Thank you everybody for your kind words and encouragement!
It was a good experience for me with this piece as I have learned a lot of different ideas and techniques, both from everyone from this Forum, as well as from painting it.
It took me a long time to plan for this painting. But, as for anything, good planning yields good results, so I spent a long time doing thumnails for the composition, fixing it, planning on the value pattern as well as how the colour pattern should go for the painting. I hope I can do this faster as I go along, and with more practice. I owe a lot to Chris Saper who has helped me along with this composition.
Thanks Karin for helping me with the glazing. You are a very good teacher! I had some problems at the beginning, getting used to handling the paint and scumbling part. But, after a while I got the hang of it, and I am really glad that I have tried this technique out.
It is hard to say if I prefer the underpainting method over the direct painting method. I think the underpainting technique helped me to create some 'depth' in my paintings. My paint seems to look a bit 'thin' to my taste when I paint directly, and I am trying to improve in that area also. I also have to improve my 'brush strokes' in direct painting!
Jean, what you said was exactly what I was thinking when I planned for this painting. I am of Asian origin (half Chinese and half Vietnamese), and my husband is of Western origin (half French American and half African American), and so our children look a bit 'exotic'. The drapery and cushions were meant to show the Asian part from me, and the Western dress is to show the other half from my husband
. I guess I did a good job putting my thought across in the painting!
Thank you again for everyone help and feedback with this painting. I look forward to learn more from everyone in the future.
Sincerely,
Mai
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