My Portrait Start

Bethanne

This is my lovely niece, Bethanne. She was married last year and I asked her if I could do a portrait of her as a gift. Because she lives in California, it took a while for us to get together but a couple of months ago, she came to visit my sister who now lives near me. We did a photo shoot and I did a very short life study..and now I am finally getting started on her portrait. I thought I might post my progress. I have been studying portraiture more and this is part of my journey-to get more proficient at portraiture and perhaps explore better figurative paintings in the future. I have some ideas that I want to pursue and so this year, while I'm taking this break from shows and the stress related to that, I hope to explore some of those ideas...so I'm just getting started in these respects...

I'll be working more on the drawing tomorrow and until I get the drawing correct and then start with the shapes of color...I am somewhat happy with this start but the drawing I can see needs some work...thanks for reading.

The Beginning Drawing 16x12

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The Old Mill Study, Barbara Haviland

#mill,#water,#building,#11x14,#BarbaraHavilandFineArt.com This painting was part of a study. We had the photo and I painted it then watched the demo. I always do that. I like to change my painting up a bit. It is painted on a hardboard panel that has canvas adhered to it. I have used this method for years. I don't care for the spring of a stretched canvas. Thanks for viewing my art ~~Barbara Available GALLERY INFO Barbara Haviland Fine Art 1579 County Road 1010 Woodville, Texas 75979 409-332-0141 Website

Hay Bales, Landscape by Barbara Haviland

#hayBales, #landscape, #oilPainting,#BarbaraHavilandFineArt.com Hay Bales is a fun painting (I Thought) to do. The painting has autumn color scheme. The painting measures 9"x12 " and thank you for viewing my art. Barbara Available

Rocky Coast by Barbara Haviland

#coast, #rocky, #rocks, #tree, #water, #seaside, #BarbaraHavilandFineArt.com Rocky Coast was a painting to study rocks and how to do them and to create depth in a painting. This painting measures 9"x12" and is perfect for a space in your home. Thank you for viewing my art.~~Barbara Available

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