I work from reference photos, and I can do custom portraits for special events such as weddings or graduations and so on.
I usually use only transparent watercolors for portraiture, especially Schmincke, because the skin texture to me requires as much transparency as possible-
I always work in layers, many transparent layers, in order to achieve the depth of color I need in a painting.
"Baby has been crying" Watercolor on Fabriano paper, 300 grs,
dimensions 6.6 x 7.8 in / 15.2 x 17.8 cm
My goal here was to depict the transparency of babies skin. He still has some wetness in his eyes, but I'm sure mommy brought a smile on his face soon! :)
"Candle in the wind" Watercolor on Fabriano paper, 300 grs, dimensions 9.8 x 7.2 in / 22.8 x 17.6 cm
I could not resist the charm of this timeless myth, in her young years, had lots of fun in doing the make-up in here, and hair were also a challenge!
"The afghan girl" Watercolor I did a while back on an unknown paper that a friend had gitfted me.
dimensions 9.8 x 11.4 in / 25 x 29 cm
Unfortunately my paper has some "spots" (color doesn't stick) where the chin is; the color came out blotty (a pity, as it took nearly 10 days work to complete...)
"A wedding study" on half a sheet of Arches 300 grs
In this study I wanted to experiment with the transparency of the tulle veil
"The Cuban" Watercolor on Arches paper, 300 grs,
dimensions 11.8 x 15.7 in / 30 x 40 cm
My challenge here was to paint the beard and the wrinkles on this skinny old man's face, as well as playing with shadows and light to give the impression of a hot summer day
"Melancholy" Watercolor on Fabriano paper, 300 grs,
dimensions 16 x 11.5 in / 40.6 x 29.2 cm
Here is one I did of my friend Anne-Marie, blogger at Soap Queen and Owner of Brambleberry.
She published an artcle thay you may read here This is good, as my external hd, where I stored ALL AND EVERY project broke, and at the moment I don't have any spare money to put into this......
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