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Portrait of Aubree
I've been following the painting from life section enthusiastically and I am finally posting! This is an oil portrait of a close friend that I painted wet-in-wet,from life, in a workshop situation- it's 12" x 14" and I spent 5 consecutive days of 5 hours each. Throught the week I kept the paint wet with clove oil, keeping most parts workable at all times. My greatest regret is that I was unable to finish her shirt- I wanted to concentrate on her face and spent most of my time there. Part of the difficulty in painting from life is handling the time restraints, unlike working from a photograph, which never leaves.
(The image here is a scan of a c-print and the glare in the upper left corner is unfortunately part of the print.)
I had painted Aubree several times before and this was the first time I felt I had really captured her likeness- she has the most unusual eyes, which made her a fascinating subject. Combined with her fair "peaches and cream" complexion, she often reminds me of a Lawrence painting!
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