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This is my contribution to this week's WDE at Wet Canvas. Sharron was the gracious hostess.
I loved the youthful magic of Julia in the warming sun.
This is plain acrylics on a 7x5 hardboard.
I first prepared the surface with greyed gesso applied with a painting knife in order to get a knife painting texture. Then, I used the acrylics thinly in many layers. I accented selected contours with Pitt Pens.
This approach is all new to me, so that fact just added to the fun! I'm pleased with the outcome.
C&C welcome. Thanks for looking and commenting!
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Matthew 19:14 But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.”
Dean, I love how you did this little girl! You really captured the light on her hair wonderfully.
ReplyDeleteThank you for stopping over, Kay!! I really appreciate it, coming from an artist such as yourself!!
DeleteYou have created such a wonderful sense of lightness and "magic" in this painting, Dean. It is superb!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Kathryn.....Your geese had a certain magic today on your blog.
DeleteMagical,indeed...
ReplyDeleteThanks, Arti! I really loved your charcoal portrait today!!
DeleteGood morning Dean!... Your new approach certainly works! The layering texture in the background searates your figure from it and increases its presence and importance.
ReplyDeleteYou have beautifully and sensitively captured that sense of wonder and the freedom which we all love in children This painting preserves that skillfully!
Good Painting and PLaying!
Warmest regards,
Bruce
Thank you, Bruce! Your thought are greatly appreciated!
DeleteThis is beautiful, Dean. It reminds me of my youngest daughter and her two girls, my granddaughters. They all three had this kind of hair!
ReplyDeleteHi Sherry! I'm so glad this painting resonates with you on a personal basis! Doesn't get much better than that!
DeleteLa lumière opère d'une manière majestueuse sur cette adorable petite fille. Elle me rappelle un peu ma fille Daphné lorsqu'elle était petite. Elle avait la même coiffure.
ReplyDeleteLes différentes nuances de couleurs se mêlent et se marient en parfaite harmonie.
Une très belle oeuvre. Bravo !
Gros bisous
Martine wrote:"The light operates in a majestic this adorable little girl. It reminds me a bit when my daughter Daphne was small. She had the same hairstyle.
DeleteThe different shades of colors mingle and blend in perfect harmony.
A beautiful work. Bravo!
Kisses"
Thank you very much, Martine! Children have a way of bringing back sweet memories.
Love this Dean. What a precious little subject. Love the looseness and the light in her hair. I like the way you painted it with the kind of outline too. Very nice!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Barbara! I enjoyed introducing a touch of ink line for variety.
DeleteNeat - really neat. I love the mosaic of colors in the background and the drawing around her gives it strength.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Julie!!
DeleteI like your story of how the fracturing technique came about!
Best use ever for a credit card! :)
Dean, I just love how you've rendered this little girl. It is light and airy. Like Julie said - the mosaic of colors you've used in the background just brings it to life. Great job.
ReplyDeleteHi Lokelani...Thanks for your very kind words!
DeleteIt is a class by itself, very poetically rendered!
ReplyDeleteThanks very much, Padmaja!
DeleteThis approach worked beautifully for you. What a beautiful piece of work! You've set yourself a very high bar with this new approach. Good luck topping it!
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You have hit the nail on the head, Don! The happier I am with a painting, the more I sweat over the next one!
DeleteThanks for your kind words!
This is gorgeous, Dean! You've painted a portrait of both a child and of a dazzling summer day. Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteReally nice Dean. I love your use of color in this.
ReplyDeleteA beautiful subject, Dean! I'm not sure how I missed this one! Love it.
ReplyDeleteI like the way these last two paintings look ... Your technique is intriguing. I may try it... but wow you capture so much in such a small space!!!
ReplyDeleteHi Dean! This is a beautiful painting with the light source playing in the girls hair and around her, lovely!
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