Molly WIP step2

Step one of this portrait was actually started by doing a light over wash of Aurolin Yellow over the complete drawing and background. My palate colors are Aurolin yellow, indian yellow, alizarin Crimson ,Cad.red,Thalo blue,Thalo green, Paynes grey,Yellow orange and Perylene green
The background was established by adding another overwash of Aurolin yellow then dropping in Thalo blue,Thalo Green ,Alizilan and Perelyne green.
The skin colors will be made using either aurolin or Indian yellow under various mixes of yellow,Alizarin and Thalo blue.

Molly WIP Step 1

Molly is my youngest granddaughter. She just turned three in March. If you look back in my older posts you will find where i painted my older granddaughter Lily who will be six next week.
My grandchildren mean the world to me. Next I plan to paint my grandson Griffin who will be two next month.
I have a large Pastel painting that Richard Flynn did of Lily for me and he is my favorite Pastel Artist.
I am attempting this painting in watercolor but may over paint with pastel if I feel so inclined as it goes along.
Griffin next!!

RNS ART SHOW

This painting is also available at RNS Show.

It is of the panman in Castera, Tobago, West Indies.

I did it several years ago and have sold many prints of this original painting.

He only knew a couple of songs but he was a great entertainer.

I did not have a photo to put on RNS site so I post it now

Princess Lily Grace

This is a watercolor painting of my granddaughter Lily Grace.

It is from a photo I took of her dressing up on her fourth birthday wearing a crown and earrings I had bought for her.

Dressing up and putting on makeup are things Lily really enjoys.

I have been working on this painting for a long time now but as I have stated before I often work on two or three paintings at a time. I am almost finished Blue Mask and I am painting some birds now as well.

If you look back in my blog you will see where I started this painting.

Lily will be Five on April 19th.

Now I have to start a painting of her little sister Molly Clair.

Princess Lily Grace WIP Step3

I have added some more color to her face but need to work on the eyes a lot more and put on her brows. This humid weather has made the drying time long.
I have just roughly filled in her hair and find a cartoon like quality to the painting at this point.
I have too hard of an edge on the right side of her face and I will be softening that.
Keep watching as I progress.

Princess Lily Grace WIP Step 2

I have worked abit more on my painting of Lily. Unfortunately tonight was the first night in over two weeks that I have painted. I need to decipline myself to get back at at least an hour a day.

I have started working on the eyes and the jewels in her crown as well as inhance her flesh tones.

I will soon start working on the hair so that I can pull all the colors together.

Lily after the bath

I have been working on this for quite awhile or putting it on hold whitcher you call it .I have worked on alot of other things in the meantime.

Lily has on her Shark hooded towel and this pose reminded me of Vemeer's lady with the pearl earring.

She is such great inspiration to me.

I started with a yellow toned underpainting and am building up my watercolor with glazes.

Syd Finished

Finished my painting of Syd tonight.

He is 94 years old and will be 95 in Jan.

He is blind in his left eye so it does not appear as clear as his right but I wanted it not to be quite as obvious as it is in person.

He is a wonderful person and I hope he will be happy with this gift(Tribute )I have done for him for Christmas.

He let me take the photo I painted this from as a gift for the Mail Ladies who are also care givers to him. I plan to give each of them a printed copy for Christmas.

Syd Step 4

Just one more evening of painting and I should have Syd done.

I work on about four different paintings at a time so one can be drying while I work on another. Now to remove the masking and put in more details.

I am also working on a cat, an alpaca and my granddaughters poitrait.

Syd Step 3

Worked a bit more on Syd last night while I was over at Krista's house.

I am really enjoying doing this painting. I think it will be a great surprize for him.

I love doing people with character and that he is.

The Best Choice

This is one of my favorite poitraits I did in the past. It is 16x20 in size. The little gril was the daughter of a waitress we met in Castera in Tobaggowhen we visited the West Indies several years ago.

We have many friends there and I have had my art work sold in several shops and their Gallery there.

I also painted commissioned poitraits while there.

The profit from the sale of this painting will go to to "The Piggs Peak Project" .Piggs Peak is a place in Swaziland ,Africa.that the small community of Hampton,here in N.B. Canada are trying to help by supporting education and health care there.

Syd Step 2

Step 2 I am slowy building up color of his skin and layering his vest.

Syd Step 1

Just started this 8x10 painting as a surprize christmas gift for this 94 year old man.

Syd will be 95 in Jan. He is sharp as a tac and a sweetheart of a man.

I am really enjoying painting him.

I love painting people but if it is a commission it is pressure where this is fun.