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
