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Friday, September 9, 2022

Touch of the Moon

 

A week ago I started watching Art Soul Gathering, a free online art retreat hosted by Ida Andersen Lang. The instructor of the first lesson was Melanie Rivers, an artist I like very much, who was the reason that I signed up for this. We were painting a face forward portrait with the moon in the background by using acrylic paints with a limited color palette. Since I didn't have the exact colors Melanie used, I chose Payne's Gray, Titanium White, Prism Violet and Alizarin Crimson Hue. I have never worked much with violet, but since I like the combination of purple and red I thought these might be good colors.

I was glad that the woman had her eyes closed - it was hard enough for me to paint the face without worrying about the eyes. Very soon I realized that violet was not the best choice I made, so I used more of the Alizarin Crimson that I mixed with the Payne's Gray and also the Titanium White. Violet got on the moon to show that actually there was only a sliver of the moon. Since you can't really see this I decided to draw black swirls in the moon - I do like swirls and they often turn up in my art making. Melanie used filbert brushes which I did at first as well, but I prefer painting with round brushes. I didn't get quite the result with the filbert and therefore after a while changed to a round brush. Do you prefer a brush over another?

This is for Nicole's Friday Face Off. This has really encouraged me to try paint more faces.

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11 comments:

  1. ChristineSeptember 9, 2022 at 7:40 AM

    Lovely piece!

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  2. sirkkisSeptember 9, 2022 at 8:21 AM

    Nice painting, Carola. I especially like the flowers on her dress.
    I have most painted with brushes and acrylics. A short time ago I started to paint with colored pencils, which means that I colore with pens. When the paper is good for that, I like a lot to paint art with them. Just now I'm painting the portrait of a deer.
    Happy weekend 🌺💚🎨

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  3. DVArtistSeptember 9, 2022 at 8:43 AM

    Ohh I so love this. The colors are amazing and the expression emotional. Well done my friend. Thank you for joining Friday Face OFF and have a lovely day.

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  4. Elephant's ChildSeptember 9, 2022 at 10:28 AM

    Thank you (so much) for sharing some of your artistic journey.

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  5. Lowcarb team memberSeptember 9, 2022 at 2:12 PM

    Beautiful colours in this painting.

    All the best Jan

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  6. Valerie-JaelSeptember 10, 2022 at 2:02 AM

    Fabulous piece. I painted 2 versions, but with other colours, too. Have a great weekend, hugs, Valerie

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  7. David M. Gascoigne,September 10, 2022 at 3:47 AM

    You do so well, Carola. There is so much to like about this painting and the expression on the face is nothing less than enigmatic. I can easily attribute different sentiments to it each time I look at it. There fact that you pick up your brushes to attempt it is a testament to your creative spirit. Well done! Best wishes - David

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  8. Fundy BlueSeptember 10, 2022 at 12:27 PM

    I love the colors you have used, Carola! The lady looks serene and mysterious. Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

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  9. https://linsartyblobs.blogspot.comSeptember 11, 2022 at 11:46 AM

    Nice work. I'd like to try my hand again with acrylics, it's been a while. I tend to use a round brush more in watercolour, I think it varies with acrylics.

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  10. Gretchen JoannaSeptember 11, 2022 at 7:45 PM

    I'm glad you are going to paint more faces. I don't paint, but I like this face!

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  11. JeanieSeptember 13, 2022 at 4:07 PM

    I could have used that color mix a week or so ago! Beautiful colors and work.

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