Painting away

I’ve been painting away in my little studio. Everything is starting to come together, but still unfinished as you see. It’s sometimes hard to stay in the studio when it’s summer time and the tease of picnics and other wondrous outdoor activities taunt the reasoning for doing such. Luckily for me and Asheville, it has been raining almost every day, so my desire to be in a cozy little studio overtakes my yearning for summer activities.

dreams_inprogressweb I’ve been working for while on this painting. I painted her face and then I became stuck. I have an specific idea for the background. But then I panic, and wonder if it will be too much? I guess I just need to be brave and go for it. I can always paint over everything! The swirling elements coming from her hat are just placed. not too sure about those yet.

Here is the preliminary sketch I did for this painting. I created it quite awhile ago. I’m happy to finally have some progress on it. I really enjoyed painting her face and seeing her start to “come to life.” after living for so long in my imagination.

Have a great day!

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