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| What is Best for Nigel oil on cradled board 20 x 16 inch (sold) |
Nearly one month later, Nigel is finally complete! As I look at the image on the computer though, I see areas that need tweaking. One place would be the legs of the bed. I shortened them so that they do not touch the carpet, but it needs another layer or two of paint. I may add more to the books too...and the wallpaper...and the carpet...and, and, and. If you are an artist, you know how that goes.
Overall I am thrilled with the outcome of the light in this piece, which was my goal. I looked at some paintings with light (thank you Gary Everest), read Richard Schmid's chapter on light in Alla Prima and I had some help from my art instructor, Brian Hinkle, during class. This was such a challenge for me, and I want to try it again and again with different color palettes.
The title was a bit tricky too since this was inspired by a song. After lots of discussion and consideration, What is Best for Nigel seemed a good fit without crossing copyright lines.
Below are some detail photos of the painting.
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Our youngest son and his wife are visiting this week while on spring break, so my sweet daughter in-law was around to take this picture yesterday. It has been so great to have them here.
I hope you all have a beautiful weekend!
♥ Lisa
