Tuesday 20 September 2011

Portrait in Oil

         This is one of the pieces I am working on. A Portrait of a beautiful girl. Zakiya is my babysitter and very kindly agreed to let me paint her portrait. I am hoping if I blog about it, that will give me the push I need to finish it. Sometimes the creative instincts flow, other times, like this past few weeks it feels like I am trying to force blood from a stone. All I know for sure is that a day without painting is a miserable one, soon as I paint, draw or sculpt it feels like a great big mean noisy pteradactyl has lifted off my shoulders.



Zakiya, Oil on Canvas 18"x 24"

6 comments:

Mirtes said...

Nossa Samantha! você é uma grande artista!!! é muito real parece fotografia.Parabéns pelo teu talento.

Samantha Anne Hutchinson said...

Obrigado Mirtes, você é sempre muito gentil!

Julie Whelan said...

One word *AMAZING*.

John Salmon said...

Zakiya looks quite relaxed and at ease in your portrait of her Samantha. I like the off-centred positioning.

I was surprised when you said you needed to finish it as I thought it was finished. Be interesting to see where the final detailed brushstrokes need to go.

Samantha Anne Hutchinson said...

Thank You Julie! xx

Thanks John! I have not painted in her earrings at all yet, I need to fix a few things on the face and paint her clothing and hair and work the background just a little more, all the finicky things. The devil really really is in the details!

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