Alright, so this is my latest piece. It's going to be part of a four-part series of urban ballet images. Here was the initial sketch for the painting:
As you can see, it isn't perfect. I don't plan on giving it to anyone, just establishing basics. I then sketch it onto my canvas (sorry, forgot to photograph that step! :( ) and start painting backgrounds, adding in basic shading, etc. That's where I got tonight
It's still pretty rough. It'll need to be touched up. The slippers are going to be painted as violet silk, with the ribbons a smokey purple. All the pieces in the series are going to be black and white with a touch of color.
You'll noticed I completely changed up the background. When I decided I wanted to make all the paintings more city inspired, I decided hardwood floors and white-washed stone walls would be cooler. Besides, it gave me an excuse to slather paint for the stones with my palette knife, use my fingers and texture it with a pumice stone I found on La Push beach. It was way fun!
I'll continue keeping you up to date as I go, but now it's 6 AM and I haven't slept yet and I have work tomorrow... 80! I tend to lose time painting. But it's oh, so good :D
Launa
Update:
"Finished" painting (I may tweak later, but for tonight I'm happy :D )
Also, here's my palette cleaner for this piece. When I have too much paint left over, instead of wasting it, I do a little painting. I have to be fast so the paint doesn't dry (acrylics dry super fast) so there's no pre-sketching, no planning, just painting. I... think I am in love with this little piece. An abstract inspired by a woman's hair flying back as she runs through the night. To a lover. To a friend. To herself.
"Run to You"
