Thursday 14 February 2013

PROMISE and PAINTING HAIR - DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE CHALLENGE

PROMISE
3.5" x 2.5"  
Original Art OOAK ACEO
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In the last few moments of Valentines Day here is a rose of promise. A symbol for the promise of a year filled with love. Buttery impasto semi- translucent paint gives this rose a soft yet powerful image. This is another painting which, contrary to the way it looks, took a long time and a lot of effort to paint.

I would love to paint this rose in a much larger size, 12" x 16" x 1.5" Gallery Wrap Canvas would be wonderful. What a pretty addition to a home or office. Is anyone out there game to request it for themselves or to give as a gift? It would make a wonderful Wedding, Birthday, Mother's Day, New Home, New Business or any other type gift. Three similar paintings would be amazing in a spa, or even above a sofa in a home. I'm happy to lay away a painting and set up a payment schedule.

 Now to continue my free lessons on painting portraits, here are some videos on painting hair. This is to help those preparing for the "Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge" Challenge. Submissions close in 3 weeks time on March 8th.

Helpful Hair Painting Videos

Painting Hair by Thomas Baker
How to draw realistic hair - Darrel Tank

118 photos of the Duchess to see her various looks

Cat # 13038, posted as #8 on Leslie Saeta's weekend Blog on Feb 16th
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2 comments:

  1. juliefordoliver.blogspot.com15 February 2013 at 19:15:00 GMT-8

    You captured the velvety, almost translucent quality that these roses have. Quite brilliant. I worked three hours on roses today and ended up scraping it all off.

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    1. Sea Dean - Paint a Masterpiece16 February 2013 at 01:37:00 GMT-8

      A talented figure painter once said it was only about one in ten of her sketches were saleable. I think the same could be said of painting Roses. They are the most fascinating and challenging of flowers. Soft and delicate yet dangerous and powerful at the same time. Even the greatest Artist finds them difficult and it's probably why so many Artists return to them on a regular basis to test their skills.

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