.....Melanie.......

OK, so here I am working on "Melanie" again....She's getting there and starting to look more real. BUT,........This is hard. I need to add the color to her, the pinks. She's just so cute!!! I need to do her makeup and finish the mouth. Then I'll go in and do the loose strands of hair.

My camera fogged up a bit when I took this pic....I went outside for natural light. But, I think yall get the idea......at least I hope so!!!!!:)

I talk to her the whole time I'm working on her. I do feel that she is close by and helping me.

Melanie......

I am still working on this....I just get so frustrated....I'm using like 15 different pics of her to do this. I start...Nothing looks right, so I put it away. Not really away...I put her on my easel, then I can look at her everytime I walk thru the house. I've been trying today and feel MUCH closer. It's not like a regular portrait...I'm SO feeling pressure for this one. I WILL get it right, and I will post it once I'm done!! Thanks for hangin' in there w/ me for this.....
Pegi

Portrait of Melanie.....

I've just started this....and all I had to go by were some very pixelated sepia photos. One close up of her eyes. I finally got into one of her relatives FaceBook pages and printed out 8 photos, so I have something to go by for "skin tone"....she's not quite there yet, but I think she likes having a bit of a tan.

While going thur these photos, I realized how much she loved life. She was also an artist. So, as I'm drawing her, and as always, I talk to my portraits...I feel like she is w/ me on this one. I think it will turn out ok. It will be MELANIE!!! Happy, captive eyes, w/ a twinkle in them, for her love of life. It is very sad to do something like this, but, I think she would have liked it. I hope so. And I will do my VERY BEST to make her happy.

Sorry it's taken so long to start it, but I just needed to know MELANIE. Looking at her pictures has so brought me there.

I'm almost there....

Well, I'm starting to feel the need to paint. Even if I have to rearrange this house to do it...I need a REAL studio. That tiny dining room may just not work for me. I have room outside.....

I have a new portrait to do. Of a girl that was killed in a car accident while TEXTING!! OMG!!! That scares me so bad. My daughter is so bad about that!!!!!! Anyhow, I only have copies of a pic of her, very pixilated??? Pixilized??? There is no real detail. And she has glasses on in the pic. I have to do this w/out the glasses. Somehow, maybe thru FaceBook, I have to find a clearer pic of her. I need to see the detail, I have to see her eyes. The eyes are what make the person, their soul. I know I'll figure something out, and I really want to do this for her family. I love doing portraits, but this one feels like something I HAVE to do.

I hope I can start it tomorrow. I'll share it here.

Thank you to my "Followers"....you kinda keep me going:)

Pegi

I'm sorry.....

I just want to try to explain why I've posted NOTHING on here in SO long. We moved, it's kinda been a hard thing for me. My whole fam, including children are still in FL. I am happy here with my George. And my kids come here a lot. But I think all artists can relate to "feeling down = bad painting"......I am starting to feel a bit better about everything....and I know I will be painting again soon. I have to finish the "Flamingos"...all that's left are the eyes. OK, that's like WHAT??? 15 mins. of painting????????? SOON!!!! I promise. I think if I post this on here, I know I HAVE to do it. That is actually why I started this blog. So that I would HAVE to do things. I do NOT want this to just go stagnant. How totally uncool would that be??????

So, I shall paint soon!!!! And maybe I'll get a few sold!!!!!!:)

Thanks for your patience....I think.....LOL

I have moved......

Ok, so I am now living in GA. I have a room about 1/6th of the size of what my studio was. Interesting.... NOT!!!!!!!!!!!! But, I will soon get things set up and be able to paint again. I have to finish the Flamingo's and get some more started. Please don't give up on me, I'll be back at it soon!!!!:)

Moving.........

I'm sorry I haven't posted anything new. I'm working on the flamingos. BUT, we are moving to GA. So, I can't paint for a while. I need them to dry, be able to move them, then finish them once I get my studio set up. OH, BELIEVE ME, it's not a Mark Adam's studio. Just a little room in the new house. But, it will work. So.....

STAY TUNED!!!!

Soon I shall post new pics:)