June 13, 2008

A Penny for Your Thoughts



I painted this in Carol Orr's class at Scottsdale Artists' School. This was my first experience painting from a live model. She had a very sad expression on her face and I was not happy as I painted her. Was it empathy or the fear and apprehension I felt in my attempt to capture a likeness of a a live model?
watercolor 8x8

1 comment:

Gaye Sekula: Impressions said...

I love this painting. Watercolor portraits are just beautiful. I would love to learn how to do it.