Karin Wells
 

Surprise, surprise ! :)

Yesterday, I had a funny idea again: to make my 2nd miniature. I chose this picture with one light source, but it is only 60*60 pixel. Though, I took my pencil sharpener for my eyes and heated up my picture programs and started.

Alla prima, dim: 3"x 3.5" on sanded, grounded plexiglas, the face itself has a height of 1.25". Brushes: #4 down to #000, ca. 3 hrs.

It was a very difficult job without any other source of her. Changed the background to bluish umber sparkly contrast against hairs.I did my best to paint what I see. My wife and I find the likeness good (in account of the reality that I'm still a beginner). A miniature in the hand, it's like a little jewel.

Dear Karin, I very hope you are not TOO angry at me because of this. In that case I very apologize for it! and you may take this out. We (wife,me) found as a nice idea.:) And big sorry for direct-painting (especially for you, would be a R.Umber+White underpainting to be really right) and the P.Blue for sweatshirt instead of Ivory Black+White as you use it.:)

Opinion, critique are welcome.

Best wishes, Leslie.

P.S. I saw a miniature collection of the old masters of music (Mozart,Beethoven, etc.) on ivory, amazing, but not my price-level. Now I'm starting with my collection of SOG members. No fear, just kidding...although ...Michael, Steven, Michele, Linda, Marvin, Jeff etc.. have a good source photos. ;)

Of course the reference photo:

Leslie, this is beautiful, and Karen should be delighted. You have a real gift for working in miniature and I enjoyed seeing this.

In case you want to paint more of these, I'm attaching an updated photo of Forum moderators, taken at a party at Cynthia's house.

Now I'm really kicking myself for not getting to that gig. Maybe next year.

McCarty's looking very buff, I must say.

Back to the abs builder . . .

Steven,

You really missed a major party. (By the way, I'm the second from the right.)

Tom

Leslie,

That's an amazing job, I would leave that project needing a seeing eye dog.

I am totally tubeularly buffed, I'm the one changing the right rear tire.

Hi,

Now I'm calm down (a little bit). Thank you for so positive replies. I'm still in wait-and-see attitude for her response.

Steven, during your sleeping...the other side of world is your avatar in working. :D

Linda, thank you for the party photo too, hmmm.. I like anamorph-picture a la Holbein etc...I made one from your pict. To see (and critique) it must be have a cylindrical mirror with a diameter of 100mm.;) ;)

Mike, thank you too, sorry for my poor English, I didn't understand this: The truly "behind the story": More than a year ago, I googled after classical, oil, portrait, technique etc. A very first link was this here http://www.karinwells.com/technical2.htm
(not really understood)
and at the top of this side stand: So I found this Forum, and hunted of postings of Karen. And I found here many nice people.

Sincerely,
Leslie

You really needn't trouble yourself, Leslie -- really -- and remember, I've got a ruby-red "Delete" button on my keyboard.

By the way, if you think you're working while I'm sleeping, I think you'd be surprised at what hours of our night the phone could ring here and I'd pick it up before the second ring. I'm a restless soul, six-pack abs-hungry in the doughier and fitfully-slept body of a middle aged man.

Leslie,

First, never assume that I know what I am talking about, this is a big mistake. I live my life hoping that someone won't ask me to explain myself.

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Fine Tuning
 

Hello again,

Thank you Mike for your explanations. :) I saw some Baywatch, but rather Al Bundy as that.

Steven I'm work at (this) night too...your avatar is sharper.

Now, I made some changes (Steven's picture is paused now ;)) on it like highlights, background and smoothed a bit.

Really lucky: I found a frame for my work, now I can hang on the wall. Here is the update.

Good night!