Sudanese Girl
 

This painting was done for a fundraiser for Darfur and it will be auctioned off later in the fall. I am hoping that it will raise enough funds to make the effort worth while.

Thanks to Misha, Christy, Julie and Allan to encourage me to push on!
I hope I did not disappoint... :)

Enzie, I believe that this painting will contribute much in many respects. First, it exhibits growth with in your art and it will benefit the less fortunate.

All the best to you

Lovely, Enzie!

My eye goes right to her face now, admires the red in the clothing, notes the hand, then wanders around the architecture: just the right order, I think.

A very expressive face and hand. You've done a great job with this.

You

Enzie,

You keep growing. Lovely.

Thank you everyone. I am happy to hear that you like it.

Very nice work, Enzie. I especially love the hand. It is so wonderfully well drawn! There's a lot of what's good about Durer in that hand - lots of character and excellent observation. Lovely!

Thanks Thomasin! I tried to stick to simple shapes and create form through value changes.

Enzie,
I think you did a fine job here.

I am sure that it will make a great contribution to the fund raising that you so generously support.

Dear Enzie,

You have done a fine job on this painting, and I know it will be wonderful contribution to a worthy cause!

Simply beautiful, Enzie.

And, I've been meaning to comment on this for weeks - I just love your new avatar!

Dear Allan, Chris and Cindy!

Thank you for your kinds comments, they are very appreciated.

Enzie,

I've been watchng this develop in the WIP section and, since you were getting such good advice I didn't have much to add. But now that you've unveiled it I want to tell you how much I admire both the painting itself and the intent behind it. Every time you post, I feel you take a big step artistically. You have fine-tuned the values and level of detail so the focus is clear and yet the setting also reads well. I really like how you've painted the girl. The face and hand are both so expressive and they work together to make a very compelling story.

Alexandra, I always enjoy your critiques and suggestions, so keep them coming either way. Thank you for your kind comments.

Oh, Enzie, I hope you enter this into a contest. It is a definate winner! I feel as if I am in the hut with this girl, in an intimate moment.

Congratulations on a wonderful painting.

Thank you Pat I am happy to hear that you think it has some potential. ;)

Enzie--

Definitely my favorite of yours ever. Nice work!

-TE

Thank you Tom! Maybe there is hope afterall?! :)