Wednesday, November 17, 2010

PORTRAIT: PUTTING THE DARKNESS BEHIND HER




Still trying to keep up with my challenge to paint one portrait every week.  Sometimes I get behind and then have to catch up.

12 comments:

  1. Elizabeth SeaverNovember 17, 2010 at 7:32:00 PM EST

    Beautiful light and shadow here. Nice one!

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  2. RH CarpenterNovember 17, 2010 at 7:58:00 PM EST

    Thanks, Elizabeth. I liked the light on this one, too.

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  3. Jeanette JobsonNovember 17, 2010 at 8:01:00 PM EST

    Great contrasts here that really work well. I like the strong colours and dark mood of it.

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  4. Carlos León SalazarNovember 18, 2010 at 4:19:00 AM EST

    Great light on this face!!, good job.

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  5. Ann BucknerNovember 18, 2010 at 8:52:00 AM EST

    This is the best one yet, Rhonda. Love the contrasts.

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  6. RH CarpenterNovember 18, 2010 at 9:03:00 AM EST

    Thank you, Jeanette :) I liked it but wasn't sure about others' take on it - glad you like it.

    Carlos, Gracias!!

    Thanks, Ann :) Glad you like it. At the end of the year, I'll have to show all of the portraits I've done.

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  7. mollie jonesNovember 18, 2010 at 10:43:00 AM EST

    Love the drama on this portrait Rhonda. I'm new to this portrait stuff and am finding that it is adictive for sure.

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  8. mollie jonesNovember 18, 2010 at 1:20:00 PM EST

    Love your lights and overall drama you've painted here, Rhonda.

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  9. RH CarpenterNovember 18, 2010 at 4:06:00 PM EST

    Mollie, I appreciate your comments very much. Seeing your portraits, I can't believe you haven't mastered this - it sure looks like it! Love your touch with watercolors and your light handling to shape the planes of the face and get that light in their eyes.

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  10. Watercolors by Susan RoperNovember 18, 2010 at 4:58:00 PM EST

    Wow Rhonda, this one definitely says something! Very good light/dark contrasts and I love her pensive expression.

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  11. Cathy GatlandNovember 19, 2010 at 6:22:00 AM EST

    I thought I'd left a comment here, I liked this so much - beautiful expression and light, a really lovely portrait.

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  12. RH CarpenterNovember 19, 2010 at 9:04:00 AM EST

    Thanks so much, Susan and Cathy!

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