Adeline and Sue on a Thursday in 1935

Adeline and Sue on a Thursday in 1935

Mixed media on 16 x 20 inch cradled panel
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As long as this painting took to do it was sheer joy from beginning to end.  I used an old photo of two women and it was dated October 17, 1935, but that is all. So I looked up October 17, 1935, but I couldn't find anything significant about that date other than it was a Thursday, thus the title.  I wonder what the ladies in the photo were doing posing in front of a house on a Thursday.  Having tea? 

As you can see, I did decide to cover up the open area in her dress, but not entirely.  Thank you for your feedback on that.  It really helped.  I added flowers too.

Their faces are painted in oil.  I love doing faces in oil.

I layered and sanded a lot.  You can see some of the scratches from the sanding.  I like that look...kind of aged.

The work is on a cradled 1 1/2 inch deep panel...what a nice substrate to work on.  They are a bit pricey and take up a lot of space to store, so I won't be using them often. 

The art looks so different everywhere you photograph it.  This will be listed on Etsy tomorrow and then I will take it to gallery to hang on my wall there.  I am allowed to do both, which is nice.

Hope you are having an amazing week!

♥ Lisa