Pastel portrait painting of a young woman in profile

Pastel painting 10 inches x15 inches   $300

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This is my final portrait from the class I took with Vianna Szabo. Wouldn’t say it is an exact likeness but I think it is an interesting pastel figure drawing. Vianna encouraged us to use warm and cool colors and also showed us how to use a no-odor thinner to create a dynamic underpainting. I learned a lot from the class and now I will work toward incorporating her tips into my everyday painting.

Pastel portrait of a beautiful young woman

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This is the pastel portrait of my oldest niece, Jessica. I really like to do portrait work from life, but these days, it seems that no one is willing to sit for hours while I layer the color on paper. Not even my own family!  I took multiple photos of each of the girls at Christmas break and used various shots to come up with their final portraits. I know them both well and I loved capturing the little sparkles in their eyes…

Pastel portrait of a young woman

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A while ago, I painted two pastel portraits of my nieces for my sisters birthday. I finally had a chance to give them to her last week so I thought I would post them. Portraits are fun to do but really  have to be “right on”. My sister loved them and her daughters were happy with them, too. They want giclee prints for their own homes!

I will post Jess’ portrait next…