100 PORTRAITS IN 100 DAYS - Diana, 17/100

Day 17

Occasionally, I see someone's photo on Facebook and I'll ask THEM if I could paint their portrait. This lovely lady in the blue hat is an artist who I know as a fellow member of Daily Painters online gallery, Diana Moses Botkin.
The colors of the hat and the yellow-green foliage in the background are just spectacular. I managed to use just about every corner of my palette on this one.
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Companion of Diana, 9040, painting of marble sculpture

I now know that I have no interest in painting marble sculptures. This was the challenge painting for the blog, Different Strokes from Different Folks. Karin Jurick, manager of the blog, was in a truly diabolical mode when she presented the group with this photo to work from.

While is was a good exercise in painting the anatomy of the sculpture, I hated portraying the marble and being confined to shades of black, white, gray, with a touch of prussian blue and raw sienna. I struggle with painting fabric, especially when it's made from marble! For purchase information on this painting, click here for my website.
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