watercolor on Arches CP, 300gsm, 14" x 10".i had worked with april over a year ago, and contracted with her to do three paintings of her and her year old son as trade for her modeling for me.
one thing or another, other projects, travel, illness and an unpredictable tremble in my hand, perhaps a sign of age, alternately slowed or postponed work on these images. last month i substantially finished them, and this week put the final touches on all three.
in this image i opted for a muted palette confined to a limited range of warm hues, with an ultramarine blue wash for the background. the light structure is simple and the pose was both a good portrait study of april and an nice psychological contrast between past and future, adult and child, innocence and experience.
i kept the modeling rather flat, and stylized the hair, in a way that i wanted to suggest renaissance paintings. this was the painting the model chose to keep.
1 comment:
I really liked this painting Bruce. The little boy is painted fabulously. Thanks for sharing.
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