on Tuesday nights was a very beautiful man. The
pose was one of those sitting straight, fairly stiff
setups, that let most people get a view of the face
(or at least that's how it's been explained to me
before.) No one actually ever sits quite so rigidly,
and the model off the stand was a relaxed fellow.
The blue line
Acrylic on canvas
16 x 20 inches
Barbara Muir © 2010
But I liked the almost fierce quality in his stare. The
lighting was also stark, but interesting. I joked around
with some of my friends, painted quickly and surely,
and went home early to try and accommodate my
still lingering cold, and some work I needed to do.
I'm fairly pleased with parts of it. As always I learn
so much watching other painters work even for an
hour.
Have a working-quickly-and-happily day.
Your paintings are never boring! I love to see your colorful, energetic work. Your model looks like he was really interesting and fun to paint.
ReplyDeleteThere is nothing like painting with friends! What a joy! :-)
This is sooo strong Barbara!! Woo hoo!! Beautiful work. Gad I love the texture and colour in your work and the man's presence is so strong and beautiful. xoxoxo
ReplyDeleteI just love that blue stripe of color in the background. Great touch.
ReplyDeleteLove the immediate impact of this Barbara. It has so much freshness and vitality.
ReplyDeleteBarbara,
ReplyDeleteI really love the skin tones you used in this one. Beautiful. And I, too, like the strong blue stripe- very dynamic.
Nicki
Strong and beautiful!
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