My Apo Angel of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia was granted a 2024 Exchange Scholarship in South Korea. Her family of my nephew, niece in law, a brother and 2 sisters visited South Korea for 2 weeks in Dec 2024 to pick her up on the way home. My relatives spent the Christmas & New Year's holidays in SK touring the local food & festivities. One of the highlights was the renting of SK local costumes & posing for souvenir photos of the family looking like South Koreans, assisted by local make up artists or costume artists. This inspiration photo of my granddaughter Angel looking apprehensive at the mirror attracted my attention & I saved it as Screenshot from Instagram photos of my nephew Paulo. On Jan 17, the night before my Saturday Art Class, after a worrisome night, my cellphone saved it in the Trash section. So happy, I was able to restore it. So I painted Angel from the grid prep up to final hair stroke in 2 hours during Saturday art class! Hallelujah!
Susan, this is a beautiful portrait. The planes of the face are so well modeled and she has a very definite expression. There is emotion and story here. I already like it at this stage--no need to go too much farther.
ReplyDeleteI agree, it is lovely. I like the delicacy of the brushstrokes, just enough there to convey that tenuous expression. You might want to leave this as is and start another one to develop more thoroughly. Just a thought….
ReplyDeleteLike this very much. It has an exquisite simplicity. Small touches of turquoise very nice and not being detailed with the hair really works.
ReplyDeleteVery striking. I wouldn’t touch it.
ReplyDeleteI'm waiting for the painting of her with that other woman getting her into the outfit.
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