11″x14″ Oil on canvas
I’ve been fussing with this painting for weeks. Lots of thin layers, lots of glazing. I’m still not quite sure if it’s done. Time will tell me…
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Gorgeous color!! I love it!! I wish I could afford to buy it…
Thanks ever so much, Brenda!
I mean it!!
Wow, the hair… All of those colors and the way it lays over her hands is so perfect.
Glad you like it Megan. Thank you!
Loving all your paintings! Wish one day I’ll paint like that!
Thanks so much!
Red in a red!
Yes, she is!:)
What fabulous silky tresses ! A truly sumptuous painting Elena 🙂
THank you!
Fantastic. This is one I wish I could see with my own eyes!
Thanks very much!
Amaaaaaaaaaazzzzzzzzzzziiiiiinnnggg❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank you, Violet!:)
Adore your work, Elena (:
Thanks so much, Chris:)
Wow, how good is this, the freedom . . . !
Thanks, Patti!
This is breath taking and gorgeous!!!
Thank you very much!!!
A beautiful and expressive painting. You have captured her relaxed and contemplating mood so well.
Many thanks, Otto.
Thanks, Elena! I love this painting and I always learn something by observing your work. Changing the viewer’s view to horizontal is brilliant. The “reds” (hair, rug, lips) tie the painting together so beautifully.
Thank you very, very much Marian.
One of the many things I so admire in your portraiture is your ability to give skin such an inner glow. Your subjects are so alive and tangible and approachable because of that. Another stunner.
xoxo,
Kathryn
So very much appreciated, Kathryn. Thank you so much:)
Amazing. The expression is perfect!
Thanks so much, Millie!
Beyond exquisite, Elena.
I find the way you choose to ‘crop’ paintings exciting! Fabulous.
Thank you, Karen! I love the very tight crop.
A very beautiful painting. I love the unique viewpoint. It makes you stop and look longer than with the old usual viewpoints we so often see. Lovely brushwork.
Thank you, Boyd. BTW, I’ve been looking for a place to leave comments on your blog and I’m confounded. Suffice it to say, that I enjoy it and your work very much:)
You are most welcome and thank you!
If you go to my blog, click on a particular article, there should be a Leave a Reply Box at the very bottom.
Have a great week,
Boyd
What else can I say??? It is wonderful!!!
Thank you!!!
Everyone else has said it, but this is a lovely painting Elena.
Much appreciated, Anna.
Love the details and rich colors.
Thank you, Boogie.
This is really beautiful, Elena.
Many thanks, Uday.
gorgeous! I ❤
Thanks so much, Daisy!
Really beautiful Elena. You captured her in a relaxed state perfectly, from the softly closed eyelids to the soft face muscles, just terrific. Love the hair so lush and full – great definition and textures. Incredible painting.
Such lovely comments. Thanks ever so much, Mary.
You know…every time I see your paintings I think it can’t get any better and sure enough you always do it with another posting. I LOVE this…finished or not. But if you do make changes please share again in the future! This one just sends me to the moon with awe. The hair over her wrist…sensual, feminine and oh so beautiful!
I think that changes will be minor. I’m getting used to it as is;) Love your comments. Thanks so much, Robin!
Really good work. You continue to amaze.
So kind of you KC. Thank you.
Wow, I love this! Gorgeous colour!
Thanks much, Richard!
Vibrant hair, soft to the touch; beautiful skin tones; delicate features; a pose that arrests the attention. I like it, a lot!!
Many thanks, Louis!
beautiful, I love all the shades of red!
Thanks, Ross. Much appreciated.
Dang! A gorgeous girl with that hair, plus some kind of rich red tapestry/rug is just wow. 😀
Thanks very much, Cindy!:)
It’s stunning in many ways, the color and texture, but mostly the placement of the subject within the frame.
Many thanks, Dunelight.
Beautiful, just amazing. Love the pose, the hair strands how they drape over her arms and the detail of the rug. Amazing, another masterpiece! You are very talented. 🙂
Thank you so much, Isabel:)
I love how vibrant those colors are together. Very beautiful subject and pose.
THanks so very much, Allyson:)
Gorgeous ! You are so gifted
Thank you Susan! If I am than you are too:)
I could drown in her hair and that is why I always come back for more for the details you make look so great 🙂 x
Thanks so much, Doron:)
Beautiful – I can feel the silkiness of her hair and the comfort of the rug – she could almost pass as a family member, lots of red hair in my family.
You are a lucky bunch! I wish I had hair any shade of red. Thanks, James.
Oh God! She is real??
She is, though I turned up the color intensity:) Thanks!
Perfect!
Thank you, Alf!
You’re welcome.
I love the colours in her hair
Thank you:)
Oh Elena, this piece just vibrates with love. So much love, I felt it and tears came to my eyes. ❤
I’m so glad, Jane. Thanks so much for saying:)
Beautiful, deep color. Love how the red in her hair echoes the carpet.
I’m envious of her hair;) But I’ll admit to bumping up the intensity.
Ah yes, hair envy. I can relate to that!
Beautiful, Elena. It doesn’t look “fussy.” 🙂 Lots of beautiful, rich colors in this piece, and lots of detail, too. And although you worked weeks on this painting, it looks as if you painted it very loosly in a short amount of time. Who is your model? She is lovely.
THanks much, Jill. My model is a young woman who is a fantastic artist in her right. She is generous with her time and is always comfortable modeling.
What a beautiful portrait! Great work, Elena.
Many thanks, Anette.
Love it!
Thank you, Carol!
I love it! I don’t know what glazing is. I never know when you type what you are doing if you want feedback, maybe direction, or are just informing. With the walktober thing I am doing, sharing rather right away what is true for me is the theme sort of. So, I love the hair and the rich tapestry/carpet. I love the shading, shadows around her. It adds to the right oppulent feeling. I noticed that the skin showed off what in my photography what would be over exposure or over highlight, causing my eye to wonder how or why it was so bright as if a light shone down on her, but the deep dark rich shadow is present and confuses a bit. I do not paint so I do not know anything about how difficult it is to do skin tones. I also do not know how you feel about the subject, if anything at all. I love watching you work. I also wonder if a painter has a fear of doing too much–and can that be undone, or not doing enough. Maybe the word is overworking? I think too much about enoughness and thus painting a drawing stick figures or out of shape this or that registers for me as a failure. I understand that a person cannot be talented at everything. I also understand that sometimes a person has natural talent and other times one must work for years with a medium to work out how it flows and moves on the paper/canvas. I’ll stop now 😀
Thanks Elisa, for your thoughtful comment. I love feedback, but mostly post to share what I’m doing, experimenting with. I agree that this composition does get busy-one of my concerns.
Glazing is a process of using thin layers of paint, letting it dry and then using translucent paint and a clear medium over top to merge values or to darken or to bring dull areas back to life. Then, another layer of thin paint. to try and achieve a translucent effect. Generally many layers are applied. In this piece, I was less concerned with reality and more focused on contrast and interest. But yes, the values are especially contrasted and the effect did bother me. Thanks again!
i didn’t say congested!!! (uhm unless that is what i was describing and I didnt’ know it) I think that you do the best job with hair. Painters often paint hair flatly and lacking dimension and POW! You, do not.
Lovely colors and composition Elena!
Thanks very much, Palmira!
Gorgeous! Love the hues in her hair.
Thanks, Jess!
A superb Portrait Elena, so rich in detail and colour. Beautiful! 🙂
Thank you, Adrian!
loving’ your fussin’
Thanks, Honey:)
Great artwork! 🙂
Thank you:)!