But while it was hard for me to look at at first, after looking at it over and over as I sketched some basic features, I've come to really appreciate the changes my face has undergone and the story it tells. And now I consider it to actually be a pretty good photo.
So with this painting I'm continuing in the Max Beckmann style I used a couple of paintings ago. The color palette will remain the same...in fact I intentionally left all of my paints out by my easel. My routine is to put away all of my supplies away between paintings. It gives me a fresh start and keeps my area tidy. But this time I got to save those few minutes of work.
Another thing about this painting. I started by painting over a canvas that my mom had given me. She'd purchased it with the intention of painting over the glittery painting that had been done by another artist. I'll include the original painting in my blog so you can see what I started with.
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Here's the canvas I started with. It's actually a two canvas painting. I painted over the top canvas. Hope it wasn't by some famous painter because it's gone now! |
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I did a quick sketch. |
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I did a messy black background. |
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I did some basic outlining with black paint. |
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And I'm being super brave here. I'm posting the photo I'm loosely basing my painting on. Yup, lines, bagginess, dark circles...and none of it bothers me any more. It's just me. |
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