Katherine
 

OIl on RealLinen Panel
18" x 24"

I finished three days before deadline. Must...not....touch. Must....hide....brushes.

This is really beautiful Cindy! :thumbsup:

Cindy,
Do not touch this. She is beautiful!!!

Just lovely!

Thank you, Mary, Pat, and Marvin for your kind words.

Cindy -

This is gorgeous! Congratulations! Great hands as well.

Cindy, this is very beautifully painted and sensitively composed. I love those pearls with the little clavicle speedbump.

Must...paint...another...one...like...this. Must...increase...prices.

Cindy,

I'm ooooing and ahhhing over here. I really like it. Just wish I had painted it. : )

Great work, any close-ups available? Please!

Thanks, y'all, for the terrific comments.

Linda, I'm getting there - I just raised my prices before this commission. ;)

Jimmie - here's some details.

The upper arm suggested underneath the sheer white cloth brought to mind Sargent's treatment of Lady Agnew's upper arms. And the face is simply perfect.
Another one I will keep coming back to view.

Carlos

Breathtaking!

Cindy, this is just gorgeous! Thanks for posting the close-ups.

Cindy,

The Boston School lives! A beautiful portrait.

Are you a member or have you considered membership in the Copley Society in Boston on Newbury St?
www.copleysociety.org

Thanks, Carlos, Michele, Terri, and Sharon.

Sharon, I have looked into it. They require something like 12 - 15 slides and one original, so as soon as I have enough pieces, I will submit my portfolio. They only review them certain times of the year, so I have to time it just right.

Funny, though, I passed by the place just the other day - I almost missed it, it's so small and unassuming! (I didn't go in - I was shopping with hubby)

I've been meaning to ask you, though, if you ever open your studio - if so - can I come down and pester you? Can I, huh? Can I? Huh? Huh?

I don't do open studios, but you certainly can come down and visit and look!
The only other Forumite who has seen it is Linda Nelson.

I am a cloutless member, but they did get me a very big commission a few years ago.

Cindy, This is just beautiful.

Incredibly beautiful Cindy!

Wow someone is going to have a great Christmas gift, if this is what that is for.

:thumbsup:


Oops, I forgot to ask... did you just glue some pearls on the canvas? ;)

Yippee yahoo, Sharon! What are you doing tomorrow?

Just kidding. But, I would love to see your studio, and seeing as how you're a mere hour away, it seems doable. Perhaps some time after New Years'...

Thank you, Joseph and Beth, for the kind words.

What!
 

Cindy,

You are going to make shovel out my studio aren't you!

Give me a call after the holidays. I am still in model search mode so I don't think the paints will be out.

Dear Cindy,

Thanks so mouch for posting this wonderful portrait - of all of your paintings I've seen, I Iove this the most. I think everything about it works, best of all is the lucsious surface!

Congratulations!

Thanks so much, Chris.

Wednesday was delivery day - the client and I met at the framers - she was very pleased.

I was wondering - do you all go through withdrawals? I had this girl's face in my studio for over 2 months - so I feel slightly bereft without her. Although, there's a part of me that's so glad she's gone from my easel...

Oh, and Sharon - you don't have to shovel out anything! I'd rather see your studio in its working condition, not its ready-for-company condition.

Cindy,

You may not be able to get in the door!

Congratulations on the deserved enthusiastic reponse.

I HATE to part with them, and I try to visit them as often as possible.