COMMISSIONING A PORTRAIT

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Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Self-Portrait, Age 3, More Progress

"Self Portrait, Age 3" in progress, 19 1/2" x 23 1/2", pastel on Pastelmat

I'm making a bit of progress on the nuances of the facial features and starting to block in the pants and lower portions, so here's another update.  Still struggling a bit with this new surface, but I may try a little workable spray fix to see if it helps me refine things further.

5 comments:

  1. it's so fun seeing this literally emerging from the board. beautiful!!

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  2. very nice. You even looked self assured at that age Mona. Love the expression.

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  3. I love seeing you work with different mediums Mona and this is coming along beautifully!! Do you like the Pastelmat? I really enjoyed working with the pastels on this surface. You certainly don't look like you are struggling :)

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  4. Thanks Gary and Karen. Gary, I loved California, even as a young child. We lived in Redondo Beach for only about two years before moving back East.

    Karen, I really admire your work on this surface. I'm finding it harder to layer up the pastel than on La Carte, but I do like how Pastelmat is lighter on cleanup.

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