have begun

to work more on her face, though that

is usually what I do last.