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Bubble Baby
Oil on panel, 8x10
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This beautiful baby is my pure joy to paint on this day! The grand-daughter of a dear friend, this little darling is captured while in the bath - with bubbles gathered around her like a garment! First sketching her out with pastels on a wood panel, I then started laying in the paint. Warming the background to contrast with the bubbles, and also create harmony with the skin tones, I then started with the eyes. I do this in almost all portraits. Eyes first, then I work out from there to the nose, forehead, mouth and shape of face. Pushing and pulling the paint, finally the portrait emerges as the sweet likeness I chase. I love doing portrait work, and don't do nearly enough of it - perhaps that will be one of my New Year's resolutions........this painting is painting number 747 in 747 days, and
Day 16 of the 30 Day Painting Challenge.
