I’m still working on this series but with a little less vigor, since I’m distracted by and doing battle with the “Blood and Vapor” series. So many paintings to make, never enough time.
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The veil of white really adds to the sensuous quality here..just beautiful..
Thanks Cath!
Beautiful Elena.. you have such a well of talent..
Thanks very much Helen. I think we all wonder if the well will dry up someday soon. The only method for staying on top of it? Make lots of things all the time:)
I agree!
I am in awe of your raw talent with your water colors….but these oil portraits take my breath away.
Elena, you are soooooo talented and a great inspiration.
You’re very kind. You writers inspire me as well!
A very interesting portrait. I like her modest look – almost a little sadness mixed with shyness. The use the “veil” of white paint adds depth to the picture. Yes, it’s frustrating when we don’t have enough time to pursue all our ideas – but the opposite would be worse, wouldn’t it?
True. It’s good never to be bored. Thanks much Otto!
Gorgeous portrait 🙂 Good luck with your present projects, Elena!
Thanks Allyson, I could use some luck:)
So interesting…but so happy you are distracted on B&V! Can’t wait!
Thanks Robin! It’s exciting, but a struggle. Got to get back to work:)
I love how the wash seems to add to the reality of the image. Beautiful painting.
Much appreciated Richard.
You are so talented Elena, I love this one. x
Thanks so much Jane:)
Nice
Thank you.
Beautiful behind her veil Elena, I can see why there are not enough hours in the day for you, so much you want to get out.
Thanks Jen. Yes:) So much is not working right now, that I need even MORE time.
Wonderful paint art~ love it
Thank you!
“The lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne.”
― Geoffrey Chaucer
🙂 So true. Thank you.
The wash feels very much like a fabric veil in this one. I like that her thoughts seem to become more unreadable under that layer, she is going deeper inside herself. Like a protection, maybe.
Anyway, the painting is beautiful, and those little wisps of hair on her neck and shoulder are perfection.
Yes;) You know me and fabric. Thank you Karen for your insights.
You are not only a great artist but a true poet…perhaps Visual Poet is what I mean. Nevertheless I mean it all in the best possible sense. Enriching! Thank you Elena!
So very kind of you Kevin. Thank you!
She has a sadness, but I don’t see it as being imposed from an outside force. it’s self imposed as if she’s ashamed of something.
Possibly. Thank you!
Simply stunning!
Thanks Nuno!
she looks like she is caught in a whirlwind to me. The veil adds a layer of energy, but underneath she seems calm and tranquil. It becomes a very powerful image.
Much appreciated. Thank you.
Holy cow, so many really cool series. (It’s not QUITE the same but I did add 100 Tiny Houses before I was done with 100 Cityscapes – so I understand the impulse!) The facial features are so amazing!
Elena you are an excellent portrait painter, so why the additional layer? In this instance I think the ‘veil’ emphasizes a particular quality of the sitter – she is a private person, perhaps a little introspective rather than extrospective.
Thank you Louis. The white glaze pushes the subject into another plane, indeed a private place, but perhaps it is not a willing solitude. It may well be imposed. Maybe even a threatening push and sealing in. I have my own feelings about what may impose this sentence but I prefer that the viewer speculate.
The mist in this beautiful painting reminds me of the webbing in your previous photos.
A terrific observation Tim. Thank you!
Very nice portrait, dear Elena! The girl’s face, shrouded in the veil of mist! Incredibly beautiful and mysterious at the same time! It’s like a bride! Congratulations, dear Elena!
Have a wonderful day! Big hugs, Stefania! 🙂
Thanks so much Stefania! Enjoy your day as well:)
You’d need that the day had more hours for so many wonderful paintings!
I’d love a few more hours. Thank you Belen:)
Great!
Thanks!
And blogging super girl.. look in control.
Thank you Doronart!
Your talent is unfolding just fine so worry not about time!
Beautiful my dear Elena! 🙂
I’m frankly not getting any younger Marina:) So, I’m trying to make hay while the sun still shines:) Thanks very much!
Elena, I have always been in awe of your energy, output and talent! Love the sense of brooding whimsy in this portrait!
Oh my! Thanks much Patti! I simply love to make things:)
What a wonderful painting, Elena!
Much appreciated Annette!
Beautiful veil Elena, brings a level of elegance to this young woman.
I’m glad you think so Mary. Thanks very much:)
Really beautiful. Oil, watercolors, photography… is there nothing you can’t do? 🙂
Plenty I can’t do, but I do enjoy trying:) Thanks Trapper!
This is really beautiful , Elena ! Love it ❤️
xxx
Thanks so much Violet!
Beautiful girl…in deep contemplation behind a veil? 🙂
Thanks Shree. Could be a veil, perhaps of her own making, perhaps it’s out of her hands:)
Beautiful Elena. That takes some courage/guts/otherword to make those large brush strokes over your work, but they look great 🙂
Thank you Ian. The first couple gave me pause, but now I’m having fun with it:)
Do you find that sometimes having multiple projects in-flight at once stretches you too thin, and other times their differences feed into each other and invigorate you?
Hi Gabriel! No, never feel pressure when I have lots going on unless it’s a commissioned piece. And, you’re right, one feeds the other and if one isn’t working I can move to a “friendlier” piece. Often a little time helps me figure out where I’ve gone really wrong and I can go back and fix it. Other times when I give up on something, I know I can move instantly to another, so I don’t feel so defeated. And yes! It’s invigorating to get up each morning scheming to make as much time as possible to actually work.
Strong image. I see here the Vortex shows its own meaning.
You’ve got it Yoshi:) Thank you.
Really beautiful!
Thanks very much Jeff!
I´m stunned Elena! You work so fast!! Such time it takes to do just the oil portraits and you keep hanging one a week (or even two) and still have time to do the watercolors!! And all so well done! I have no words…. Great job!
Thanks so much Palmira. I’ve always got three pieces brewing at once. Some come very quickly, others weeks, but I’m always making something, it’s always new and exciting:)
Love it! Looks great!
Much appreciated Erica!
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