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Allison |
Ages ago a sweet woman named Patty gave me oodles and oodles of vintage photos...such a generous gift for this people painting-loving artist. I have used them many times as inspiration for my paintings and lately I have been experimenting with these small 5 x 5 inch portraits.
Picking names can be a challenge at times because most of the photos do not have the people's names on them. For the portraits in this post I have been naming them after several young ballet dancers who were listed in a ballet program for Alice in Wonderland, which took place over the summer at a nearby park. I pick a name that seems to fit best with the face in the painting. I am running out of names, so it is probably time to attend another ballet.
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Grace |
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Julia |
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Caroline |
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Alexis |
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Abigail
(sold) |
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Emily |
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Nadia |
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Clara and Miranda |
I started a new job that is keeping me pretty busy these days. Not as much time to paint as I would like, but I do make time. So until next time!
♥ Lisa