Repose

"Repose"
12" x 24"
Oil on wrapped canvas
Her lacy knit top probably covered her adequately several months prior, but not at the time she sat for me.  This pose was not my favorite of the ones I painted, but it was practice at something for which I've had no training. 

I enjoyed working on the Rosa paintings. They made me explore a difficult subject and gave me even more respect for people who paint the figure with exquisite sensitivity. 

Your visits here are always appreciated.
Carol

Rosa

"Rosa"
16" x  20"
Oil on stretched canvas
Rosa liked color, so I posed her on a red blanket.  I draped the shawl we had used to swaddle her vessel so that her reason for being with me showed.  

This is not the painting Rosa chose for her portrait, but I enjoyed painting it, nonetheless.  It was my third attempt, EVER, at painting a person.


And on a sad note, my friend Chuck Simon passed away yesterday. Chuck was the recipient of the Superman logo I painted on April 5th.  He was indeed a super man.  He will be missed. 

Your visits are aways appreciated. 


Thank you for taking the time to look at my art.
Carol

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Imminent

"Eminent"
10" x 8"
Oil on canvas panel






















Imminent, in deed!  Rosa showed up for her pregnancy-portrait sitting with little more than a shawl, so I swaddled her vessel, as she called it, and pulled the wings of the remaining fabric behind her.  This pose was one of my favorites, but she opted for a more colorful one.

Since Rosa's sitting I've wanted to paint this pose.  I tried a simple study to see how it might look, and I'm not disappointed.  I'll post a couple more Rosa paintings over the next few days, but one was already posted, so I put her in the first row on the front page of My Gallery.  Check out Rosa in my silk kimono.  

Thank you for visiting today.
Carol