This weekend, I had some fairly major things to get done that did not involve painting, but by God, I was going to paint anyway! Nay, I was going to stand on a hill like Scarlett O'Hara, shake my paintbrush at the sky, and make rash vows before God and everyone to CATCH UP WITH THE CHALLENGE! (And indeed I did!)
Here's Canvas 9, which introduces yet another topic with which I have a macabre fascination: People from history who have been beheaded. In this case, I painted Anne Boleyn with her de facto executioner, Henry VIII, or as he was also known, her husband.
Since I had a warm color palette, I followed the advice of Sal Scheibe, momentarily relinquished my obsession with purple shadows, and went with a Raw Umber (light and dark varieties) on poor Anne's face.
It's weird - the shadows still look really purple to me.. Maybe my monitor is smoking the crack?
ReplyDeleteThey are awesome - I love all the beady details and his pouty pissy face.. but the hashmarks in the background are my FAVORITe part.
Hahaha! Thank you for noticing my hash marks! :D
DeleteShe looks purply on my screen, too. Maybe it's the pinkish cast of the cheek shading? Or maybe I just made an extra pink skin tone mix? I don't know. If I may quote Ratchet & Clank, it's one of nature's mysteries.
I do like the variation of tone with the shading. From my screen (and it could just be my screen) it gives a 'warmth' to the picture that appeals to me. (I too am just a tiny bit of a fan of that time period. Just a wee little bit. :) )
ReplyDeleteYay! I was definitely going for warmth.
DeleteOh, and I'm glad we're co-fans! I love that period!
Wooo, this one is really great too. It's almost like a royal photo booth! It seems I missed a lot. Are you posting them in the 30-day challenge thinger? On the other hand, who has time for checking everywhere in the middle of this break neck freaking challenge. :D
ReplyDeleteRoyal photo booth. Hahahaha! Now I want to do a long, skinny canvas with the obligatory bunny ears shot.
DeleteI am posting them in the 30 Days thing only when I catch up. She doesn't allow backwards posting. :(