I was asked to paint the portrait of a lady, who loves reading, as a birthday present. As she is someone I`ve never met good photos are very important. Fortunately one image had some decent lighting on it. The other was flat and featureless. One issue is that the lady had changed hair styles between photos and I subsequently found out she had lost some weight. All making life interesting.
We are getting there, but slowly, as other members of the family are viewing the image and adding their imput.
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I like the books, it’s sometimes tricky to get the variation required.
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Thanks Warren. They were a bit of a pain. I drew out the shelving then outlined a few books and painted them in as I was doing the portrait and other surrounds, one or two at a time with the colour to hand. That way I got a bit of variation.
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friendly face 🙂
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It may not be so friendly when she sees this.
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(Google translator 🙂 ) There is intelligence and kindness in that look, why wouldn’t she like it? 🙂
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Love her! “Book ladies” must be a dying breed these days! Well done Graham.
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I suppose they are in decline at the moment, but then look what’s happened to records and cassettes. Thanks Louise
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I still love the feel of a book in my hands. So I suppose I might be called a book lady!😉
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Nice portrait, and good lighting, I also like how you captured the books in the background.
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