Tuesday, October 19, 2021

601 Carmen M


 Carmen M
oil on canvas
6x6"
$100

     Painting teeth in a portrait is not recommended. But how can I paint Carmen without her big smile?
     I never saw her in her old movies when she was not smiling, sparkling, and having so much fun.

Friday, October 15, 2021

600 Brooks


 Brooks
oil on canvas
6x6"
$100

     This time I painted Louise with a slightly different limited palette: chromatic black, cad red light, yellow ochre, and white, of course. I am stunned by the beautiful colors that come from just those four paints. I worked from a black and white photograph and just used the values that the colors gave me.

       

Monday, October 4, 2021

599 Veronica


 Veronica
oil on canvas
6x6
$100

     Veronica Lake, of the Peek-a-Boo hairdo, always seemed so sweet and delicate. She was actually blonder than my painting shows. I wonder if it was natural.