Sally

[Jean Kelly]

Sally is my next door neighbor. I approached her last week about doing my first oil painting from life with her as my victim. She has an incredible face, hair and amazing eyes! They are pale, pale, green grey eyes with dark circles around the iris. When I asked her to model she was really excited, she doesn't have a clue as to how beautiful she is. She is most comfortable in overalls and wants to wear them for the portrait. I hope to gently nudge her to something a little more formal! I do see her outdoors, and since fall colors are at their peak here right now I need to get her out soon. I plan to do color studies on site which I will use when I'm painting inside.

Since she's more of an outdoor person I'll have to take pictures for reference. Wisconsin weather changes hourly in the fall and leaves drop by the minute, so I need to get in gear and GO TO WORK. Any suggestions?