after a month of trying to paint classic chinese beauties,
i finally painted one that i love last night. as you can see,
she's far from complete. i've been using a great book to
learn from, and the original painting is a circular one. the
woman is resting her elbow on a rock (which i've sketched
out lightly) and there's a tree behind her with leaves. i
hope to complete the painting as best i can, but at this point,
it's always a matter of me thinking:
please don't screw it up. please don't screw it up.
haha!
my classmates really liked her too and said that
i painted a better face than the original and that my
woman looks stronger. win! =D i'm especially proud
of her arm and hand. many artists will agree that hands
are one of the most difficult subjects to draw. and i
decided last night i wasn't going to practice (this was
my first hand, really!) and the painting gods were with
me and it came out all right!
i also love her face.
and the overall pose and feel of this painting.
it really does feel like magic when a painting
comes together like this for me.
so hoorah!
i hope to make some progress in
class next week and share again. not
sure if i'll finish her before my mexico writing
retreat next weekend tho?
what do you think of my chinese beauty? =D
happy weekend!
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