My next portrait will be of a lovely young woman, seated in a chair with (hopefully) beautiful lighting. I haven't brought the lights out yet. I found that I have Chroma 50 flourescent tubes in fixtures in the basement. I used these in my custom bedroom business for color matching, and forgot I had them!
I've been digging through fabric scraps, found a chair I like and have been playing today. Right now everything is just cobbled together with pins, I'm just looking at color. Oh, and I know the green in the fringe doesn't match, I can change that in the actual painting. These were taken in natural daylight. When my model comes, she will be seated facing the light, looking over her left shoulder. The back of the dress is cut almost to the waist with large silk organza roses applied. We're going to try her barefoot first and see what happens. I may put the rose in her hair which is very dark and long. Any comments or suggestions are welcome.
Zoe probably won't be in the picture, but she just couldn't stop herself.
Jean
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