The Recital
18 x 36
Oil on Canvas
$600
After working diligently on trying to reproduce Mary Cassatt's "Girl Arranging Her Hair" and being mindful of every brush stroke and exact colors I needed a respite! I chose one of my loves...little ballerinas. I scoured my source photos and found this one of a friends recital. I love the body language of all the little ones and the looseness of the tutu's. The light source was from above so I concentrated on the glow surrounding their hair and shoulders as well as a slight reflections in the polished floor. I decided to lose as many edges as I could...always a challenge for me...but I had great fun doing it. How fun for me!
I really love your subject matter, you did a great job losing your edges. So sweet.
ReplyDeleteI love how you never let yourself slack off - new thing after new thing - you are amazing. LOVE these ballerinas!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great painting for a little girls bedroom. Beautifully painted, Maria.!!
ReplyDeleteLove the softness of this sweet painting. Little ballerinas are so cute and you do a great job in capturing that. Happy that you are in the 30/30 challenge! :-)
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun composition! The body language is wonderful! It looks like you had a lot of fun with this. So soft and lovely. Love it!
ReplyDeleteIt's a charming capture of giddy, fidgety, and proud little girls caught up in their big moment! Love it Maria!
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