Saturday, February 26, 2011

Painting a Cherub

How can I resist a face like this?  What fun. It's oil on 12" x 9" canvas panel.  It is painted over a really badly done landscape (by yours truly of course), so I feel much better about it now...even though it was a cheap canvas!

About 3 hours total in three brief sessions. 

6 comments :

  1. You captured great expression and the tones of the skin are remarkable!!WOW

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  2. Thank you very much Claudia...as you can see in, the photograph was pretty good. Not washed out and with some shadows and contrast. That always makes the job easier. It was a lot of fun to do.

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  3. Très joli travail cet enfant a un regard très expressif... Les nuances de couleurs sont sublimes.
    Bisous

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  4. J'ai dû aller à l'internet pour traduire, mais je sais gré pour vos commentaires. Vous remercier autant de. ...and Baisers à vous aussi !

    Bruce

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  5. Bruce this is fantastic. I love it. it is so clean and nice. The baby is so adorable.

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  6. Wonderful painting! Clean, crisp, with a sure hand. Great eyes and composition.

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