Thursday, January 1, 2009

Sister and Nephew Portrait Painting

Russy & Deb 6" x 6" Oil on Canvas Panel SOLD
Here's a portrait of my sister and her youngest son, Russell. I'm happy with it and she was thrilled. I SO enjoy painting portraits.
It's the waiting for client/customer approval that KILLS me. Honestly, I'm a nervous wreck. Even when it's my own sister who I'm waiting on!! When I used color pencils, I was more confident about "likeness" issues. But at this stage in my progress as a painter-- It's better if I don't even try to capture the kind of details a typical portrait requires. This one seems to work, even without a lot of detail. ...and what a nice reminder of just how wonderful portraiture can be when that happens. Sister now wants a portrait of JUST Russy. So, I suspect that'll happen here soon.

11 comments:

  1. It is lovely Diane. The simplicity of the painting is also the charm of the painting. Very uncluttered and straight forward. Don't change that!

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  2. So amazing that you could get so much emotion into that little 6 x 6 painting..... No wonder your sister loved it!!

    Happy New Year!

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  3. I have to echo Carol's and Marian's comments and add that your mastery of skin tones is wonderful. Thanks for stopping by my rookie blog. I've followed yours for a while now.
    hugs!

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  4. Nice job Diane. How wonderful. I like the way the arm of the little boy curves around and draws the eye back around in a circular motion. As I often say, less is more. You have captured much with fewer details.

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  5. everyone left wonderful comments here ... and I agree
    I also love the purple and green
    just wonderful Diane

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  6. Hey this is great Diane! So lovely in your style of brushwork and muted detail with wonderful edges....

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  7. I love this Diane, it has a very nice feeling to it and great composition. I think the composition you chose adds to the personal nature of this portrait, it feels intimate. Very nice!
    Joan

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  8. Wow, I can't believe how many people commented on this portrait. Thanks SO much!

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  9. Great mood and color--nice work, Diane.

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  10. This one is great - I love the nice simple brushstrokes that you did in the hair. Surely she loved this one!

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  11. One of my favorite things is to find a blog I love and start from the very beginning... So... I've finished 2008. What a pleasure to watch your work and progression over time. I'm especially in love with your flowers in bottles and jars. I need to spend some time just closely studying your vases and painting of glass.
    I look forward to moving on to 2009.
    Helen

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