Thank you all!
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Originally Posted by Sharon Knettell
Beautiful conversation piece, Alex.
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Nice play on words, Sharon. The tablecloth was probably the most difficult part of the painting aside from the figures. It involved getting the perspective right and pushing around the blue and white edges, adjusting the values, etc. I used a lot of ultramarine violet and cad yellow light in the shadows, which I used to vary the temperature on the shadow sides of the cloth.
Allan, here is the closeup. Keep in mind that Nan's head is only about 3 1/2 inches long.
Thomasin, I'm glad you like it. It's amazing that such a small work could be so complicated. It is somehow easier for me to make decisions to stop developing detail in places, or to put more in in other places, when I am working small. I think it is due to my timidity around large brushes, which I'm trying to get over by forcing myself to paint with them. I really enjoyed painting the corner of that map, so thanks for noticing
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