Pam in New York
stage one
acrylic on canvas
36 x 38 inches
(The figure is in,
the blue underpainting defines
the shape of the dress)
Pam in New York
Stage two,
acrylic on canvas
36 x 48 inches
Barbara Muir © 2010
(Some refining)
Pam in New York
preliminary face sketch
black marker on bond paper
8 x 10 inches
Barbara Muir © 2010
Stages 2, 3, 4
acrylic on canvas
36 x 48 inches
Barbara Muir © 2010
(Blocking in the dress,
underpainting the chair and
pillows.)
Pam in New York
Stages 5,6,7,8,
acrylic on canvas
36 x 48 inches
Barbara Muir © 2010
(The portrait comes
together -- the face, body,
dress, chair and the
start of the background)
Pam in New York,
Stage 9
acrylic on canvas
36 x 48 inches
Barbara Muir © 2010
(Painting on the necklace.
The necklace is painted in
metallic silver, with
real silver leaf accents)
Pam in New York final
Acrylic on canvas
36 x 48 inches
Barbara Muir © 2010
(The portrait is finished -- it's
a happy result)
I've shown you some of the stages of the portrait as
it developed. I don't show my commission clients the
portrait until I know it's done. There are many stages
that are part of the process that don't look like progress
to the untrained eye. But each stage is building to the
next.
Have an enjoying-each-stage-in-your-work day.
it developed. I don't show my commission clients the
portrait until I know it's done. There are many stages
that are part of the process that don't look like progress
to the untrained eye. But each stage is building to the
next.
Have an enjoying-each-stage-in-your-work day.
Thank you for posting these stages Barbara. So great to see your progress. I'm spying your paintings on the studio walls and wishing I was seeing them in person - you do beautiful work!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing the progression of this portrait. It is a beautiful portrait!
ReplyDeleteI love watching you work. I get it about not showing work to the folks who have commissioned something. Sometimes those in between stages can scare the heck out of them.
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Thanks for sharing your process.
ReplyDeleteHi Mitzi,
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for your kind encouragement. You've made me feel super.
Take care,
Barbara
Hi Linda,
ReplyDeleteThanks so much. Yes it really worked out well. Always a happy ending.
Take care,
Barbara
Hi Eldon,
ReplyDeleteI laughed when I read that.True,
when the painting hit the stage of the black dress, no highlights, unfinished face, and the red underpainting for the yellow of the chair -- that could have been hard to see.
Luckily it was quickly transformed, but that stage was needed for the final outcome.
Take care,
Barbara
Hi Karen,
ReplyDeleteThanks for your super kind encouragement. I love your work, and learn so much from you.
Take care,
Barbara