Something different today.
This was a challenge on Painting Friends forum.
I have a crop too. Not sure which I prefer.

Here is the finished portrait, at last!
Hope you like it.





I think I prefer the crop, and the colour is nearer to my painting.

Continuing the next steps with my painting.
I realised the last stage in yesterdays post
looked a bit garish, so thought I should quickly
move on...

Many apologies for not getting back here sooner!
Just a very busy time recently. Also I needed to
get down to re-sizing my photographs.

Here is my second portrait of Sandra's grandaughter.
It is done in stages again and just my way of doing it.
All done in pastels again. Maybe I should try watercolour
sometime, but I would need to do more pre-thinking.

Finished portrait. I really enjoyed doing this one :)

Here are the next 2 stages of the portrait of Sandra's grandaughter.
I really enjoyed doing this one:)

Portrait WIP

I thought I had better get back here before you got bored!
Got a new computer so have been downloading and sorting out.

This is a WIP of a photograph of a Painting Friend Forum
member. Sandra's Grandaughter. It is a pastel portrait.

This painting, cropped, at the top of my blog, is a full size
watercolour, 30" x 22" piece of Arches paper. I really enjoy painting
on a big scale with big brushes. I like to stand up and let the paint flow!

First Post

My first post! trying to find my way around blogging.
I'm sure I will make many mistakes and soon be looking
for advice.

This small painting was done a little while ago.
It is a painting of my son, when he was around 8 years old.
Done in watercolour. It is not an exact likeness, but not too bad!